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Namibia: A Global Conservation Success Story Martha Mulokoshi Elissa Poma WWF

What is WWF  World’s leading global conservation organization  Work in 100+ countries  5 million members worldwide (1.2 million in the U.S.)  84 cents of every dollar directly to conservation

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WWF’s Mission

To conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on Earth.

Photos and illustration © WWF

About Namibia

Formerly: South West Africa Population: 2.1 million Size: 319,916 sq miles Income: US$499 (per cap GNI, 2008) Map courtesy Millennium Challenge Account Namibia

Namibia’s Constitution

© Frans Lanting

“The state shall actively promote and maintain the welfare of the people by adopting … policies aimed at the following: maintenance of ecosystems, essential ecological processes and biological diversity of Namibia and utilization of living natural resources on a sustainable basis …”

Why WWF works in Namibia

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Today’s Presentation 1.

Video

2.

Introduction to Namibia’s Communal Conservancies

3.

Impacts on People & Wildlife

4.

Q-and-A

Communal Conservancies

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Community-Based Natural Resource Management

Empowers present and future generations to manage integrated wildlife and other natural resources as a recognized and valued rural development option.

Photos courtesy Millennium Challenge Account Namibia

3 Pillars of CBNRM 1. Governance

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Governance

 76 elected governance structures  Representing 1 in every 8 Namibian citizens  Women empowerment © WWF

3 Pillars of CBNRM 1. Governance 2. Natural Resource Management

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Natural Resource Management  Event book  Game counts  Wildlife relocation

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Natural Resource Management  Event book  Game counts  Wildlife relocation

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© WWF

Natural Resource Management  Event book  Game counts  Wildlife relocation

3 Pillars of CBNRM 1. Governance 2. Natural Resource Management 3. Enterprise

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Enterprise  Joint-venture lodges  Campsites  Hunting concessions

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Enterprise  Joint-venture lodges  Campsites  Hunting concessions

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Enterprise  Joint-venture lodges  Campsites  Hunting concessions

Spotlight on Craft Enterprises

Above: © WWF/Keith Spoule; right: © Martha Mulokoshi

Spotlight on Craft Enterprises

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A model of success for people  Economic Development  Improved Rural Livelihoods  Conservation

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A model of success for people  Economic Development  Improved Rural Livelihoods  Conservation

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A model of success for people  Economic Development  Improved Rural Livelihoods  Conservation

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Impacts on People

© Millennium Challenge Account Namibia

 Job creation  Improvements to local schools and clinics

Impacts on People  Improvements to rural water supplies  Provision of transport for the injured or ill  Support for home gardens © Millennium Challenge Account Namibia

Impacts on People  Human/wildlife conflict mitigation  Improved natural resource management  Improved nutrition  Creation of a voice © WWF-Canon/Folke Wulf

Impacts on People

Source: NASCO

Impacts on Wildlife

Biggest population of black rhinos in the world.

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“Stop Wildlife Crime” Campaign

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Impacts on Wildlife

Biggest population of cheetahs in the world

Impacts on Wildlife

Elephant population doubled

© Ute von Ludwiger

Impacts on Wildlife

Only increasing, free-roaming lion population outside national parks in Africa Courtesy Keith Sproule

Impact on Wildlife

Significant populations of rare & endemic species

Courtesy Keith Sproule

Impacts on the rest of the world

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Impact on the rest of the world

© Kasey Austin/Austin-Lehman Adventures

Impacts on the rest of the world

© American Express Publishing Corp.

© Martin Harvey/WWF-Canon

Additional Resources World Wildlife Fund www.worldwildlife.org/namibia Namibia’s Communal Conservancies (tourism website) www.NamibiaCommunalConservancies.com Namibian Association of Community-Based National Resource Management Support Organizations (NASCO) http://www.nacso.org.na/index.php “Living with Wildlife: The Story of Namibia’s Communal Conservancies” http://www.nacso.org.na/SOC_profiles/Namibia's%20Communal%20Conservancies.pdf Travel+Leisure’s 2009 Global Vision Awards http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/2009-global-vision-awards/2?comments_page=1

Contact Information Martha Mulokoski Program Officer, Community Development Support Services WWF-Namibia [email protected] Elissa Poma Travel Program Manager WWF-US [email protected]