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. 5: <str<strong>on</strong>g>Plan</str<strong>on</strong>g> for M<strong>on</strong>itoring for Changes in 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 Operati<strong>on</strong>al Objectives Indicator Means of verificati<strong>on</strong> Sources of<br />
informati<strong>on</strong><br />
B.1.1 DWA to improve the water<br />
quality and sedimentati<strong>on</strong><br />
m<strong>on</strong>itoring<br />
B.1.2 DWNP to carry out baseline<br />
surveys <strong>on</strong> keyst<strong>on</strong>e<br />
species<br />
B.1.3 DWNP to facilitate the<br />
designati<strong>on</strong> of Lake Ngami<br />
as a bird sanctuary<br />
B.1.4 DWNP to protect existing<br />
and potential breeding<br />
B.1.5<br />
sites for the slaty egret<br />
DWNP to develop and<br />
implement fish stock<br />
m<strong>on</strong>itoring programme<br />
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Increased<br />
coverage and<br />
frequency of water<br />
quality and<br />
sediment<br />
m<strong>on</strong>itoring<br />
Improved baseline<br />
informati<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong><br />
keyst<strong>on</strong>e species<br />
Gazzettement of<br />
Lake Ngami as a<br />
n<strong>on</strong>-hunting area<br />
Number of additi<strong>on</strong>al<br />
measuring sites<br />
M<strong>on</strong>itoring data<br />
Number of baseline<br />
studies<br />
Hydrological Year<br />
Book<br />
Hydrological<br />
database<br />
Annual reports<br />
Research reports<br />
Journal articles<br />
Survey reports<br />
Gazette document Government<br />
gazette<br />
Annual reports<br />
Who will<br />
collect<br />
Frequency Baseline Tools for collecting<br />
informati<strong>on</strong><br />
DWA Annual M<strong>on</strong>itoring data Review of records in the<br />
databsae<br />
DWNP and<br />
HOORC<br />
Annual Data <strong>on</strong> the<br />
species<br />
Literature review and<br />
reports<br />
DWNP One-off Hunting incidents Review of reports<br />
Protected sites No of protected sites DWNP Reports DWNP Annual Protected sites Review of reports<br />
Improved fish<br />
stock data<br />
Fish stock data Database <strong>on</strong> fish<br />
stocks<br />
DWNP Reports<br />
DWNP Annual Protected sites Review of reports