HWCM - Ministry of Environment and Tourism

National Workshop on Human Wildlife Conflict Management 2005
CONTENTS
LIST OF ACRONYMS...........................................................................................................................................3
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .......................................................................................................................................4
PROGRAMME ....................................................................................................................................................6
BACKGROUND NOTE ON THE HUMAN WILDLIFE CONFLICT MANAGEMENT (HWCM) WORKSHOP .........................9
A. SPEECHES AND PRESENTATIONS ................................................................................................................11
KEYNOTE SPEECH: WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES AND OVERVIEW OF HWC ISSUES IN NAMIBIA................................12
CURRENT LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR HWC IN NAMIBIA.......................................................................................16
REVISITING THE 2001 WORKSHOP...................................................................................................................20
ECONOMIC IMPACT ANALYSIS OF HUMAN-WILDLIFE CONFLICTS IN CAPRIVI ........................................................21
HWC REALITIES IN THE FIELD ..........................................................................................................................27
3.1 CROP DAMAGE IN CAPRIVI...........................................................................................................27
3.2 LIVESTOCK LOSS AND COUNTER MEASURES AT TORRA CONSERVANCY ........................................28
3.3 HUMAN WILDLIFE CONFLICT: PARKS PERSPECTIVE FROM ETOSHA NATIONAL PARK ......................29
A CONFLICT BETWEEN HUMANS AND LARGE CARNIVORES.................................................................................33
ELEPHANT MANAGEMENT PLAN ......................................................................ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.
HUMAN ANIMAL CONSERVANCY COMPENSATION SCHEME (HACCS) AND HUMAN ANIMAL CONSERVANCY
SELF-INSURANCE SCHEME (HACSIS) .............................................................................................................40
DESIGNING STRATEGIES TO MITIGATE HUMAN-ELEPHANT CONFLICT: LESSONS AND BEST PRACTICES
IN THE REGION.................................................................................................................................................45
DEVELOPMENT OF A STANDARDISED MONITORING AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ............................51
CURRENT HWCM POLICIES AND KEY INGREDIENTS FOR FUTURE POLICY...........................................................55
PLANNED SURVEYS OF HWC SITUATIONS........................................................................................................56
B. WORKING GROUP SESSIONS AND ......................................................................................................57
ACTION PLANS............................................................................................................................................57
CLOSING REMARKS.........................................................................................................................................73
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