Okavango Delta Management Plan - Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

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2.4.6.3 Recreational/sport fishing In the <strong>Okavango</strong> <strong>Delta</strong> angling is mainly carried out by fishing camps established in the <strong>Delta</strong>. It is characterized by the use of a fishing rod for catching fish. The anglers target the largest fish especially bream and tigerfish species. In most cases sport fishers exercise a “catch and release” technique whereby small fish are released alive into the river (Tweddle et al, 2003). Sport fishing has a great potential in bringing considerable income into the country and also in providing employment to communities in the vicinity of the fishing camps. 2.4.7 2.4.7 LANDSCAPE, AESTHETIC AND CULTURAL HERITAGE SITES Some significant tourist attraction sites in the ODRS include <strong>Okavango</strong> <strong>Delta</strong>, Tsodilo Hills, Moremi Game Reserve, Gchwihaba caves, Aha Hills and Maun Village (see figure 2-13). These are described in detail in NDSS (2004). Figure 2-13: Map showing landscapes, cultural and aesthetic sites 2.4.7.1 <strong>Okavango</strong> <strong>Delta</strong> 55 Map Name: Ngamiland Basemap Description: Created On: 04-Jan-2008 14:17:09 Created By: Constance Masalila LEGEND: The <strong>Okavango</strong> is one of the world’s leading tourism attractions with its unique biodiversity and scenic attributes. The <strong>Delta</strong>’s ecological and social functions are dependent on floods that are characterized by large variations resulting in permanent, seasonal and intermittently flooded areas.
2.4.7.2 Tsodilo Hills World Heritage Site (TH-WHS) The Tsodilo hills are found some 50km west of Sepopa Village in the District. They rise up to a height of 410m above the Kalahari sand plains. The site was nominated on the world heritage list in 2001 as a cultural site, under criterion i, iii and iv. At present, the Tsodilo Hills site is inhabited by two communities, namely the Hambukushu (Bantu) and the !Kung (San), both of which are either descendants or relatives of the people who were using the Hills approximately more than 150 years back (Campbell et al. 1994). The hills are of significant spiritual and cultural value to the San and Hambukushu, but more so for the latter whose ancestors are believed to have executed the paintings found on the rocks today. Both the Hambukushu and the !Kung San, have traditional beliefs associated with the site. The hills are sacred and are considered the resting place for the spirits of the dead and the home of their various gods. Archaeological studies have revealed that this area has been occupied by humans for the past 100, 000 years. The most spectacular feature of the Tsodilo site is its rock art, concentrated in the site’s three main inselbergs. A date of 1.5 million years has been attributed to the rocks (Brooks et. al. 1992). The rock paintings are unique from other sites in southern Africa in the style of their paintings in that they appear in minimally sheltered overhangs as opposed to sheltered paintings in Matopo (Zimbabwe) and Drankensburg (South Africa). There are red and white paintings. The red paintings mainly depict wild animals and are associated to the San while the white mainly depicts domestic animals and are associated with the early farmers. Archaeological evidence indicates that the hunter-gatherer life appears to be continuous through time rather than abruptly changed (Robbins 1990; Campbell et. al 1994) As a tourist attraction site, the four inselbergs are the only outstanding features in the almost flat topography of the desert. The access road to the site has been upgraded and facilities such as interpretation centre, camping sites, ablution blocks, and availability tour guides from members of the community have improved the condition of the site (Keitumetse 2005). The Tsodilo management plan that was produced in 1994 has been revised and a recent one, 2005, adopted. The plan outlines a monitoring programme that spells out targets and Limits for Acceptable Change (pg 56) for the site. The Tsodilo <strong>Management</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> has been adopted as part of the ODMP. It also spells out an implementation plan which can be assessed against the ODMP implementation strategy. In addition, as a world heritage site Tsodilo is protected under the 1972 UNESCO <strong>Convention</strong> for the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage. 2.4.7.3 Moremi Game Reserve Approximately 20% of the <strong>Okavango</strong> <strong>Delta</strong> area lies within the Moremi Game Reserve and is protected under the 1992 National Parks Act. The Moremi Game Reserve covers 4, 871 km2 and forms part of the eastern corner/section of the <strong>Okavango</strong> <strong>Delta</strong>, and is often described as one of the most beautiful wildlife reserves in Africa. A mixture of mopane woodland and Acacia forests, floodplains and lagoons characterize the Reserve. The high diversity of plant and animal life of the Moremi Game Reserve is typical of the <strong>Okavango</strong> <strong>Delta</strong>. 2.4.7.4 Gchwihaba Caves This is certainly one of the wildest and remotest of all tourist destinations in Botswana. Gchwihaba Caves are situated some 50km south east of Aha Hills on undulating Kalahari sand dunes. Inside the caves are linked passages and caverns that exist on two levels; one 56
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