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the traditional and the emerging stakeholders, as shown in Figure 7.1 below. The
traditional stakeholders include the local inhabitants of the Okavango Delta such as
the Basarwa, Wayeyi and Batawana, etc. The emerging stakeholders include the
various government ministries and departments, the tourism private sector, and local
conservation groups such as the Kalahari Conservation Society, Okavango People's
Wildlife Trust and Conservation International. There is also a third stakeholder group
that has a vested interest in the manner in which the Delta and its resources are
utilised. This is the Surrogate Stakeholders, which include the world population,
future generations, international conservation groups and the global ecological
resou rce base.
Figure 7.1: Resource Stakeholders in the Okavango Delta
Traditional Stakeholders
1. Local communities who
use resources for
subsistence livelihoods
Natural Resources
(e.g., Land, Water and f---+
Emerging Stakeholders
1. Private sector (e.g., tourism
operators)
2. Conservation groups (e.g.,
Conservation International)
3. District council (e.g.,
Tawana Land Board)
4. Government departments
(e.g., DWNP and
Department of Tourism)
Wildlife) L...- ----l
Surrogate Stakeholders for
1. Future generations
2. World population
3. Global and local ecological base
Source: Adapted from Mbaiwa, 1999, p. 110.
Table 7.4 below summarises the major stakeholders and their land use and resource
activities and conflicts in the Okavango Delta area.
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