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2.4.2.1. Swaziland Ministry of Economic Planning and Development The Ministry of Economic Planning and Development has a vital role to play in the implementation of Swaziland's National Development Strategy (NDS). The NDS is a Government initiative designed to strengthen the country's planning system. It attempts to address problems such as the high population growth rate, increasing unemployment and poverty, and increasing fiscal and current account deficits. The objectives of the NDS are mainly to explore the options for economic and social development in Swaziland, taking into account the macro-economic situation, the need to balance competing priorities, likely resource constraints and the key role played by the private sector. A number of cross-sectoral issues are therefore addressed by the NDS, such as employment creation, population and the environment. Those sectors identified by the strategy as having significant growth potential are agriculture, tourism and manufacturing. There are various other initiatives that are in place to foster economic growth, particularly that of the small and medium enterprises. These include the Enterprise Fund, the Export Credit Guarantee Scheme, and the Small Business Loan Scheme. In addition, the government has put in place initiatives that are intended to promote efficient macro-economic management. These include the Economic and Social Reform Agenda (ESRA) and the Public Sector Management Programme (PSMP). The Government's budget is geared towards the development of infrastructure, with the objective of improving Swaziland's road and rail networks, and linking up with the Maputo Corridor and the LSDI. This should help to facilitate the movement of people through the area of the proposed Lubombo Conservancy, as well as to the Shewula area. The Ministry of Economic Planning and Development is also one of the key roleplayers in the Lubombo Spatial Development Initiative. 2.4.2.2. Swaziland Ministry of Tourism, Environment and Communications The Swaziland Environmental Authority (SEA) (Act of Parliament, No. 15 of 1992) was established in an effort to provide a formal mechanism and institutional framework for protecting the environment. The main functions of the SEA are as follows: • To monitor environmental quality; • To set environmental standards for air and water quality, and for noise pollution; • To develop environmental policies; and • To supplement and enforce mechanisms to ensure that environmental considerations are taken into account in the planning and management of developments. One of these mechanisms is the Environment Audit, Assessment and Review Regulations. These regulations were enacted by the Minister of Natural Resources and Energy in 1996 (Legal Notice No.58 of 1996). Under these regulations, environmental assessments are required for tourism developments such as the one proposed for Shewula. The Swaziland National Trust Commission (SNTC) (Act of Parliament No.9 of 1972), vests under this Ministry as a parastatal body. Its major responsibilities are the preservation and conservation of the cultural and natural heritage through the National Museum, historical monuments and archaeological sites, and the national
parks and reserves. As SNTC oversees the management of Mlawula Nature Reserve, a neighbor to Shewula, and has community outreach and environmental education programmes, SNTC therefore has a major role to play in assisting the Shewula community in its conservation management and tourism development objectives. The Public Enterprises Monitoring Unit, under the Ministry of Finance, has developed a program whereby the SNTC will be required to sign a performance contract with the government, regarding the delivery of nature conservation products and services, and the associated tourism products and services. The overall goal is to ensure that the cost to government of nature conservation is reduced, while maintaining the key role of nature conservation in providing a resource base for economic development, particularly in rural areas. 2.4.2.3. Ministry of Agriculture The Ministry is concerned with promoting household food security and increasing agricultural productivity through the diversification and commercialisation of agricultural activities, while ensuring community participation and sustainable development of the country's natural resources. It also focuses on the integration of veterinary considerations in the control of diseases that affect both the wildlife management and the livestock farming industries. The ministry encourages and promotes self-sufficiency in basic foodstuff production, with due consideration to the conservation and development of soil and water resources. Swaziland's agricultural sector may be divided into the formal commercial and informal subsistence subsectors. Swazi Nation Land is acquired in terms of traditional law and custom, with subsistence farmers carrying out agricultural activities in these areas. There is now a move to encourage subsistence farmers to conduct their activities on a more commercial basis, as is happening in the sugar cane, maize, and livestock subsectors. This is intended to ensure food security and at the same time broaden the employment base of the rural community. Although the SDI considers the Lubombo region to be a priority area for agriculture, the Ministry of Agriculture has agreed to incorporate part of Sisa Ranch into the Lubombo Conservancy, thereby precluding it from being part of an agricultural project. 2.4.2.4. Mozambique Direccao Nacional de Florestas e Fauna Bravia (DNFFB) The DNFFB is the agency responsible for wildlife management in Mozambique. Through the provincial authorities in the area adjacent to the Swaziland-Mozambique border, the DNFFB promotes nature conservation and transfrontier cooperation. In addition, the DNFFB is supported by the Global Environment Facility through the World Bank to develop transfrontier conservation areas between Mozambique and its neighbouring countries, including Swaziland, South Africa and Zimbabwe. Considerable expertise is consequently being developed in the sub-region for these initiatives, which will support newer initiatives such as the Lubombo Conservancy. The DNFFB is also involved in a project in the Goba Community which lives in an -area adjacent to the section of the Swaziland border where the Shewula community resides. A project known as 'Support for Community Forestry and Wildlife Management', is being implemented by the agency with support from the Food and
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