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Okavango Delta Management Plan - Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

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Appendix I. 2: Acti<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Plan</str<strong>on</strong>g> for the Bio-physical Thematic Area<br />

Strategic Goal 2:<br />

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 provisi<strong>on</strong> of existing ecosystem services for the benefit of all the organisms depending <strong>on</strong> it<br />

Strategic Objective 2.1<br />

To c<strong>on</strong>serve the biotic and abiotic 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 />

ID Key Issues Operati<strong>on</strong>al Objectives Critical Activities Output /<br />

Leading Supporting Instituti<strong>on</strong> Delivery<br />

Outcome<br />

Instituti<strong>on</strong><br />

date<br />

B.1.1 Water quality and<br />

sedimentati<strong>on</strong><br />

m<strong>on</strong>itoring needs to be<br />

improved<br />

B.1.2 There is need to carry<br />

out baseline surveys <strong>on</strong><br />

keyst<strong>on</strong>e species.<br />

B.1.3 Lake Ngami needs to be<br />

declared a bird<br />

sanctuary<br />

B.1.4 The existing and<br />

potential breeding sites<br />

for slaty egret need to<br />

be protected.<br />

B.1.5 The inadequacy of base<br />

line data <strong>on</strong> fish stocks<br />

in the ODRS needs to be<br />

addressed.<br />

157<br />

DWA to improve the water<br />

quality and sedimentati<strong>on</strong><br />

m<strong>on</strong>itoring<br />

DWNP to carry out<br />

baseline surveys <strong>on</strong><br />

keyst<strong>on</strong>e species<br />

DWNP to facilitate the<br />

designati<strong>on</strong> of Lake Ngami<br />

as a bird sanctuary<br />

DWNP to protect existing<br />

and potential breeding<br />

sites for the slaty egret<br />

DWNP to develop and<br />

implement fish stock<br />

m<strong>on</strong>itoring programme<br />

Increase the frequency and<br />

m<strong>on</strong>itoring sites.<br />

Improve baseline informati<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong><br />

the Leopard, Cheetah and Slaty<br />

egret<br />

Carryout baseline surveys <strong>on</strong><br />

the African Skimmer, Sitatunga,<br />

small mammals, amphibians,<br />

Hippos, reptiles and<br />

Invertebrates<br />

Engage with communities to<br />

build c<strong>on</strong>sensus to designate<br />

Lake Ngami as a n<strong>on</strong>-hunting<br />

area<br />

Engage with policy makers to<br />

put in place the necessary legal<br />

instruments<br />

Protect existing breeding sites<br />

and those which will be<br />

identified during ODMP<br />

implementati<strong>on</strong><br />

Undertake regular fish<br />

m<strong>on</strong>itoring surveys and collect<br />

catch data from fishers<br />

Improved<br />

m<strong>on</strong>itoring<br />

programme<br />

DWA, HOORC March<br />

2007<br />

Inventories DWNP HOORC, Birdlife April<br />

Inventories<br />

Lake Ngami<br />

designated as a<br />

n<strong>on</strong>-hunting area<br />

Protected<br />

breeding sites<br />

Base-line fish<br />

stock data <strong>on</strong><br />

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

Botswana,<br />

Researchers, Private<br />

sector<br />

DWNP DEA, Birdlife,<br />

Communities<br />

DWNP DoT, Birdlife<br />

Botswana, DFRR,<br />

Tourism sector,<br />

Communities<br />

DWNP HOORC, Fishing<br />

communities, Ministry<br />

of Fisheries and<br />

Marine Resources,<br />

Namibia<br />

2007-<br />

March<br />

2013<br />

March<br />

2009<br />

April<br />

2007-<br />

March<br />

2013<br />

Nov<br />

2006-<br />

March<br />

2013<br />

Resources<br />

needed<br />

Existing staff<br />

P1.6 milli<strong>on</strong><br />

P2 milli<strong>on</strong><br />

In-house<br />

P50 000<br />

In-house<br />

P500 000<br />

In-house<br />

P500 000

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