CBNRM Status Report from Caprivi
CBNRM Status Report from Caprivi. Richard Diggle IRDNC. Introduction. Goals and Objectives Approach Results Issues. Goals and Objectives. Link social and economic development to conservation Re-kindle a sense of community responsibility via
CBNRM Status Report from Caprivi
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CBNRM Status Report from Caprivi Richard Diggle IRDNC
Introduction • Goals and Objectives • Approach • Results • Issues
Goals and Objectives • Link social and economic development to conservation • Re-kindle a sense of community responsibility via • Local Management of wildlife and natural resources • Strengthen Institutional Capacity • Return of social and economic benefit
Approach • Build trust • Build on existing structures • Joint Planning • Active Participation
Results - Wildlife • Wildlife numbers increasing in conservancy areas? • Need for census
Results - Institutions • Registered Conservancies • Mayuni, Salambala, Kwandu and Wuparo • Emerging Conservancies • Kasika and Impalila - 2 conservancies • Mashi application with MET • Nakabolelwa keen • Kabulabula not so keen • Lusese keen • West Caprivi Progress
Results - economic • Set back by regional instability • Three campsites and one joint venture (MOU) Craft markets and marketing • Opportunities • Tourism Plan for Chobe and Kwando areas • Concession and Campsites in National Parks • Strengthening cross-border relationships (Botwsana and Zambia)
Results - intangible • Changing attitudes towards wildlife and conservation • Developing institutional memory • Quarterly Planning • Event Book • Confidence and ability to interact as CBNRM practitioners • Joint presentation of programme in Caprivi • Hosting exchange trip
Issues • Human Wildlife Conflict • CBNRM Forum • TBNRM • Conservancies thoughts • HIV/AIDS - way forward
Human wildlife conflict • Event book monitoring • Mashi District Joint Venture • Development of proposals to the GPTF • Zonation planning • Consultancy on alternative, low cost methods for mitigating human-wildlife. • Pilot Conservancy Insurance-Compensation Scheme
Caprivi CBNRM Forum • Hosting quarterly planning meeting • Rotating Chair • Addressing regional issues • Ownership of programme
TBRNM • Geographical Linkages - local • Facilitate TBNRM secondments • AWF • Long history of exchanges
Conservancy thoughts • Narrow focus on “wild” natural resources needs broadening • False expectations and/or misunderstanding of what conservancies are • Conservancy management structures, skills, re-election, managers vs chairmen • What is the successful conservancy: conservation, management and then development
HIV/AIDS • IMPACTS – e.g. craft program • USE CBNRM Model/ community networks • guided by cultural aspects • conservancy develop their own approach • youth-based models • Using existing organizations • Informally integrate awareness into activities