NACSO and the National CBNRM Programme

Namibia

•Namibia 823.679 km²

Historical Background (NACSO)

• IRDNC activities since late 1980s

• LIFE Programme support since 1993

• MET legislation passed in 1996 (increased interest, demand and stakeholders)

• Need for national coordination mechanism discussed since 1997

• Formation of CAN/NACSO (1999/2000)

NACSO Structure and Implementation Strategy

• Aim

• Current Members

• Structure

• Implementation Strategy

The aim of NACSO is to promote, support and further the development of community-based approaches to the wise and sustainable management of natural resources, thereby striving to advance rural development and livelihoods, to promote biodiversity conservation and to empower communities through capacity building and good governance, to determine their own long-term destinies.

Aim

NDT – MET

(NNF, RF, Nacobta, LAC, UNAM, Sardep, MAWRD)

IRDNC – MET

(NNF, RF, Nacobta, LAC, UNAM)

RF – MET

(NNF, Nacobta, LAC, UNAM, RCs, Sardep)

NNDF – MET

(NNF, RF, Nacobta, LAC, UNAM, MBEC, HU, MWARD)

IRDNC – MET

(NNF, RF, Nacobta, LAC, UNAM)

RISE – MET

(NNF, RF, Nacobta, LAC, UNAM)

……… – MET

(NNF, RF, Nacobta, LAC, UNAM)

Current Members

Structure

Institutional Dev. W/G

IRDNC

Legal W/GLAC

Research&

EvaluationUnam

BEDW/G

Nacobta

NRMW/GDEA

GrantsMgt. & M&ENNF

SecretariateStrategic

W/GNNF

Training W/GRF

Field based implementation is coordinated by a partnership between Local MET offices and Regional based NGO’s.

Refer to map of NACSO partners to show the institutional arrangements in each geographical area

Annual General Meeting

Management Committee

Quarterly Members’ Meetings

NACSO Grant Approval Board

Integrated Resource

Managem

ent

Conservancy Association/s

Democratic Governance

Improved

Natural

Resources

Enterprises & Joint Ventures

Advocacy

Polic

y &

Legi

slatio

n Ref

orm

Applie

d Res

earc

h

Bus

ines

s & In

com

e

Gen

erat

ion

Legal & Conflict

Resolution

Kunene

Erongo

OmusatiCaprivi

Kavango

Hardap Omaheke

Comm

unications &

Public RelationsTrai

ning

&

Educa

tion

HIV/AIDS

IRDNC

NNF

MET

RF

NDT

LAC

NACOBTA NNDF

NACSO SecretariatUNAM

CBNRM Program

RISE

NANGOF

Otjozondjupa

Strategy

Achievements of National CBNRM Programme to date

• Area covered and numbers of people involved in CBNRM

• Wildlife population trends

• Types of activities and income derived thus far

• Untapped potential

Land In Registered Conservancies

0

5000

10000

15000

20000

25000

30000

35000

40000

45000

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

Years

Are

a (

km

2)

Area under Communal Conservancies

34 emerging = ca. 60000 km2

15 registered conservancies

People in registered Conservancies

0

500010000

1500020000

2500030000

35000

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

Year

Nu

mb

er

of

Pe

op

le

Additional 70,000 – 100,000 in emerging conservancies

Committees Representing Diverse Communities

49 Communities mobilized into representative governance bodies

Wildlife Populations & Trends in North-West Namibia

Types of activities & income derived thus far

Namibian National CBNRM Programme - Percentage Benefits by Sector

Thatching Grass 15%

Joint Venture Tourism 25%

Trophy Hunting12%

Campsites/CBTEs 34%

Game Donation 7%

Crafts 4%

Game Meat Dist. 3%

Own Use Game 1%

Total CBNRM Benefits = N$ 6,124,195Total Value of Income Generated = N$5,484,585Total Value of Non-Financial Benefits = N$639,610

Namibian National CBNRM Programme

Year 2001: N$6,124,195 in Benefits Earned by Communities

0

1,000,000

2,000,000

3,000,000

4,000,000

5,000,000

6,000,000

7,000,000

1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

N$

Conservancy Non-Financial Benefits

NR-based Household/Wage Income

Conservancy / Enterprise Committee Income

Community Camp Sites

Joint-Venture Lodges

• Joint-Venture Agreements

• Identifying new locations

Untapped potential

$0

$500,000

$1,000,000

$1,500,000

$2,000,000

$2,500,000

$3,000,000

$3,500,000

$4,000,000

$4,500,000

$5,000,000

Community-based Tourism

Enterprises

Trophy Hunting

Joint VentureTourism

Future Income: 2005Current Income: 2001

Challenges and the Way Forward

• Broadening beyond wildlife

• Tracking progress and communication

• Capacity constraints (National and local levels)

• Long term financial sustainability

• 5 Year Strategic Vision for CBNRM in Namibia (2001 – 2006)