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THE APPROACH WMA REGULATIONS
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THE GOAL
CONSERVE BIODIVERSITY
"Remove barriers including a systemic and institutional capacity deficit for
wetland management ...
… needed to guide decision making from the local user to regulatory
authorities."
THE APPROACH
WMA REGULATIONSWMA REGULATIONS
THE APPROACH
4 x PERMITS
12 x WRITTEN AUTHORIZATIONS
7 x PLANS
4 x REPORTS
THE RESULTGAZETTED AND UN-GAZETTED
Chobe
Nation
al Park
Central Kalahari Game Reserve
Gemsbok National Park
Khutse Game Reserve
Makgadikgadi Pans National Park
Nxai
Pan N
ationa
l Park
Moremi Game Reserve
Qwihaba WMA
Kwando WMA
Okavango WMA
Ngamiland State Land WMA Nata State Land WMA
Nunga WMA
Quabo WMA
Okwa WMA
Matlho-a-Phuduhudu
Kgalagadi District WMA 1
Kgalagadi District WMA 2
Kgalaga
di Dist
rict W
MA 3
South
ern Di
strict
WMA
Kweneng District WMA
Boteti State Land WMA
0 100 200 300 400 Kilometers
Produced by J .F. Broekhuis using ArcView 3.2. DWNP, Gaborone, September 2002.
N
EW
S
Protected areas in Botswana(Version J uly 2002)
WMA (Gazetted) 75.160 sq km (13.0%)Proposed WMA 62950 sq km (10.9%)
Game Reserves 59.590 sq km (10.3%)National Parks 44,420 sq km (7.7%)
Legend:
THE RESULTSINCE THE LATE 1990’s
WMA REGULATIONS NEVER APPROVED
Consultancy for the Review of Wildlife Management Areas (WMA) Regulations and the Community, Wildlife & Natural Resources and Tourism Lease Agreements
PRESENTATION OF INCEPTION REPORT
12 December 2008
PRESENTATION OF INCEPTION REPORT
12 December 2008
Consultancy Team
PURPOSE
Consider Scenarios
Review Methodology
Provide Feedback
OUR APPROACHAssumptions• A government agency wants to promulgate the
WMA regulations
• Key stakeholders in WMAs would like to integrate management to protect biodiversity
• Government will accept recommendations and implement
OUR APPROACH
Recognize Linkages
Support the Project
Streamline the Process
OUR APPROACHSupport the Project
Lifting barriers to biodiversity conservation
Support the Project
High
Low
Community controlGovernment control
Impact
Impact
High
High
Conservation with
communities
Command and
Control
Alternative direction of
desired change
Current Situation
OUR APPROACHRecognize Linkages
InstitutionsInstitutionsLeases
Regulations
OUR APPROACHWHOSE REGULATIONS?
INSTITUTIONAL SILOS = SECTOR MANAGEMNT
Recognize Linkages
OUR APPROACHWhich Institutional Arrangement?
Recognize Linkages
OUR APPROACH
New or existing?Local or national?
Which Institutional Arrangement?
Recognize Linkages
OUR APPROACHStreamline the Process
4 x PERMITS12 x WRITTEN AUTHORIZATIONS
7 x PLANS4 x REPORTSX
OUR APPROACHStreamline the Process
REQUIRED PERMITS
1 x INTEGRATED LEASE1 x MANAGEMENT PLAN
X x REGULATIONS
OUR APPROACHStreamline the ProcessFRAMEWORK FOR REVIEW OF REGULATIONS
Determine Objectives of
WMA Regulations
Assess Contents of Proposed
WMA Regulations
Identify Strengths &
Weaknesses of Proposed
WMA Regulations
Test Revised WMA
Regulations & Finalise
Identify Biodiversity
Needs
Identify overlaps with other Sector Legislation
Modify Proposed
WMA Regulations &
Harmonise with other
Sector Legislation
OUR APPROACHSUMMARY
GUIDELINES FOR MANAGEMENT PLANNING
INTEGRATED LEASE AGREEMENT
WMA (or other name) REGULATIONS
OUR APPROACHSUMMARYGUIDELINES FOR MANAGEMENT PLANNING
• EIA studies in WMAs – Use Strategic Environmental Assessment
• Waste Management
• Use of WMA Regulations
• For preparation of management plans
• For handling transportation and fuel storage
OUR APPROACHSUMMARYIntegrated Lease Agreement
• Community• Tourism• Wildlife
OUR APPROACHSUMMARYWMA (or revised name) Area Regulations
• Integrated - with recommended institutional authority (i.e. DEA)
• Sectoral - with recommended institutional authority (i.e. DWNP)
REQUIRED INPUTS1. Timing with upcoming holiday period2. Resources for consultative workshops
in Gaborone and Maun3. Confirmation of stakeholders for
survey
OUR APPROACHFeedback
Will it work?
OUR APPROACH
Which scenario?
High
Low
Community controlGovernment control
Impact
Impact
High
High
Conservation with
communities
Command and
Control
Alternative direction of
desired change
Current Situation
OUR APPROACH
Which institutional arrangement?
OUR APPROACH
Local or National?
Chobe
Nation
al Park
Central Kalahari Game Reserve
Gemsbok National Park
Khutse Game Reserve
Makgadikgadi Pans National Park
Nxai
Pan N
ationa
l Park
Moremi Game Reserve
Qwihaba WMA
Kwando WMA
Okavango WMA
Ngamiland State Land WMA Nata State Land WMA
Nunga WMA
Quabo WMA
Okwa WMA
Matlho-a-Phuduhudu
Kgalagadi District WMA 1
Kgalagadi District WMA 2
Kgalaga
di Di st
rict W
MA 3
Southe
rn Dis
trict
WMA
Kweneng District WMA
Boteti State Land WMA
0 100 200 300 400 Kilometers
Produced by J .F. Broekhuis using ArcView 3.2. DWNP, Gaborone, September 2002.
N
EW
S
Protected areas in Botswana(Version J uly 2002)
WMA (Gazetted) 75.160 sq km (13.0%)Proposed WMA 62950 sq km (10.9%)
Game Reserves 59.590 sq km (10.3%)National Parks 44,420 sq km (7.7%)
Legend:
OUR APPROACHWMA or insert name <here> • Natural Resources
Management Area• Conservation
Planning Area• ?
OUR APPROACHIntegrated Lease
Agreement
• Community• Tourism• Wildlife
OUR APPROACHAssumptions
• A government agency wants to promulgate the WMA regulations
• Key stakeholders in WMAs would like to integrate management to protect biodiversity
• Government will accept recommendations and implement
THE WAY FORWARDNext Steps
Have a Happy Holidays
12 December 2008
Thank You!