Okavango Delta Management Plan - Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

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Appendix I. 2: Action <strong>Plan</strong> for the Bio-physical Thematic Area Strategic Goal 2: To ensure the long-term conservation of the <strong>Okavango</strong> <strong>Delta</strong> and the provision of existing ecosystem services for the benefit of all the organisms depending on it Strategic Objective 2.1 To conserve the biotic and abiotic functions of the <strong>Okavango</strong> <strong>Delta</strong>, and the interactions between them ID Key Issues Operational Objectives Critical Activities Output / Leading Supporting Institution Delivery Outcome Institution date B.1.1 Water quality and sedimentation monitoring needs to be improved B.1.2 There is need to carry out baseline surveys on keystone species. B.1.3 Lake Ngami needs to be declared a bird sanctuary B.1.4 The existing and potential breeding sites for slaty egret need to be protected. B.1.5 The inadequacy of base line data on fish stocks in the ODRS needs to be addressed. 157 DWA to improve the water quality and sedimentation monitoring DWNP to carry out baseline surveys on keystone species DWNP to facilitate the designation of Lake Ngami as a bird sanctuary DWNP to protect existing and potential breeding sites for the slaty egret DWNP to develop and implement fish stock monitoring programme Increase the frequency and monitoring sites. Improve baseline information on the Leopard, Cheetah and Slaty egret Carryout baseline surveys on the African Skimmer, Sitatunga, small mammals, amphibians, Hippos, reptiles and Invertebrates Engage with communities to build consensus to designate Lake Ngami as a non-hunting area Engage with policy makers to put in place the necessary legal instruments Protect existing breeding sites and those which will be identified during ODMP implementation Undertake regular fish monitoring surveys and collect catch data from fishers Improved monitoring programme DWA, HOORC March 2007 Inventories DWNP HOORC, Birdlife April Inventories Lake Ngami designated as a non-hunting area Protected breeding sites Base-line fish stock data on the <strong>Delta</strong> Botswana, Researchers, Private sector DWNP DEA, Birdlife, Communities DWNP DoT, Birdlife Botswana, DFRR, Tourism sector, Communities DWNP HOORC, Fishing communities, Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Namibia 2007- March 2013 March 2009 April 2007- March 2013 Nov 2006- March 2013 Resources needed Existing staff P1.6 million P2 million In-house P50 000 In-house P500 000 In-house P500 000
Strategic Goal 2: To ensure the long-term conservation of the <strong>Okavango</strong> <strong>Delta</strong> and the provision of existing ecosystem services for the benefit of all the organisms depending on it Strategic Objective 2.2: To maintain or restore the wetland habitats and ecosystems of the <strong>Okavango</strong> <strong>Delta</strong> ID Key Issues Operational Critical Activities Output / Leading Institution Supporting Delivery date Resource needed Objectives Outcome Institution B.2.1 There is need to reduce the impact and frequency of uncontrolled veld fires. B.2.2 Limited knowledge on the impact of large herbivores on sensitive habitats B.2.3 Overgrazing by livestock needs to be addressed B.2.4 The risk of Tsetse re-infestation needs to be reduced. 158 DFRR to reduce the impact and frequency of uncontrolled veld fires. DWNP to assess and mitigate the impact of large herbivores on sensitive habitats DAHP to reduce overgrazing in the ODRS DAHP to reduce the risk of Tsetse reinfestation by promoting dialogue with Angola, Namibia and Zambia to create a tsetse free zone. Implement the guidelines relevant on appropriate fire management practices as contained in the Fire <strong>Management</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> Assess the extent of the impact of large herbivores on sensitive habitats Develop limits of acceptable change for sensitive habitats in the Moremi Game Reserve Monitor defined parameters to ensure limits are not exceeded and institute corrective measures Carry out biomass assessment Develop and implement the range carrying capacities Undertake dialogue with Angola, Namibia and zambia to create tsetse free zone Reduction in uncontrolled veld fires Reduction in impacts Reduction in overgrazing Tsetse free zone DFRR HOORC, DWNP, DoT, Tourism sector, NWDC DWNP HOORC, DFRR, Independent researchers DFRR TLB, NWDC, DEA, DWNP, DAHP DFRR DEA, Angola, Namibia, Zambia March 2009 In-house with Conservation Committees P300 000 April 2007- March 2013 Part of the implementation of Moremi <strong>Management</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> March 2007 In-house P500 000 March 2009 In-house P200 000
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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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2.4.7.2 Tsodilo Hills World Heritag
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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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natural factors. There are two majo
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However, there are indications that
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molesta as well as of planktonic an
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employed. Cross-border re-invasion
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and use of the area’s resources,
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3.7 CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING MANAGE
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No. Management Are
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No. Management Are
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Table 3-2: Priority issues to be ad
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3.7.2.3 Proposed criteria for futur
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2 = Moderate social benefits 3 = Lo
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• clearing of small access channe
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The overall goal of the ODMP sets t
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Strategic Objectives • To sustain
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