1. Land use, wildlife, tourism & conservancies

2. THE OVERRIDING MESSAGE THAT THIS REPORT CONVEYS IS :
VISION 2030
THE OVERRIDING MESSAGE THAT THIS REPORT CONVEYS IS :
by capitalising on Namibia’s comparative advantages and providing appropriate incentives to use our natural resources in the most efficient ways possible, we will be in a better position to create a safer, healthier and more prosperous future for all Namibians – to 2030 and beyond.

3. WHAT ARE NAMIBIA’S COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES ?
VAST OPEN SPACES AND WILDERNESS AREAS
ABUNDANT AND DIVERSE BIODIVERSITY AND
WILDLIFE POPULATIONS that are well adapted to
Namibia’s harsh climatic and physical conditions,
and have extremely high direct & indirect use value.
UNCONTAMINATED MEAT AND FISH PRODUCTS
Rich CULTURAL diversities and valuable TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE
Efficient SERVICE Industries

4. Returns to different land-uses the main input is getting the policy environment right
Indigenous species systems
Rainfall (land productivity)
Benefits
Higher financial returns from indigenous species management in lower rainfall areas
Higher financial returns from exotic species management in areas of high rainfall & soil fertility
Exotic species systems
Policy failures drive down value of indigenous species
Subsidies (e.g. in agriculture) drive up value of exotic species management

5. State Parks
13.7 m ha
Communal
Conservancies
10.5 m ha
Freehold Conservancies
4.3 m ha
Hunting farms
3.5 m ha
Private Reserves
0.5 m ha

6. Small scale cereal & livestock ± 5.5 million ha
People
2.1 million
Goats
2.4 million
Sheep
Cattle
Wildlife
2.0 million +
Cattle
± 31 million ha
State parks 4%
Communal 8%
Freehold
88%
Intensive agriculture
0.04 million ha
Small stock
± 27 million ha

7. Land prices bordering National Parks
Farming
N$200/ha
Wildlife/ tourism
N$600+/ha
Farming
N$35/ha
Wildlife/ tourism
N$300/ha
Farming
N$40/ha
Wildlife/ tourism
N$150/ha

8. - financial results: Karas region
Best returns on land
- financial results: Karas region
Item
Communal livestock
Freehold livestock
Tourism
Financial gross income per hectare (N$)
4.71
15.00
165.00
Net cash income per hectare (N$)
0.93
0.48
23.00
Livelihoods income (N$)
1.08
3.27
19.00
Financial rate of return
5.5%
9.8%
12.9%

9. Agricultural production Indigenous biodiversity-based production
Commodity
Output value (million N$)
Commercial
Communal
Cattle
637.1
5.8
Small stock (sheep & goats)
285.1
Other livestock (pigs, dairy. karakul, hides & skin)
258.2
Crops (cereals, grapes, etc)
188.7
154.5
Other agriculture
290.0
Construction for agriculture
59.0
TOTAL
1,878.4
Commodity
Output value (million N$)
Trophy hunting
316.0
Live game sales
14.3
Wildlife viewing
2,700.0
Fuel wood sales
63.0
Charcoal
75-100
Selected plant products
21.6
TOTAL
3,200

10. National level N$1,878 million N$3,200 million
Total gross annual output of whole agricultural sector (large & small stock, and crops) – commercial and subsistence sectors
N$1,878 million
Total gross annual output of non-agricultural natural resource based “sector” ( tourism, trophy hunting, wildlife products, indigenous plant products, etc i.e. indigenous biodiversity) – commercial sector only
N$3,200 million
Indigenous biodiversity production systems have overtaken agricultural production systems and exceed them by a factor of two

11. Raises the following:
Wildlife, tourism and other indigenous biodiversity production systems are now the most economically important forms of land use in Namibia
Farming will never make people and countries rich - wildlife, tourism, etc have the demonstrated potential to create much more wealth, jobs, improve livelihoods, skills development, etc
Does the MET as the lead agency have the vision, philosophy and right mindset to lead the huge future growth in this sector (sufficient understanding of economics and markets), or at least, not to hinder the growth potential?

12. The vegetation of Namibia
Of 28 major vegetation types, 16 are not adequately covered
in protected areas . . .
The vegetation
of Namibia
The epehemeral rivers
also receive little
protection from parks

15. Biological
Diversity

16. Endemics

17. Wetlands

18. 44 communal
conservancies

22. Looks very nice but ……
…. only 0.63% of the indigenous biodiversity production sector is earned by communal conservancies !!!!!!!!
Why ? - management, access to markets, resource rights
Solution?
- improve management,
intensify production systems,
closer links and partnership with private sector
policy reform by MET – far greater devolution
- MET mindset change – to economics & markets