Okavango Delta Management Plan - Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
Okavango Delta Management Plan - Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
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 />
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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