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Table 8-1 Summary of the direct economic use value of the Okavango Delta Ramsar site (P’000, 2005)<br />
RAMSAR SITE Direct Direct GNP Natural<br />
Gross output Contribution resource rent<br />
Tourism accommodation 675 360 327 990 158 450<br />
Lodges/Camps (non-consumptive) 445 580 209 460 102 480<br />
Camps (trophy hunting) 103 190 56 890 29 930<br />
Mobile & self-drive safaris 93 290 43 230 18 660<br />
Guest houses, B&Bs, motels 19 660 12 240 4 520<br />
Hotels 13 640 6 170 2 860<br />
Tourism-linked activities 440 450 72 980 33 160<br />
Restaurants/bars (independent) 110 180 15 930 7 710<br />
Transport (air charter, airline, road) 105 480 17 980 8 440<br />
Travel agents, guiding services 47 220 9 470 4 250<br />
Shopping 166 590 24 270 11 660<br />
Additional CBNRM income 10 980 5 330 1 100<br />
Subtotal Tourism 1 115 810 400 970 191 610<br />
Crop production 9 030 2 770 320<br />
Crops – molapo 2 770 1 370 190<br />
Crops – dryland 6 270 1 400 130<br />
Livestock production 83 210 39 760 950<br />
Livestock - cattle posts 74 560 34 370 0<br />
Livestock - village 8 650 5 390 950<br />
Subtotal agriculture 92 240 42 530 1 270<br />
Natural resource harvesting 25 719 24 434 16 420<br />
Fishing 3 194 3 158 690<br />
Firewood 9 264 8 912 7 870<br />
Poles, withies 1 884 1 727 1 600<br />
Timber 601 596 340<br />
Grass 3 337 3 295 2 480<br />
Reeds 2 463 2 327 1 380<br />
Papyrus 26 22 10<br />
Palm leaves 1 882 1 879 1 050<br />
Veld foods 1 475 1 475 830<br />
Medicines 296 292 170<br />
Birds 920 582 0<br />
Other wildlife 376 168 0<br />
Natural resource processing 4 836 4 749 680<br />
Craft products 2 017 1 998 280<br />
Food products 2 527 2 527 350<br />
Wood products 292 224 40<br />
Subtotal natural resource use 30 555 29 183 17 090<br />
TOTAL Ramsar direct use values 1 238 600 472 680 209 980<br />
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