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 II. 2: <str<strong>on</strong>g>Plan</str<strong>on</strong>g> for M<strong>on</strong>itoring Implementati<strong>on</strong> and Outputs 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: 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 Operati<strong>on</strong>al<br />
Objectives<br />
B.1.1 DWA to improve<br />
the water quality<br />
and<br />
sedimentati<strong>on</strong><br />
m<strong>on</strong>itoring<br />
B.1.2 DWNP to carry<br />
out baseline<br />
surveys <strong>on</strong><br />
keyst<strong>on</strong>e species<br />
B.1.3 DWNP to<br />
facilitate the<br />
designati<strong>on</strong> of<br />
Lake Ngami as a<br />
bird sanctuary<br />
B.1.4 DWNP to protect<br />
existing and<br />
potential<br />
breeding sites for<br />
the slaty egret<br />
B.1.5 DWNP to develop<br />
and implement<br />
fish stock<br />
m<strong>on</strong>itoring<br />
programme<br />
168<br />
Output Criteria for<br />
quality<br />
Flow m<strong>on</strong>itoring<br />
reports<br />
Improved<br />
m<strong>on</strong>itoring<br />
programme<br />
Inventory and<br />
Survey Reports<br />
Lake Ngami<br />
designated as a<br />
n<strong>on</strong> hunting<br />
area.<br />
Protected<br />
breeding sites<br />
Base-line fish<br />
stock data <strong>on</strong> the<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>Delta</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
Improved<br />
coverage (in<br />
terms of spatial,<br />
temporal and<br />
parameters )<br />
Based <strong>on</strong> sound<br />
scientific survey<br />
and analysis<br />
methods<br />
Reduced illegal<br />
hunting incidents<br />
Protecti<strong>on</strong><br />
enforced<br />
Sites less<br />
accessible<br />
Based <strong>on</strong> sound<br />
survey and<br />
analysis methods<br />
Main target<br />
group<br />
DWA,<br />
Government<br />
departments,<br />
OKACOM, other<br />
ORB projects<br />
DWNP, HOORC,<br />
District<br />
stakeholders<br />
DWNP,<br />
Communities,<br />
Tourism sector<br />
DoT, Birdlife<br />
Botswana, DFRR,<br />
Tourism sector,<br />
Communities<br />
DWNP, Fishers<br />
communities,<br />
Tour operators,<br />
HOORC<br />
Expected date of<br />
delivery<br />
Sept 2007<br />
April 2007 –<br />
March 2013<br />
March 2009<br />
April 2007-March<br />
2013<br />
Nov 2006 –<br />
March 2013<br />
Is the output<br />
delivered in time<br />
within budget<br />
and set quality<br />
Deviati<strong>on</strong>s from<br />
delivery time,<br />
budget and<br />
quality.<br />
Corrective<br />
measures<br />
Comments by<br />
DEA