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Okavango Delta Management Plan - Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

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OKAVANGO DELTA VISION<br />

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY<br />

The comm<strong>on</strong> and shared visi<strong>on</strong> for the <str<strong>on</strong>g>Okavango</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Delta</str<strong>on</strong>g> is:<br />

“A carefully managed, well functi<strong>on</strong>ing ecosystem that equitably and sustainably provides<br />

benefits for local, nati<strong>on</strong>al and internati<strong>on</strong>al stakeholders”.<br />

OVERALL GOAL OF THE OKAVANGO DELTA MANAGEMENT PLAN<br />

The Overall Goal of the <str<strong>on</strong>g>Okavango</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Delta</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Management</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Plan</str<strong>on</strong>g> (ODMP) is:<br />

“to integrate resource management for the <str<strong>on</strong>g>Okavango</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Delta</str<strong>on</strong>g> that will ensure its l<strong>on</strong>g-term<br />

c<strong>on</strong>servati<strong>on</strong> and that will provide benefits for the present and future well-being of the people,<br />

through sustainable use of its natural resources”<br />

The Overall Goal further translates to three Strategic Goals, each with several Strategic<br />

Objectives, for the ODMP (see secti<strong>on</strong> 4 for an explanati<strong>on</strong> of the development of these):<br />

Strategic Goal 1. To establish viable instituti<strong>on</strong>al arrangements to support integrated<br />

resource management in the <str<strong>on</strong>g>Okavango</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Delta</str<strong>on</strong>g>;<br />

Strategic objective 1.1: To establish viable management instituti<strong>on</strong>s for the<br />

sustainable management of the <str<strong>on</strong>g>Okavango</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Delta</str<strong>on</strong>g>;<br />

Strategic objective 1.2: To improve the planning and regulatory framework for<br />

sustainable management of the <str<strong>on</strong>g>Okavango</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Delta</str<strong>on</strong>g>;<br />

Strategic objective 1.3: To raise public awareness, enhance knowledge and create a<br />

platform for informati<strong>on</strong> exchange and learning about the <str<strong>on</strong>g>Okavango</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Delta</str<strong>on</strong>g>.<br />

Strategic Goal 2. To ensure the l<strong>on</strong>g-term c<strong>on</strong>servati<strong>on</strong> of the <str<strong>on</strong>g>Okavango</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Delta</str<strong>on</strong>g> and the<br />

provisi<strong>on</strong> of existing ecosystem services;<br />

Strategic objective 2.1: To c<strong>on</strong>serve the ecological character (biotic and abiotic<br />

functi<strong>on</strong>s) of the <str<strong>on</strong>g>Okavango</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Delta</str<strong>on</strong>g>, and the interacti<strong>on</strong>s between them;<br />

Strategic objective 2.2: To maintain or restore the wetland habitats and ecosystems of<br />

the <str<strong>on</strong>g>Okavango</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Delta</str<strong>on</strong>g>.<br />

Strategic Goal 3. To sustainably use the natural resources of the <str<strong>on</strong>g>Okavango</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Delta</str<strong>on</strong>g> in an<br />

equitable way and support the livelihoods of all stakeholders;<br />

Strategic objective 3.1: To sustainably use the wetland resources of the <str<strong>on</strong>g>Okavango</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>Delta</str<strong>on</strong>g> for the l<strong>on</strong>g-term benefit of all stakeholders;<br />

Strategic objective 3.2: To develop socio-ec<strong>on</strong>omic opportunities to improve livelihoods<br />

of the <str<strong>on</strong>g>Okavango</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Delta</str<strong>on</strong>g> stakeholders.<br />

POLICY FRAMEWORK<br />

The c<strong>on</strong>text of the <str<strong>on</strong>g>Okavango</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Delta</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Management</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Plan</str<strong>on</strong>g> is defined within the framework of a<br />

nati<strong>on</strong>al visi<strong>on</strong>, legislati<strong>on</strong>, policies, plans and strategies, regi<strong>on</strong>al protocols and<br />

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