A conservancy is a selfgoverning entity which confer rights over tourism and wildlife to the local people who live there. Communal conservancies are self governing democratic entities run by their members with fixed boundaries that are agreed with adjacent conservancies. A selection of maps of the landscape are available for download here. Conservancies list their progress and challenges the. Note that maps may not appear on the webpage in their full size and resolution. Abstract namibia has put in place one of the most innovative conservation management programmes in africa. We have been developing sales toolkits to share key. Poaching in namibia has yoyoed since peaking in 2015 at 95 rhinos, falling to 60 in 2016, 36 in 2017 and then going up to 72 again in 2018. From january 1993 the conservancies grew to the present 106 and covers about 500 000ha. The conservancy movement has been a great success, and there are now 71 registered conservancies in namibia, and several in the process or registration. This state of community conservation report provides an update on the status of namibia s. To date, there are 83 communal conservancies established on more than 20% of namibias land, and one out of every four rural namibians.
Using case material collected in three conservancies in northern namibia, this chapter explores how the global discourse of communitybased natural resource management cbnrm is translated into action through state interventions and how these initiatives are enacted in namibia. This page shows profile maps of individual conservancies. The marienfluss conservancy is a wide and long valley covered in soft wavering grass for most of the year, set between high, stark mountain ranges. Conservancies list their progress and challenges the namibian. Satellite map of maasai mara conservancies kenya expert. Namibia is one of few countries in the world to specifically address habitat conservation and. Guidlines for management of climate change vulnerability. Namibia was the first african country to incorporate protection of the environment into its constitution, and the government has reinforced this by giving its communities the opportunity and rights to manage their wildlife through communal conservancies.
Four communal conservancies are members of the greater waterberg landscape. Click on each gif link below to download the map as an a0 gif image. This map satellite image shows the whole maasai mara region. Were helping protect the worlds largest freeranging population of black rhino and providing jobs to communities in a virtuous cycle. As in many countries around the world, namibia s annual budget for conservation forms only a small percentage of the total annual budget. They can then combine this information into readably usable maps for locals to use in their administration of each conservancy. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple faq for additional information. Integrating wildlife landuse options into the livelihood, development and conservation strategies of namibian communities1 larrye chris weaver2 and patricia skyer3. In the context of cbnrm in namibia, these new borders rarely involve fencing territory, but rather serve as discursive lines on national maps and in the minds of local residents. The map is centered over the small settlement of talek, with the densely wooded mara river curving south to the west, the oloololo escarpment in the far west and the tanzanian border the diagnonal line to the south. Conserving wildlife and enabling communities in namibia. With riveting stories, firsthand encounters and magnificent photographs showcasing tourism, travel, nature, adventure and conservation, tnn is the ultimate and most comprehensive guide to exploring namibia. Kaokoland and damaraland private conservancies kunene. This map of kenya shows key road arteries, national parks, reserves, conservancies and areas of interest for visitors, especially those on safaris.
On this namibia map you can find destinations, attractions and game reserves in nambia. Namibias conservancies bringing wildlife and people together 12 66,097 sq km namibias annual game count is the largest in the world. Nawas conservancy in kunene region, reported on conservancies in the northwestern. Communal conservancies are namibias biggest success. Ministry of environment and tourism namibia conservancies. There are currently 42 joint venture lodges in namibian conservancies, and in some of those conservancies, tourism is becoming the key source of income, complementing trophy hunting. Explore namibia s communal conservancies where conservation, culture and authentic experiences are at the heart of a journey of a lifetime. Jul 11, 2019 it is available from gondwana free of charge, or as pdf download. The success of these pioneer conservancies was quickly realised, precipitating widespread participation of other communities in conservancy formation and a unique opportunity for namibia to attain conservation at landscape scales. Training and support community conservation namibia. The communal conservancy programme has taken namibia by storm, with 59 conservancies having been registered in the past decade. Community conservation in namibia requires balance and. The number of conservancies grew to 18 in the eastern free state.
Namibias conservancy program is regarded by many as one of the most innovative and effective community conservation and development initiatives in the world, with conservancies being the fruition of namibias long term investment in community based natural resource management. Affordable and search from millions of royalty free images, photos and vectors. Ask the members of the conservancy about what it means to them its a great opportunity to learn about what makes namibias conservation policies so unique. This they did, for attracting tourists and for hunting in a managed and sustainable way. The lead ngo working with mashi conservancy is integrated rural development and nature conservation irdnc. Community based natural resource management in namibia. Hi all, im just looking into arranging a trip to namibia and want to include the wilderness areas of kaokoland and damaraland. With the one community association in a national park, the total area of land under communal management in namibia is 21. Namibia communitybased natural resource management and. Complementary benefits of tourism and hunting to communal conservancies in namibia. View information on namibias communal conservancies. Some traditional leaders need to be educated about how rural conservancies.
Jul 15, 2012 travel news namibia is a highquality glossy namibia travel and lifestyle magazine tasked with promoting namibia to the world. Pdf complementary benefits of tourism and hunting to. The conservancy covers 151 km 2 with an approximate population. The programme has become one of the most successful cbnrm initiatives on the planet. A map illustrates comparative performance and identifies those conservancies most in need of support. The side with the photos will be on the outside when folded into 8. Communitybased tourism in namibia is based on the jointventure principle.
The benefits of wildlife management in conservancies are even more important today for the conservation of namibias wildlife. Namibian conservancies tourism supporting conservation. This map features fascinating experiences plus recommended accommodation. Ive read these areas are largely made up of private conservancies but have struggled to find the names of. There are now 86 registered conservancies, covering 166,045 km 2 and encompassing over 189,230 people. Chris weaver and theunis petersen download the entire article at view attachment 2799. Imagine if the responsibility for protecting yellowstone national park was taken away from the government and put into the hands of the local residents thats what a communal conservancy is.
Communal area conservancies in namibia travel news namibia. Natural resource management data is collated, which forms the basis of adaptive management in conservancies. Printready map showing conservancies, parks and concessions. Click on the zip link to download the zipped gis shapefiles or download all gis data. It covers 297 km 2 and incorporates the kwando river and its floodplains, with kalahari woodlands to the east. In namibia, the habitat of the hunting areas is composed of dense thorny savanna, shrub savanna and large semidesert plains. Approximately 75% of the mammal species richness of southern africa exists in namibia, with 14 endemic species. Gis maps by project round river conservation studies. At the same time it is an ordinary road map with all the essential information of the official namibia road map by prof. Many are on marginal land with little wildlife, but with a strong conservation value to namibia.
When you have eliminated the javascript, whatever remains must be an empty page. Conservancies are a key component of namibia s successful wildlife and natural resource management policy. The lifegiving kunene river has many waterfalls and rapids of which the most spectacular are the ruacana falls and epupa falls. Anabeb, ehirovipuka and omatendeka conservancies basemap. Devolution as a tool for the legal empowerment of the poor by karol c.
A communal conservancy requires a majority of people in an. Conservancies given concessions in state pas in nw map 2015 conservancies given concessions in state protected areas in the northwestern region of namibia. Working in partnership with the safari tourism industry and conservation groups, the local community agrees to lease their land to safari and conservation groups. From the rivers of the zambezi to the mountains of the kunene, from the baobab studded forests of the east to the deserts in the south, namibia s communal conservancies encompass over 20% of the countrys land. Click on a map to explore an interactive, webbased map viewer created by nature conservancy staff around the world. Corruption at conservancies environment namibian sun. Nacso connects the communities and organisations that manage and conserve namibia s natural resources. The conservancies in namibia allow the local people significant discretion in. Across namibia and globally, communal conservancies have become a recognized conservation success story. Another 3% of namibia are restricted areas diamond mining in the southwest of the country. Shortly after gaining independence in 1990, namibia turned ownership of its wildlife back to the people.
Conservation is a cornerstone of the namibian experience. While many challenges remain, conservancies have contributed to strengthening communities rights, voice and stewardship of the wildlife on which they depend for their livelihoods and cultures. In kunene alone, the area surveyed was 66,097 square kilometres over 41,000 square miles namibia in numbers twelve of caprivis c onserva i w ea rni c omf ecotourism guardians update 2011 page 5 6 we. Conservancies ministry of environment and tourism namibia. A conservancy is an area of communityowned land set aside for the benefit of wildlife conservation. Pdf navigating community conservancies and institutional. Namibias communal conservancy tourism sector achieving. Communitybased natural resource management what are. Map of mayuni conservancy showing community enterprises, lodges, infrastructure, and more. To conserve the greater maasai mara ecosystem, through a network of protected areas, for the prosperity of all biodiversity and wildlife, the local population, and recreation and tourism for the nation of kenya. Namibia map detailed map of namibia find attractions.
In fact, the southwest arid zone in namibia, and much of south africa, is an endemism hot spot for mammals, birds, and amphibians. There are currently 59 registered rural conservancies in namibia. Namibia obtained full independence from south africa in 1990, with the exception of walvis bay and the penguin islands, which remained under south african control until 1994. Find local businesses and nearby restaurants, see local traffic and road conditions. In a recent article, john grobler recounted his experiences from a oneweek visit to nyae nyae conservancy in namibia. Namibia was the first african country to incorporate protection of the environment into its constitution, and the government gave people living in communal areas the opportunity to manage their natural resources through the creation of communal conservancies. To save the maps to your computer, rightclick on the link. This contribution is intended to shed light on the process of establishing new commons in the local context named conservancies of game management in northwestern namibia.
Namibia has more than 80 conservancies which give communities rights over wildlife, which they are expected to manage and in return generate income from tourism and trophy hunting. Apr 08, 2020 namibia has the second largest population of white rhinos in the world after south africa and, according to ngo save the rhino, it holds onethird of the worlds remaining black rhinos. Communal wildlife conservancies in namibia wikipedia. Read more about namibia s communal area conservancy programme. This map of namibia shows the major attractions, cities and towns scattered across this vast country situated in the south west of africa, bordering south africa, angola and botswana with the finger of the caprivi strip touching zambia and zimbabwe. Travel news namibia is a highquality glossy namibia travel and lifestyle magazine tasked with promoting namibia to the world. Maasai mara private conservancy accommodations kenya. Location maasai mara, kenya set in the private 50,000acre mara naboisho conservancy, awardwinning encounter mara offers some of the best wildlife viewing in africa all year round from the understated yet lavish comfort of this superb ecocamp. The namibian experience 97 mayuni conservancy is in north eastern namibia, in the zambezi region.
Conservancy in kunene is a success story the namibian. Namibia focuses on individual species, as well as on the bigger picture of biodiversity conservation, sustainability, ecosystem health and human wellbeing. Download scientific diagram the map of the nyae nyae conservancy and its location in namibia indicating the water points within the conservancy from. Integrating wildlife landuse options into the livelihood, development and conservation strategies of namibian communities1 larrye chris weaver2 and patricia skyer3 introduction this paper presents informationon the namibiaconservancy programmeand highlights the conservation and development. I have just modified 3 external links on communal wildlife conservancies in namibia. A communal conservancy is a system of communitybased natural resource management whereby local communities manage and benefit from their natural resources, under an innovative legislative framework.
This map should not be used for lifting coordinates by measuring from the grid lines, as the large scale and type of projection does not permit accuracy sufficient for road navigation. Wildlifebased tourism and communal area conservancies in namibia. Hunting in namibias communal conservancies a decade of. Conservancies given concessions in state protected areas in the northwestern region of namibia. See the map page for more general overview maps of conservancies. Kaokoland has a lot to offer in terms of natural beauty. By using a system of communitybased management, this southern african nation has avoided the fate of most others on the continent and registered. When you come to namibia, be sure to visit a communal conservancy. Read just some of the impressive namibian conservation facts. Download free namibia maps free map downloads free world country map downloadssponsors. Maps produced by this method highlight information of local concern and allow leaders to. The map of the nyae nyae conservancy and its location in namibia.
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