NACOBTA JOINT VENTURE UNIT NACSO MEETING Facilitation of 8 existing and emerging JV agreements between conservancies & Private Sector NACOBTA JOINT VENTURE UNIT NACSO MEETING

GOAL TO INCREASE INCOME AND CREATE EMPLOYMENT IN COMMUNAL AREA CONSERVANCIES

Objectives To encourage partnerships with investors to invest in Communal areas To facilitate agreements that maximise benefits for both parties To ensure that Joint Ventures partnerships Agreements are functional and well managed To ensure that maximum benefits are derived from these partnerships To identify and pilot ways in which JV’s services can be commercialised

OUTCOMES Guidelines for mini-tender process Activate Joint Venture Investment Profile Tourism leases in place for all signed agreements Joint Venture perfomance data base in place Encouraging spin-offs from JV’s JMC in position to manage contracts

Cont’ NACOBTA GRADUAL REDUCTION OF ASSISTANCE TO JMC’s

LINKAGES NRM CONSERVANCY COMMITEES PARTNERS IN NRM PRIVATE INDUSTRY PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE ECO-TOURISM INSTITUTIONAL & CAPACITY BUILDING Guidelines for JMC’S JMC’S Managing own contracts Perfomance data base in place

Cont’ BUSINESS ENTERPRISE Form part of the working group Facilitate business deals with PS Business dev. Org.

AMOUNT REQUESTED LIFE PLUS N$249,724 MATCH FUNDING AUSTRIAN N$141,108 Own funding N$15,858

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