Okavango Delta Management Plan - Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

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 Operational Objectives Indicator Means of verification Sources of
information
B.2.1 DFRR to reduce the impact
and frequency of
uncontrolled veld fires.
B.2.2 DWNP to assess and
mitigate the impact of
large herbivores on
sensitive habitats
B.2.3 DAHP to reduce
overgrazing in the ODRS
B.2.4 To reduce the risk of reinfestation
by promoting
tsetse free zones in
neighbouring countries
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Reduction in
impacts and
frequency of un
controlled veld
fires
Reduction in
impacts caused by
fire and large
herbivores
Reduction in
overgrazing
Level of impact of
uncontrolled fires
Frequency of
uncontrolled veld fires
Level of impact of
uncontrolled fires
Range resources
condition
Tsetse free zone Area of tsetse
eradication
Who will
collect
Frequency Baseline Tools for collecting
information
Annual reports DFRR Annual Number of
uncontrolled fires
Area burned each
year
Monitoring reports DWNP,
DFRR
DFRR Range
Resources reports
Annual Tsetse
Monitoring Reports
Review of reports and
remote sensing imagery
Annual Impacts Review of monitoring
reports
DFRR Annual Range conditions Review of reports
DAHP Annual Tsetse status Review of reports