Okavango Delta Management Plan - Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

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Category Natural / Bio-physical Tourism: Visitor activities and experience Community / subsistence <strong>Management</strong> Semi Pristine 127 Characteristics Extensive area of wild or natural landscape that might include a number of different ecosystems or habitats The natural character of the environment, biodiversity, associated natural and cultural resources, biophysical systems and processes as well as the provision of environmental goods and services prevails. Biodiversity continues to be maintained. Contains sites of special importance ie. habitat or breeding areas for rare or endangered species. Relative absence of exotic species – although some outbreaks exist in specific areas. Limited impacts of human activity or use may be visible or evident within the area ie. roads, tracks, buildings and infrastructure. Visitor activities / operator support Accompanied walking trails, overnight camping in fly camps, game drives in tourism operator safari vehicles, night driving, limited sport licensed fishing (catch and release). Sustainable harvest of specified natural resources under controlled or permitted conditions, i.e. professional hunting of wild animals, cutting of thatching grass and reeds is taking place. Access and roads Limited motorised vehicles allowed ie. no. of vehicles per lodge/camp; y no. of boats per lodge/camp No self drive or unsupervised access except in Moremi Game Reserve or designated areas Visitor experience Provides a "wilderness-based" experience, but evidence of human activities or use from outside the zone may be visible or audible from certain vantage points. Minimal encounters with other users – except those with other parties in same camp or lodge. Numbers of groups and numbers per group to be set or controlled through limits on beds available in camps. Excellent opportunities for solitude, quietness, and communication with nature. Exposure to risk from dangerous wild animals Facilities Limited permanent and semi-permanent structures – ie. bricked lodges; tented camps with minimal permanent, supporting infrastructure, according to stipulated carrying capacity limits per site ie. number of beds per site (indicated in lease and management plans). Limited, temporary accommodation for camp or lodge support staff allowed under agreed, controlled conditions, laid out in facility management plans Facilities serve adjacent pristine areas. Stringent environmental and waste disposal regulations exist and No permanent settlements. Extremely limited access for use of natural resources or area, based on permits and monitoring. Some use for religious purposes may be allowed, according to agreed conditions and circumstances. Limited opportunities for the employment of a moderate number of members of immediately local communities. Emphasis on on-site management No signs or structures unless to protect resources Significant participation of local community in the tourism activities Implementation of the available policies, rules and regulations
Category Natural / Bio-physical Tourism: Visitor activities and experience Community / subsistence <strong>Management</strong> Modified Characteristics 128 Areas of natural to semi-natural landscape that might include a number of different ecosystems or habitats, but where portions have been significantly modified through human activities ie. areas cleared for agriculture, or where cattle are kept. Sites of significant biodiversity, conservation, important ecological or bio-physical systems exist in specific areas. Developed, maintained trails and roads exist alongside tracks and paths. Recreational and livelihood impacts persist from year to year. Villages and settlements of varying sizes exist are enforced. Audible equipment and communication structures: Some exist under controlled conditions. Visitor activities / operator support Some uncontrolled recreational use is apparent, with associated impacts ie. camping, sport fishing, touring, hiking, boating, canoeing, riding in mokoros etc. Access and roads No controls or exclusions except those stated in lease agreements issued by the Tawana Land Board or in tourism licences. Visitor experience Limited, localised opportunity for solitude and isolation. Medium to high probability of contact with other visitors, residents or groups. Opportunity for moderate to high degree of interaction. Facilities Few limitations on types of tourism accommodation provided – except those stated in lease agreements. No limitations on carrying capacities unless stated in lease agreements issued by the Tawana Land Board Opportunity for community tourism projects. Stringent environmental and waste disposal regulations applied to tourism facilities. Some permanent settlements or villages. No limitations on access for use of natural resources or area, except use of wildlife which is regulated and to a degree enforced. Opportunities for the employment of a moderate numbers of members of local communities. Minimal to no environmental and waste disposal regulations Limited to local and traditional governance structures. Minimal signage and structures for resource protection Monitoring and controls limited except those linked to local government requirements, or individual national departmental Acts and Regulations ie, DWNP.
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i OKAVANGO DELTA MANAGEMENT PLAN PR
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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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Ministry of Environment, Wildlife a
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It stands to reason that the ODMP s
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This chapter describes the strategi
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OKAVANGO DELTA VISION EXECUTIVE SUM
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physical subsystem. These are often
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Strategic Goal Stategic Objective K
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maintain them it accords prominence
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this, but sectors should continue t
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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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1.6.3.1 Project Design Phase Follow
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1.6.3.5 Final Management</s
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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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The district is also affected by a
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which is itself an extension of the
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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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40 All of the ardeids are primarily
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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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Figure 2-12: Land use map of the OR
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Parks and Game Reserves provide for
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2.4.3.1 Angola Quantities of water
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Table 2-10: Tourism Enterprise Lice
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2.4.6 2.4.6 FISHING The Oka
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2.4.8.2 Arable Farming Arable farmi
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can the correct management question
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2.7 TOTAL ECONOMIC VALUE Total Econ
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household investors after deduction
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Table 2-16: Summary of the annual p
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2.7.2 INDIRECT USE VALUES In this s
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use value of ecosystems (refs). Thu
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HOORC-UB has developed into a resou
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found in the fringes of the <strong
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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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