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Full report LR.pdf - DLIST Benguela

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NACOMA Project - Preparation phaseRapid Assessment of the Development Plans, Biodiversity Conservation Projects and Socio-Economic Situation of the Namib Coastal Regions5. THREATS TO BIODIVERSITY AND ROOT CAUSES.................................................................................. 415.1. THREATS AND POTENTIAL INTERVENTIONS ..................................................................................................... 415.2. ANALYSIS OF ROOT CAUSES ............................................................................................................................ 475.2.1. Poor awareness and lack of knowledge of coastal and marine values.................................................. 475.2.2. Unclear and centralised responsibilities............................................................................................... 485.2.3. Uncoordinated land use planning ......................................................................................................... 485.2.4. Insufficient natural resource management and protection of some key biodiversity hotspots .............. 495.2.5. Insufficient public involvement on how the resources are used and inequitable benefit sharing.......... 496. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR NACOMA.......................................................................................................... 516.1. THE NEED FOR NACOMA .............................................................................................................................. 516.2. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TARGETED INVESTMENTS....................................................................................... 556.2.1. Sub-component 1: Biodiversity Information.......................................................................................... 566.2.2. Sub-component 2: Targeted Investment Projects.................................................................................. 57REFERENCES ............................................................................................................................................................... 61ANNEX I: TERMS OF REFERENCE......................................................................................................................... 64ANNEX II: LIST OF KEY STAKEHOLDERS CONSULTED................................................................................. 67LIST OF TABLESTable 1 Key biodiversity areas along the coastal regions of Namibia .....................................................................6Table 2 Socio-economic indicators for the four coastal regions............................................................................... 8Table 3 Some of the nearshore islands and their biodiversity value......................................................................23Table 4 Key plans and projects targeting coastal biodiversity and their relevance to NACOMA...................... 26Table 5 RDPs and their relevance to NACOMA..................................................................................................... 35Table 6 Key development plans and initiatives in the coastal areas and relevance to NACOMA ...................... 40Table 7 Threats to biodiversity conservation in the coastal regions and potential interventions ....................... 43Table 8 Root causes to biodiversity loss and potential contribution of NACOMA Project Components .......... 53Table 9 Activities recommended for NACOMA Component 3.............................................................................. 59LIST OF FIGURESFigure 1 Coastal Regions, Protected Areas and some Conservancies along the coastline of Namibia .............. 3Figure 2 Existing and proposed protected areas along the coastal areas of Namibia ......................................... 5Figure 3 Registered communal conservancies...................................................................................................... 16Figure 4 Map of the emerging Greater !Gariep Transfrontier Conservation Area (TFCA) ........................... 25Figure 5 Mechanism for Targeted Investments Proposals .................................................................................. 57ii

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