Okavango Delta Management Plan - Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

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Table 3-5: Matrix for evaluating and ranking land use options/activities in the future LAND USE ACTIVITY/OPTION FISHING IRRIGATION ARABLE FARMING MOLAPO FARMING VELDT PRODUCT HARVESTING LIVESTOCK FARMING GAME RESERVES/WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS TOURISM HUNTING 97 SCALE OF USE/ OPERATION Subsistance Commercial Recreational/ sport Small scale Large scale Subsistance Commercial Subsistance Commercial Subsistance Commercial Hydropower Large scale abstraction Large scale obstruction Low volume High volume Safari Subsistance SUSTAINABILITY CRITERIA – ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT WEIGH TED SCORE SOCIAL BENEFITS ECONOMIC BENEFITS AGGREGATE SCORE The key that should be used is as follows: Environmental sustainability 1 = Low negative impact on the sustainability of the <strong>Delta</strong> in the medium to long term (negligible) 2 = Moderate negative impact on the sustainability of the <strong>Delta</strong> in the medium to long term (Low mitigation measures) 3 = High negative impact on the sustainability in the medium to long term (intense mitigation would be reqired) 4 = Severe negative impact on the sustainability of the <strong>Delta</strong> in the medium to long term (irreversible damage) Social Benefits It is important when using this criterion to define what is meant by social benefits (e.g distribution, equity and access to benefits, etc.) 1 = High social benefits
2 = Moderate social benefits 3 = Low social benefits Economic and financial returns 1 = High economic/financial returns 2 = Moderate economic returns 3 = Low economic returns Projects which score higher should be discouraged and it is also recommended that the three criterion be weighted to enhance decision making process. Projects which would contribute to the maintenance of the wetland ecosystem should carry a higher weight. 3.7.2.5 Demonstrations/Pilot activities The hotspots approach is a method used to identify ideas which canbe tested in pilot projects that address some of the key issues. The approach in this respect took into consideration the following key elements: devolvement of management responsibilities to communities, capacity building, enhanced level of understanding of the ecosystem dynamics, potential for sustainability, enhanced livelihood status, potential for resolving conflicts, opportunities for learning and replication. Table 3-6 and Figure 3-1 describe and illustrate the ten chosen interventions and their locations respectively. Table 3-6: Pilot projects to test management options Theme Key Issues Proposed Pilot Sites Improved Fisheries <strong>Management</strong> 98 Conflict emanating from uncoordinated use of common fishing grounds by both commercial and angling lodges as well as the perceptions on the status of the <strong>Okavango</strong> fish stocks. An improved fisheries management system will be developed and tested which will include conflict resolution and monitoring of fish stocks. Veld Resources <strong>Management</strong> Veld product harvesting for both commercial and subsistence use in concession and communal areas is highly unregulated and as a result creates conflict among users. The conflict leads to over-harvesting of resources and hence impacts negatively on biodiversity. Riparian Woodland Monitoring (Intervention by OWBC project Monitoring of the tourism impacts There is a concern that riparian woodlands are being affected by anthropogenic factors, herbivory and other natural processes such as climate change. A pilot project to establish baseline, monitoring indices and carry out monitoring of riparian woodlands (recruitment rates, structure, composition, crown cover, etc.) will be developed to address this concern. Monitoring is to be carried out by the tourism establishments and local communities. The Governement of Botswana (through the ODMP) will provide funds to develop a comprehensive District Tourism Strategy that encompasses tourism guidelines, and Limits to Acceptable Change (LAC) criteria. GEF funded BIOKAVANGO project will complement the tourism private sector and GOB resources to strengthen capacity of the tour operators to incorporate biodiversity considerations in systematic monitoring of impacts and adapt management practices at the CHA and district level. This will include identification of biodiversity indices and training of tour operator personnel in monitoring. In community concession areas monitoring is already being carried by DWNP through <strong>Management</strong> Oriented Monitoring Systems (MOMS) which are being piloted in community managed CHAs. Panhandle up to Samochima 1. Tubu/area NG 25 2. Shorobe/area NG 32 1. along the Boro River 2. Chitabe/Santawane area (Gomoti/Santantadibe channels) Sites to be agreed upon with the tourism operations
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2.3 ECOLOGICAL AND BIOLOGICAL FEATU
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5.2.7 FIRE MANAGEMENT .............
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TABLE 3-4: CRITERIA FOR FUTURE PRIO
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physical subsystem. These are often
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Strategic Goal Stategic Objective K
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1.3 THE NEED FOR A MANAGEMENT PLAN
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Instrument Year Objective Relevance
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Relavant conventions which Botswana
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Part of the catchment in Namibia co
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Figure 2-3: The Okavango</s
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2.1.5.3 Tertiary stakeholders These
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2.1.6.7. Harry Oppenheimer
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The District Council is responsible
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eastern from the central and wester
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Subsequently, flow from the Thamala
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capacity of these processes to elim
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dominated channel fringe and backsw
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grasslands which overlaps with the
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Figure 2-10: Distribution map of ra
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zooplankton biomass has been record
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15000 in 1988 and 35000 in 2002 (Bo
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Figure 2-11: Spatial Distribution o
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Strategic Goal 1: To establish viab
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I.1.3 Manpower capacity of the fish
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Appendix III. 2: Assessing Impacts
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B.2.4 The risk of Tsetse re-infesta
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