1. iSimangaliso Wetland Park Authority
Presentation to the Portfolio & Select Committees
9/10 March 2010

2. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

3. EXPENDITURE TRENDS Key trends:
Delivery incl job creation averages at 60% of total expenditure
Personnel costs brought down from a peak of 35% to 13% of total expenditure
Other costs average at around 20% of total expenditure

4. REVENUE TRENDS Key trends:
Park revenue has increased from 1.3% to 14.8% of total revenue
Grants have decreased from 93% to 64% of total revenue

5. BALANCE SHEET ANALYSIS
Key trends:
Strong increase in asset base
Liability growth relative to increases in expenditure

6. BALANCE SHEET ANALYSIS
Key trends:
Current ratio (ability to meet short term debt) also improved steadily
Debt:equity ratio well below 1

7. iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Lubombo SDI
&
iSimangaliso Wetland Park

8. “Poverty amidst Plenty”
Socio-economic neglect
Low-road growth path
Stagnation/decline
Embedded in regional fundamentals
Human & ecological disaster
Key challenge:
Shifting the development trajectory

9. “TO END THE PARADOX OF POVERTY AMONG PLENTY”
PROGRESS
VISION
“TO END THE PARADOX OF POVERTY AMONG PLENTY”
3 countries in 1 day
Protocol
Trilateral Ministers’ Committee
MEC Oversight Committee
Malaria programme
Improvements to borders
Establishment of Lubombo route
Transfrontier areas

10. Vision and Mission of iSimangaliso
“To protect, conserve and present the Wetland Park and its World Heritage Values
for current and future generations in line with the standards laid down by UNESCO
and the World Heritage Act, and to deliver benefits to communities living in and adjacent
to the Park by facilitating optimal tourism and related development.”

11. iSimangaliso Board
Board Members
Mr M Msimang (Chairperson)
Ms K Mathebula (V/Chairpreson)
Mayor Mthombeni (Member)
iNkosi M Tembe (Member)
Ms G Mji (Member)
Ms S Mancotywa (Member)
Mr E Mfeka (Member))
Mr I Lax (Member)
Mr A Zaloumis (CEO)

12. iSIMANGALISO STRATEGY Major tourism routes Community feeder roads
Internal park roads
Land consolidation and rehabilitation
Land consolidation
commercial forestry areas;
alien plant removal;
Game reintroductions
Fencing of entire park
Infrastructure development
Job creation
Training *
SMME development
Tourism Development
N2 and R22
Sibaya, uMkhuze
ES, uMkhuze
16 parcels,WS, uMkhuze
15000ha
R5mpa
3000 head
230 km complete
R120 m
3500 ave pa
2507 people 8/09 48
Businesses
+ 59% 2000 – 2006
+36%
Training incl – arts, crafts, alien plant id & herbicide application, construction, tour guiding, enviro education, admin & computer literacy, first aid, dangerous game, new venture creation & project management

13. Strategic Principles Challenges
Developing to conserve and empower
People and Park priority area
Infrastructure investment based on return on investment, recurring costs, contribution to effectiveness of park management, contribution to tourism experience and empowerment
Conservation management undertaken to maintain & optimise WH values with end goal of an open ecological area
Challenges
Meaningful delivery against 12 co-management agreements
Complex legal and institutional environment in which operate
Fluid nature of tourism environment and balancing changing commercial realities with different user groups and equitable access

14. Primary Indicators Objective Outcome Indicator Target
Conservation management
Management of poaching
Improved conservation of World Heritage Values based on the ecosystems approach
Target for detection of poaching incidents
2 weeks
Maintenance of boundary integrity
Target for detection of illegal developments
48 hours
Management of zone of influence
Target for response to EIA’s & reported developments
100%
Protection of World Heritage values
Current IMP in place
Target for following EIA processes for construction & other relevant projects 

15. Increase number of BEE smme’s through iSimangaliso programmes
Objective
Outcome
Indicator
Target
Transformation
Communities & claimants
Improved access to work and income generating opportunities
Creation of temporary jobs (direct and indirect)
FY10/
FY11/12 – 4000
FY12/13 – 3000
FY13/14 – 3000
FY14/15 – 3000
New permanent jobs (direct and indirect) from park related activities
FY10/
FY11/12 – 50
FY12/13 – 50
FY13/14 – 300
FY14/15 – 50
Increase number of BEE smme’s through iSimangaliso programmes
FY10/11 - 5
Thereafter 2 per annum
Primary Indicators (cont.)

16. Improved financial sustainability
Objective
Outcome
Indicator
Target
Tourism
Commercialisation of activities in park
Improved financial sustainability
Increase commercial revenue
FY10/11 - 2%
FY11/12 – 5%
FY12/13 – 5%
FY13/14 – 7%
FY14/15 – 10%
Increase in visitor numbers
FY11/12 – 4%
Primary Indicators (cont.)

17. Focus Areas for FY2010/11
Redevelopment and upgrade of tourism accommodation facilities in the Park
People and Parks programme incl. land claims trust capacity building and implementation of co-management agreements
Equitable access programme – schools (discounted access & support materials)
GEF programme implementation
Tourism 101 roll out across Park
Training including land care, cbnrm, infrastructure, tourism (NQF4)
Infrastructure roll out
Maintain track record of unqualified audits - financial and performance

18. Business Plan – FY10/11 Goal Outcome FY10/11 Current status
Conservation Management
Park management
Implementation of conservation operational plan (COP)
Implementation of green and brown audit programme
Document in draft
Park planning
Completion of 3 local area plans
Consultation process initiated
Land rehabilitation
Roll-out Working for Water project (aim 5% density reduction)
Remove remaining plantations on the western shores
Renewal of agency agreement in process
Illegal Developments
Roll-out of phase 2 of programme
4 civil cases concluded
2 criminal cases concluded
Zone of Influence
Ongoing monitoring and registration of facilities in zone of influence
System established and functioning

19. Summary Business Plan FY10/11 (cont.)
Goal
Infrastructure
Outcome FY10/11
Complete 50% of phase 3 infrastructure (refer map)
Current status
Planning complete
Tender documentation in process
TOR re waste disposal plan drafted
Summary Business Plan FY10/11 (cont.)

20. Summary Business Plan FY10/11 (cont.)
Goal
Outcome FY10/11
Current status
Conservation Management
Sustainable resource use
implementation of annual natural resource use programme
Initiation of phase 2 of food gardens programme
implementation of conservation awareness programme
Programme and policies in place
Funding applications for food gardens programme drafted
Transformation / Community Development
Transformation
Roll-out annual co-management plan
initiate phase 2 of the entrepreneurship programme (60 learners)
complete year 2 of the ART programme (100 learners)
plan presented to claimants and agreed
selection of new candidates for entrepreneurship (first intake 48 learners to go into support hub)
trainers for art programme appointed
Summary Business Plan FY10/11 (cont.)

21. Summary Business Plan FY10/11 (cont.)
Goal
Outcome FY10/11
Current Status
Transformation
develop 2 new product ranges for craft programme
execute poverty-relief related capacity building programmes
facilitate settlement of remaining land claims
selected poverty-relief related training programmes approved
Tourism Development
Tourism
implementation of annual marketing and PR programme
focus on strategies to increase Park revenue
implementation of annual
PPP programme
issue activity tenders (cycling, boat cruises, charter fishing etc)
increase in number of establishments around the Park 2000 to 2006 = 59% and 2006 to 2010 = 36%
increase in visitor numbers of 6.4% over previous year
strategy to be presented to board at March meeting
tender documentation iro activities almost complete
Summary Business Plan FY10/11 (cont.)

22. Summary Business Plan FY10/11 (cont.)
Goal
Outcome FY10/11
Current status
Tourism cont.
issue tender on new tourism investment
TAI obtained
Research, Environmental Education & Regional Cooperation
Research
identify research priorities including climate change
Implement GEF project
GEF agreement awaited
Environmental Education
schools award programme implementation (local schools)
national school programme
school marine education programme implemented
design of school awards programme in process
Regional cooperation
Participation in and support to Kosi / Ponto TFCA
Development of Lubombo Tourism Route
CEO current chair of TFCA task team
TOR complete
Corporate Governance
maintain audit track record
unqualified audits since inception (fy2003)
unqualified performance audits since performance auditing introduced (fy 2007)
Summary Business Plan FY10/11 (cont.)

23. PEOPLE AND PARKS PROGRAMME:
Co-management agreements
Job creation
Training
Economic development programmes
Natural resource use programmes
Promotion of culture
Equitable access
Education Fund

29. Tempe
Elephant