National Biodiversity Stewardship

Conference 2018

BIODIVERISTY ECONOMY: WILDLIFE

Mr Xola Mkefe: Director Wildlife Economy DEA

Email: xmkefe@environment.gov.za

Tel: +27 399 8596

Cell: +27 826 618 152

STEWARDSHIP SITES BENEFITING FROM THE BIODIVERSITY

ECONOMY PROGRAMME

• Proclaiming land alone might not be sustainable in the long run

• Once site proclaimed, what then? How will land owners

(individuals/communities) stay encouraged to conserve proclaimed site?

BIODIVERITY ECONOMY

“The biodiversity economy of South Africa encompasses the business and economic

activities that either directly depend on biodiversity for their core business or that

contribute to conservation of biodiversity through their activities.”

Adopted from: Van Paddenburg, A., Bassi, A., Buter, E., Cosslett C. & Dean, A. 2012. Heart of Borneo: Investing in Nature for a Green

Economy

• The biodiversity economy contributes to most of the Aichi Targets

Government Priorities for Biodiversity

• Strengthening the economy and livelihoods

• Improving efficiencies in government spending and delivery

• Management of environmental risks

• Adapting to climate change

• Strengthening links in Africa

▪ Primary activities:– Breeding – Live sale

▪ Primary activities:– Wildlife Viewing– Trophy Hunting– Biltong Hunting

▪ Primary activities:– Game Meat Processing– Skin and Hide Production– Other products (e.g. curios

and decorations)

▪ Secondary contributors: – Live captures– Translocation Services– Veterinary Services– Fencing and maintenance

▪ Secondary contributors: – Accommodation– Transport– Equipment & Supplies (Arms,

Ammunition etc.)– Taxidermy

▪ Secondary contributors: – Packaging and Transportation

The wildlife sector comprises 3 sub-sectors

Wildlife ranching Wildlife activities Wildlife products

There is a wide variety of wildlife products that can be produced and

promoted

Products made from bone

▪ Jewelry

▪ Curios

Game MeatAnimal Hides

Products made from skin

▪ Wallets & handbags

▪ Shoes

Products made from horn

▪ Lampstands

▪ Decorations

IMPACT OF A WILDLIFE-BASED ECONOMY

Healthy happy people

Restored pride and Vison for

the Future

Resilient rural communities

Healing the Land

(Landscape restoration)

Goals of the Rural Wildlife-Based Economy

• Poverty reduction

• Build climate resilience into food production

• Enhanced food security

• Develop alternative livelihoods

• Grow community equity/ownership in wildlife businesses

• Create jobs

• Provide SMME opportunities

• Land / ecosystem restoration

Vision for the Wildlife Economy

“A THRIVING, INCLUSIVE AND SUSTAINABLE

WILDLIFE ECONOMY FOR THE WELL-BEING OF

ALL SOUTH AFRICANS”

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Through the Wildlife Economy Lab, our vision is to better establish an

economy that contributes to the well-being of all South Africans

Aspiration

Objectives

An inclusive, sustainable and responsive wildlife economy that

grows at 10% p.a until at least 2030, while providing a

foundation for social well-being and maintaining the ecological

resource base

Transformation2 ▪ 30% of wildlife businesses PDI owned

▪ PDI ownership of >5 million Ha, and

access to another >5 million Ha

▪ 4,000 PDI owned SMMEs supported to

engage in the wildlife economy1

Economic growth ▪ Average yearly sector GDP increase of

~10%

▪ Create 100,000 new jobs

Sustainability3

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▪ 5 million ha of non-protected areas

contributing towards conservation target

(AICHI)

▪ 3.5% animal population net growth p.a.

1 Trained or directly linked to the wildlife supply chain

LAB VISION AND ASPIRATIONS

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The Wildlife Economy Lab developed detailed plans for 15 initiatives

and a further 6 recommendations Recommendations1

1 Recommendations will be included with high level activities, but these will not have 3ft plans

Facilitating transformation

Driving growth through promoting ‘value’

and products

Creating an enabling environment for the

wildlife sector

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Identify and prioritize 10m Ha for

transformation of wildlife economy

2 Coordinate existing support mechanisms

under a ‘Wildlife Support Unit’ to

efficiently support new entrants

3 Increase capacity and support for (at least)

300 CPA’s, trusts and traditional

authorities

4 Create supply chain linkages and

capacitate 4,000 SMMEs (new and

existing) to locally capture the value of

ancillary goods and services to the wildlife

economy

5 Operationalise 11 biodiversity economy

nodes that unlock the economic potential

of protected and communal areas through

new generation partnerships

Empower 4,000 emerging entrepreneurs

and farmers through focused capacity

building programmes

Develop a toolkit of effective wildlife

business, stewardship and partnership

models

ii Promote sustainable use as a foundation

for conservation and growth of biodiversity

economy

iii Develop a strategic marketing campaign

and value proposition for mixed game and

livestock systems

iv Establish mechanisms to allow for holistic

and integrated management of animal

health and conflict issues at the livestock-

wildlife interface

v Develop an appropriate mechanism to

manage and mitigate risk

Formalize SA game meat market and

create a network of game meat processing

facilities

Implement a campaign that drives

participative transformation and

consumer growth for wildlife related

activities and products

Create an enabling legislative

environment through the amendment of

NEMBA

10 Develop and implement wildlife industry

standards

11 Implement a national wildlife economy

branding scheme

12 Develop and implement an electronic

wildlife permitting system and centralised

database

13 “Re-position” the Wildlife Forum as an

efficient interdepartmental/ industry

collaboration and co-ordination platform to

promote the benefits of the Wildlife

Economy

14 Develop an integrated knowledge/

evidence generating and sharing

platform to support the wildlife economy

15 Leverage protected areas to unlock

economic potential

Develop, upskill and resource extension

services to facilitate the growth of the

wildlife economy

INITIATIVES

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Initiative: Progress

Identify and prioritize 10m Ha for

transformation of wildlife economy1

Game farms: : 408 420.8 ha

Nature Reserves:670 299.04 ha

Other: 224 879.6

Total Mapped : 1 450 142 hectares

Progress on Wildlife economy lab initiatives

Progress on Wildlife economy lab initiativesInitiative:

Progress

Establish, develop and

support new wildlife ranching

entrants through

infrastructure support and

game donation programmes

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Over R66.6 million Gov investment

R136 million private investment

R48,8 million Pvt pending from jobs Fund

Total of 989 jobs created to date.

821 game donated in total.

Increase capacity and support for (at least) 300 CPA’s, Trusts and

Traditional AuthoritiesInitiative: Progress

Increase capacity and support for (at

least) 300 CPA’s, trusts and traditional

authorities

Training workshops held for Community

Property Associations (CPAs)

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Create supply chain linkages and capacitate 4,000 SMMEs (new and existing) to locally

capture the value of ancillary goods and services to the wildlife economy

• Facilitated market access for emerging

farmers

• Secured 5 orders for their products

• 2 Chefs were appointed

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GREATER UMFOLOZI BEN (Pilot NODE)– The

Big5 Project

Nkosi: Mthembu

Nkosi: Biyela

Nkosi: Zulu

PRIVATE SECTOR:(+R120 Million)

The Mantis Collection

Accor Hotel Group (French owned)

Initiative 6: Empower 4,000 emerging entrepreneurs and farmers through focused

capacity-building programmes

Ongoing training opportunities for the emerging

farmers to take part in the biodiversity economy:

Progress on Wildlife economy lab initiatives

Initiative: Progress

Formalize SA game meat market and

create a network of game meat

processing facilities

7• Game Meat Indaba held on the 2-3 August 2018

which addressed the local market and how SMMEs

can capture various goods and services around to

the game meat industry.

A SUMMARY OF THE ACTION PLAN FOR THE

INDUSTRIALISATION OF GAME MEAT IN SOUTH AFRICA

ROLE

PLAYERS

IN THE

GAME

MEAT

INDUSTRY

Workstream 1 Phakisa linkage Action

Legislations, formalizing

trade in game

• Development, Finalization,

Implementation and

Monitoring of legislation :

Game Meat Regulations

and Crocodile Regulations

• Disease control measures

specifically on the

Boarders of the country

• Increasing trade,

promotion and

identification of new

markets domestically and

internationally for game

meat

• Building confidence in the

existing markets of the

South African game meat

DAFF Phakisa Initiatives:

• Livestock value chain

• Enhancing veterinary

services

• Animal Identification

Systems

DEA Phakisa Initiative:

• Formalising the South

African Game meat

Market

Finalise the game meat regulations and crocodile meat regulations:

• Complete the Socio-economic Impact Assessment (SEIA)

• Internal assessment of the SEIA

• Request additional information from stakeholders if necessary

• Submission of the SEIA to the Department of Planning, Monitoring

and Evaluation.

Disease control measures specifically on the Boarders of the country

• To be implemented inline with the DAFF Phakisa initiative: Enhancing

veterinary services

• Facilitate a high level meeting between Min:DAFF and Min:

• DEA

Establishment of the following forums to enhance stakeholder

engagement:

o Animal Production

o Meat Safety

o Animal Health

Establishment of an overarching body for the game meat industry of

South Africa that will consist of the Ostrich, crocodile and game meat

industry value chain players/ representatives

Workstream 2 Phakisa linkage Action

Unlocking investment

opportunities and

coordination of

research

• Transformation

(supporting new

entrants in the

sector (business

planning,

infrastructure,

training, mentorship,

investment)

• Increasing/attracting

investment

(inclusion of game

meat as a IPAP’s

sectorial and

transversal areas of

application)

• Creating a South

African Game meat

brand

DAFF Phakisa

Initiatives:

• Livestock value

chain

• Enhancing

veterinary services

• Animal Identification

Systems

DEA Phakisa Initiative:

• Formalising the

South African Game

meat Market

• Implement a

campaign that drives

participative

transformation and

consumer growth for

wildlife-related

activities and

products

• Develop an

integrated

knowledge/

evidence generating

and sharing platform

to support the

wildlife economy

• Coordinate research that has been undertaken in the game meat industry

by various organisations, associations and academia, subsequently

transformation initiatives implemented

( Taking stock of who’s who and who is doing what?)

• Undertake a game meat round table discussion platform

Formation of a formalised Game meat cluster of South Africa to undertake

the following responsibilities :

• drive industry transformation

• Attract investment

• Attract new markets and create a brand for game meat in SA

• Information sharing

• lobby government

• Develop standards and certification for the industry

• coordinate research across the value chain

• Develop a brand for the game meat industry

• Developing a business case and a Strategy for the game meat industry of

South Africa

• Engagement with The Landbank

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Biodiversity Stewardship Sites

benefiting from the Biodiversity

Economy programme

Project Details• 18 000 hectare game reserve on the White Umfolozi River (currently

unfenced), located between Babanango and the R34

• 13 500 hectares on Emcakwini Trust Land and 1 200 hectares on Kwangono Trust Land. Three other private land owners making up the rest including AHC and Prince Matsitsi.

• Two active tourism establishments: Education Centre; hunting and conferences.

• Economic impact:– Preserve existing jobs at the education centre and Zulu Rock Game Reserve

– At full operation the reserve will employ 272 people: 200 in tourism and 72 in wildlife conservation

– Small business opportunities include charcoal, transport, fresh produce, biltong, crafts etc

Biodiversity Value• The proposed reserve falls under Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife’s

stewardship programme

• It is the geographical start of the UBEN development (UmfoloziBiodiversity Economy Node)

Partnerships –work-(NGO-Conservation Outcomes)-Community-Traditional AuthorityPrivate Sector; Government-DEA-SANBI-EkznW-ProvDptmt..etc

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MAYIBUYE GAME RESERVE

Private Investment – R70m secured: R180m private sector

invested to date (35km fences & gate house; employment);

Jobs Fund (approved for business case) R48.8m

DEA – R10m (Infrastructure-fencing and renovation of admin

center)

Potential Ground breaking funding through Partnerships

pending….

CONTACT DETAILS

Mr Xola Mkefe

Department of Environmental Affairs

Director: Wildlife Economy

Tel: +2712 399 9171,

Email:xmkefe@environment.gov.za

DEA website www.environment.gov.za

Hotline 0800 205 005

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