CBNRM Status Report from Caprivi

Richard DiggleIRDNC

Introduction

Goals and ObjectivesApproachResultsIssues

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 trustBuild on existing structuresJoint PlanningActive 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 instabilityThree 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 ConflictCBNRM ForumTBNRM Conservancies thoughtsHIV/AIDS - way forward

Human wildlife conflict

Event book monitoringMashi District Joint VentureDevelopment of proposals to the GPTFZonation planning Consultancy on alternative, low cost

methods for mitigating human-wildlife.Pilot Conservancy Insurance-

Compensation Scheme

Caprivi CBNRM Forum

Hosting quarterly planning meetingRotating ChairAddressing regional issuesOwnership of programme

TBRNM

Geographical Linkages - localFacilitate TBNRM secondmentsAWFLong 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