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HERDING FOR HEALTHUNLOCKING LIVESTOCK VALUE CHAINS IN SUPPORT OF
COMMUNITIES AND CONSERVATION(Dr. Jacques van Rooyen)
Dr Edmore Masaire: Herding for Health KAZA
JACQUES VAN ROOYEN
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MEETING OBJECTIVES
• Overview of the H4H Project• Update of H4H events in the KAZA• Prefeasibility workshops• Feasibility studies- funding• Policy engagement- Mozambique/ Namibia• Progress outside KAZA
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GIZ 2019
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SIMALAHA
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PREFEASIBILITY WORKSHOPS
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MAUN
• Introduction to conservation agreements workshop
• Habu and Eretsha
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Project Sites TP/TFCAMnisi Community (RSA) Great Limpopo TFCALimpopo National Park and surrounds (MOZ)
Greater Lebombos Conservancy (MOZ)Succulent Karoo (Namaqualand) (RSA) /Ai/Ais-Richtersveld TP Mzimvubu Catchment (RSA) Maloti-Drakensberg TFCAMaputo Special Reserve (MOZ) Lubombo TFCAHabu Community Project (BOT) Kavango-Zambezi TFCASimalaha Community Conservancy (ZAM)
Support program to existing implementers to address wildlife-livestock coexistence holistically to ensure sustainable benefits to communities and conservation efforts, like wildlife dispersal.
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Mobile abattoir
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CI (CSA) & PPF COLLABORATION
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Jacques van Rooyen
Caprivi 2011 – ‘If it was possible to have both (cattle & wildlife) that is what we would
want, BUT…’
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POOR LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT NEXT TO
PROTECTED AREAS RESULT IN MULTIPLE RISKS TO
BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
degraded land, disrupted ecosystem services, pressure to
access protected resources, Jacques van Rooyen
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POOR LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT
ALSO RESULTS IN AN INCREASE IN
HUMAN-WILDLIFE CONFLICT
Cattle not kraaled and herded properly, is a risk:• Uncontrolled movement• Rangeland degradation• Predation• Disease transmission
through contact with wildlife
• Disease spread• Stock theft
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CHALLENGEThe problems are complex, dynamic and
multidimensionalYET
The solution must be simple and practical
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STRATEGIC HERDING & KRAA
LING
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HERDING4HEALTH
Rangelands Animals
PeoplePolicy
One Health at the Wildlife-Livestock-Human Interface
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WILDLIFE CRIME
A MODEL FOR CLIMATE-SMART, WILDLIFE-FRIENDLY, AND SUSTAINABLE RED-MEAT
PRODUCTION
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Green Job Creation
Restoration of
Rangelands
Sustainable food
production
Commodity-based trade as catalyst
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Skills set (Pro Herdsmen / Eco-Rangers):1. (Holistic) planned grazing principles2. Animal production & husbandry3. Primary Animal Health Care4. Wildlife contact management (predators / disease)5. Record keeping, traceability and auditing6. Community liaison / mobilisation7. Tracking and wildlife protection8. Low-stress handling
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-H4H Training Alliance -Accredited courses
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Thank You
Dr. Jacques van [email protected]+27 83 289 1312
Jacques van Rooyen
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