Land use, wildlife,

tourism & conservancie

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VISION 2030VISION 2030THE OVERRIDING MESSAGE

THAT THIS REPORT CONVEYS IS :

THE OVERRIDING MESSAGE THAT THIS REPORT

CONVEYS IS :

by capitalising on Namibia’s comparative advantages and providing appropriate incentives to use our natural resources in the most efficient ways possible, we will be in a better position to create a safer, healthier and more

prosperous future for all Namibians – to 2030 and beyond.

•Namibia 823,679 km²

Namibia’s vastness as a USP

•335 000 Km2 of land (41% of total) Communal Land

•362 000 Km2 of land (44 % of total) Commercial Land

•Protected areas cover 114 000 Km2 of land (15 % of total)

State Parks 13.7 m ha

Communal

Conservancies10.5 m ha

Freehold Conservancies

4.3 m ha

Hunting farms 3.5 m ha

Private Reserves 0.5 m ha

A registered conservancy, on behalf of the community it represents,

acquires new rights and responsibilities with regard to the

consumptive and non-consumptive use and management of wildlife and natural resources:

Consumptive uses include: use of game for trophy hunting, consumption, commercial sale for meat or capture for live sale

Non-consumptive uses include: tourism ventures such as community-based tourism enterprises and joint venture agreements with private sector entrepreneurs

Rights of Conservancies

TOURISM IN NAMIBIA

1.Backround Context2. Different Approaches3. Community Based Tourism4. Success 5. Barriers 6. Challenges7. The Future of CBNRM / Conservancies

Overview of Tourism in Namibia

• Travel & Tourism economy contributed 16% to Namibia’s GDP in 2006: N$3.7 billion.

• Accounts for 18,840 jobs ( Fulltime & Part-time) which is 18% of total employment in Namibia.

• Expected growth of the tourism sector will be 6.9% pa

• Visitors in 2006 = 833 345

CBNRM Program Benefits 1994 - 2006

0

4,000,000

8,000,000

12,000,000

16,000,000

20,000,000

24,000,000

28,000,000

32,000,000

Year

N$

Conservancy Non-Financial Benefits

NR-based Household/Wage Income

Conservancy / Enterprise Committee Income

CBNRM Program 2006 - Source of Benefits

Veld products0%

Shoot and Sell2%

Premium Hunting0%

Live Game Sale0%Thatching Grass

9%Interest Earned

1%Own Use Game3%

Game Meat Dist.3%

Crafts2%

Game Donation3%

Joint Venture Tourism40%

Trophy Hunting23%

Campsites/CBTEs14%

What is CBT?What is CBT?

Lodges

Tours

Info &bookings

Guides

CraftCultural

Trophyhunting

Campsites

Overview of CBT in Namibia• Generated an income of N$26 834 772 in

2006 which is 0.725% of total tourism income.• Accounted for 5 772 jobs ( Fulltime & Part-

time) which is 30,6% of total tourism employment in Namibia.

• Growth over time: 1996 (N$568 850) to 2006 N$26 834 772)

• Visitors in 2006 = appr. 110 000

Approaches - CBT Support

• NACOBTA founded in 1995 by local communities who wanted to develop tourism enterprises in communal areas.

• 32 Active Member Enterprises - Campsites, rest-camps, traditional villages, craft centres, information centres, museums and local tour guides

• Range of business & advocacy support services provided to enterprises.

• Broker Partnership deals between Private sector and communities – Joint Ventures

• Integrate sustainable enterprises into mainstream tourism

Successes & Benefits

• 54 CBTEs are operating and generated N$ 3,748,481million in 2006

• Jobs ’00=498; ’03=3 173; ’04=3 267 ’05=5 526; ’06=5 772

• 13 Joint Venture Partnerships Generated N$ 10,794,688 million in 2006;

• Trophy Hunting generated N$6,113,923 million in 2006

• Other CBNRM income N$ 6,177,680 million

Anabeb Conservancy – Khowarib CampsiteAnabeb

Conservancy

Registered: 2003

Area: 157,000ha

Population: 2000

Livelihoods: Livestock, mainly

goats.

Cash income: <US$300pa

Khowarib Campsite

4 sites on banks of Khowarib Schlucht (Gorge)

Private tented camp developed by Operator

3 Full time staff

Developed with grant support of US$50,000

Projected Income 2008 Approx. US$10,000pa (wages US$3500, conservancy US$5,000)

African Eagle Safaris

Tour Operator – French Market

Developing tour with fixed tent accommodation.

Pays monthly rental, contributes to management costs, per passenger levy, marketing and quality control.

Successes & BenefitsSuccesses & Benefits

• CBT Profile has been uplifted – some good products

• Private Sector awareness of community tourism has been raised

• Best approaches and processes in place

• Products have been upgraded to meet market standards

• Ongoing capacity building

Joint Venture Investments

• Namibia’s communal areas posses large river systems, diverse wildlife species, beautiful sceneries, best cultures, organised communities

• JV’s makes the greatest contribution to CBNRM in communal areas

• 2000- 0.4 million,2002- 7,6 million, 2005 / 2006 -9,8 million,

Torra Conservancy - Damaraland Camp

Wilderness Safaris Namibia

Product = “low impact, high income photographic safaris”

Damaraland Camp

16 Bed up market lodge

25 full time staff (x 2 managers)

Represents 40% of Torra Conservancy

income.

Outsourced laundry, firewood & security.

Torra Conservancy,Registered 1998

Area: 352.000ha,Population: 1200

Livelihood: Livestock, mainly goats.

Cash income: < US$300pa

0

20,000

40,000

60,000

80,000

100,000

US$

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Year

Torra Conservancy - Damaraland Camp

Conservancy

Wages

BUT……..

‘In comparison with other tourism establishments on non-communal areas, the growth numbers were as follows in the past three years: 2004- 480 establishments, 2005-790 establishments, 2006-1004 establishments; all these are not on communal areas’

WHY……???

Legal & procedural issues• Perceived insecurity of land tenure( private sector / banks

has no confidence in security of their investments)• Uncoordinated sectoral legislationFinancial issues• Lack of access to capital• Lack of expertise• Uncertain collateral of leaseholds rightsEmpowerment Issues• Lack of financial instruments to promote black

empowerment

TURN AROUND…?

• Need to address the issue of Historical exclusion (skewing of ownership and control)

• Address the lack of trust between Private Sector / Government

• Address the absence of financial instruments designed to advance black empowerment in the tourism industry

• Tourism should also be subsidised to ‘advocate’ for the establishment of affirmative financial products designed to expand black ownership in the industry

The Way Forward

We should create a good secure policy enviroment for investors ( especially for communal conservancies) that will provide security and confidence for private sector and banking institutions to increase the level of investment in this areas;

CONT’

• One Ministry alone is not in a position to adress this issues and should coordinate by bringing MET, MLR, MAWF and MTI together.

• Policies that could play an important role as part of this mechanism;

a) Parks and Wildlife Management Billb) Forest actc) Communal Landboard Actd) And other relevant acts that would assist in creating a

better enviroment for investment climate in Namibia

Tourist informationTourist information

• UisUis

• AusAus

Cultural attractions and craftCultural attractions and craft

• Tsandi HomesteadTsandi Homestead

• King Nehale cultural centreKing Nehale cultural centre

Hoada Campsite

Khowarib Campsite

THANK YOU