Full report LR.pdf - DLIST Benguela

NACOMA Project - Preparation phaseRapid Assessment of the Development Plans, Biodiversity Conservation Projects and Socio-Economic Situation of the Namib Coastal RegionsBiodiversity hotspot Biodiversity values / priority Protection status Administrative / legal bodiesLüderitz Lagoon • Visited regularly by wetland birds• No protectionMunicipality of Lüderitz• Sites in the vicinity provide suitable habitat for shorebirdsSperrgebiet • An epicentre of biodiversity in the Succulent Karoo biome• Key for protection of the Succulent Karoo because it hasenjoyed de facto selective protectionTo be proclaimed NationalPark, including 3 nautical milesinto the seaMETIslands (north andsouth of Lüderitz)Orange RiverMouth• Excellent breeding habitat for a large number of seabirds• One of the top 6 most important wetlands in Southern Africa interms of water bird usage• Breeding ground or migration stopover point• Supports 15 Red Data Book bird species• Flora demonstrates high rates of diversity and endemismNo protection; lost marinereserves status upon Namibia’sindependence; access to theislands still controlledNo protection status; Ramsarsite, but added to the MontreuxRecord in 1995; plans inprogress to become a provincialparkMFMRMET and Department ofTourism, Environment andConservation (DTEC), theOrange River Mouth InterimManagement Committee(ORMIMC) and a TechnicalCommittee on the SouthAfrican side7