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PresentationPortfolio and Select Committees

Dept Environmental Affairs & Tourism & Public Entities

3-4 March 2003,

V&A Waterfront Cape Town

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Achievements 2002/2003• Expansion of national park system

– Purchases through Govt funding, Park Development fund,, National Parks Trust, and NGO donations & sponsorships

• Addo, Marakele, Agulhas, Cape Peninsula (add 40,000ha @R26,4m)• Financial position strengthened

– Increased rev generation & increased Govt Contribution & roads Subsidy = positive bottom line

– Product diversification-4x4 trails, day walks, bush braais, tented camps, bush camps, multi-tiered accommodation at Addo.

• Private & Public sector partnerships– Lodges and private camps– Shops, Restaurants & Services

• Outsourcing of KNP Vehicle Fleet• Transfrontier Parks

– GLTP, Limpopo Shashe TP (land consolidation) Ai-Ais Richtersveld (work in progress)

• McKinsey & Co/SANParks Workshop recommendations: Restructuring

• Good progress on transformation• Business partnership with San (Kgalagadi)• Approval of differential tariffs and ‘per diem’rates

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1.Expand National Park systemTargets:

• Complete biome protection• State forest acquisition• Pondoland, Qwa Qwa, Blyde River• Agulhas• Graaff Reinet• Grassland Park (Potchefstroom)

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2. Improving SANParks financial position

• Effective tourism management:– Pricing, loyalty card, yield management,

service delivery– Develop vigorous marketing strategy– Management of PPPs

• Lodges, private camps• Shops, restaurants, services

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3. Conservation Constituency Building programme

– Creating awareness about nature & conservation– Long-term, multi-stakeholder effort. Private sector

involvement/sponsorship of youth visits to parks for environmental experience.

– Spearheaded by SANParks through Director Conservation Constituency Building

– Improve profile of black park visitors*School childrens’ programme eg Morula Kids, Imbewu*Advocating curriculum changes to include nature education.*Neighbouring community visitor programme*LSM 6 - 8 sponsored visits

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4. Transfrontier Conservation – Pursue programmes under aegis of Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism.

• Kgalagadi Transfontier Park - consolidation• Great Limpopo TP - consolidation• Ai/Ais Richtersveld TP– awaiting proclamation• Limpopo Shashe TP - to be finalised• Maluti Drakensberg – continued SANParks indirect

involvement

5. Develop best practice in biodiversity management

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7. World Parks Congress– National Co-ordinator– Fundraising

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