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NACOMA Project - Preparation phaseRapid Assessment of the Development Plans, Biodiversity Conservation Projects and Socio-Economic Situation of the Namib Coastal RegionsTABLE OF CONTENTSACRONYMS.................................................................................................................................................................. III1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................... 12. THE COASTAL SETTING.................................................................................................................................... 22.1. PHYSICAL SETTING............................................................................................................................................ 22.2. ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL SETTING ............................................................................................................. 32.3. BIODIVERSITY SETTING..................................................................................................................................... 42.4. SOCIO-ECONOMIC SETTING................................................................................................................................82.5. THE FOUR COASTAL REGIONS .......................................................................................................................... 92.6. KEY ROLE PLAYERS......................................................................................................................................... 103. BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION .................................................................................................................. 133.1. NATIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION.......................................................................... 133.1.1. National vision ...................................................................................................................................... 133.1.2. Protected Areas..................................................................................................................................... 143.1.3. Conservancies ....................................................................................................................................... 153.1.4. Marine environment .............................................................................................................................. 163.1.5. Wetlands................................................................................................................................................ 173.2. PLANS AND PROJECTS IN THE COASTAL ZONE.................................................................................................. 173.2.1. Kunene River Mouth.............................................................................................................................. 173.2.2. Skeleton Coast National Park ............................................................................................................... 173.2.3. National West Coast Recreation Area................................................................................................... 183.2.4. Walvis Bay Wetland .............................................................................................................................. 183.2.5. Swakopmund / Walvis Bay dunes .......................................................................................................... 193.2.6. Henties Bay Marine and Coastal Resources Research Centre.............................................................. 193.2.7. Erongo Region ...................................................................................................................................... 203.2.8. Namib Naukluft Park............................................................................................................................. 203.2.9. Sandwich Harbour ................................................................................................................................ 213.2.10. Sperrgebiet ............................................................................................................................................ 213.2.11. Islands and other potential Marine Protected Areas (MPA)................................................................. 223.2.12. Orange River Mouth.............................................................................................................................. 243.2.13. The Greater !Gariep Transfrontier Conservation Area (TFCA)........................................................... 243.2.14. Relevance to NACOMA of plans and projects targeting the coastal environment................................ 254. DEVELOPMENT PLANNING............................................................................................................................ 324.1. NATIONAL PLANNING FRAMEWORK ................................................................................................................ 324.2. REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING.............................................................................................................. 324.2.1. Kunene Region ...................................................................................................................................... 324.2.2. Erongo Region ...................................................................................................................................... 334.2.3. Hardap Region ...................................................................................................................................... 334.2.4. Karas Region......................................................................................................................................... 334.2.5. The role of RDPs in biodiversity conservation...................................................................................... 344.3. OTHER DEVELOPMENT PLANS AND INITIATIVES .............................................................................................. 384.3.1. North West Tourism Plan...................................................................................................................... 384.3.2. NAMPORT Environmental Management System .................................................................................. 384.3.3. Structure Plan for Walvis Bay............................................................................................................... 384.3.4. Swakopmund four-year strategy............................................................................................................ 384.3.5. Hardap Region Tourism Development Plan ......................................................................................... 394.3.6. Community Tourism Market Research for the South of Namibia.......................................................... 394.3.7. Relevance to NACOMA of key development plans and initiatives ........................................................ 39i