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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 />

176<br />

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

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