1. SANPARKS’ Conservation Mandate

2. Reflections on yesterday
Captive breeding
Lion bone trade
Captive bred hunting
Trophy hunting

3. OUR MANDATE
Mandate derived from National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act, 57 of 2003
To conserve, protect, control and manage National Parks and other defined protected areas and their biological diversity.

4. Our mandate is embedded in the Constitution, legislation and MEAs
Treaties
and MEAs
SA Constitution
National Legislation, including NEMA, NEMPAA, NEMBA, NWA etc.
National Plans and Strategies, including NDP and NBSAP
SANParks Corporate Strategies and Policy framework
Provincial Growth Development Strategy, and Portofolio Clusters
Park Management Plans
Park Operational plans

5. SANPARKS VISION AND MISSION
A sustainable National Parks System connecting society
MISSION
Develop, expand, manage and promote a system of sustainable national parks that represents biodiversity and heritage assets, through innovation and best practice for the just and equitable benefit of current and future generations.
Conservation of biological diversity
Sustainable use of its components
Fair and equitable sharing of the benefits

6. Evolution of conservation in SA
3Ps
Protecting
Preserving
Propagating ’s
3Ms
Measuring
Monitoring
Manipulating
1960’s-1990
3Is
Integrating
Innovating
Internationalization
1990-
SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Transfrontier Conservation Areas
A NEW ERA

7. Conservation (G1) Socio-Economic Development (G3) Tourism (G2)
SANParks Core pillars
Conservation (G1)
Tourism (G2)
Financial Sustainability (SO13)
Accountable Cooperate Governance (SO12)
Socio-Economic Development (G3)
Optimized business processes and systems
(SO11)

8. Develop, expand, manage and promote a system of sustainable national parks that represents biodiversity and heritage assets

9. NO HUNTING IN NATIONAL PARKS
CONSERVATION
SANParks manages lion populations in Kruger and other National Parks
TRADE
SANParks is not involved in hunting and international trade. However, we do sustainable offtakes of game to manage populations
PERCEPTIONS
We’re concerned about perceptions but we believe in transparency, accountability and partnerships
Threshold of potential concern has been set for Black and White Rhinos ( also for penguins; elephants and cycads)
NO HUNTING IN NATIONAL PARKS
It costs money to manage a sustainable system of National Parks. Government funding is under severe pressure. SANParks must generate funds, mainly from tourism and game sales, as well as fundraising to fund its own operations.

10. SANParks’ Response to claims of trophy hunting in the Greater Kruger
National Park
Colloquium on captive lion breeding
21-22 August 2018
Parliament, South Africa

11. Desired state within a regional context
What is the desired outcome for a broader ecosystem management?
Who are the Greater Kruger/GLTFCA stakeholders?
What are the challenges?
What is the operating principles and values?
What are the cooperative arrangements?
What is the impact of the partnerships?
Did you participate in the KNP Management Plan Public workshops?
What can YOU do for the Greater Kruger?
Strategic partners
Focus / Interest groups
Secondary stake-holders
Primary stake-holders

12. KNP Management plan consultation
More than 54 public and interest group meetings ( )
501 inputs received on the draft Plan.
Approximate cost to develop Plan: R3.6 million.
Where you there?
Metro’s

13. Different value systems Different expectations
Local area
Different value systems
Different expectations
Metro
Basic services
Jobs
Regional Tourism potential
Concern about Shangoni Gate
Concern about resource use

14. GLTFCA: “Constituting” the Greater Kruger western boundary
deliver on broader socio-ecological outcomes
GLTP Treaty (2002) provides for:
Phase 1 -regularisation
Phase 2 -expansion
Phase 3 – integrated sector 20 19 18
6 million ha
2.25 million ha
Broader Desired state: GLTFCA Cooperative Agreement

15. Greater Kruger Cooperative arrangements with neighbouring protected areas
Guided by the GLTP Treaty for collaboration according to the following management pillars:
Governance, including regularisation of protected areas
Landscape environmental management, including all aspects of resource use
Socio-economic development and commercial activities, including financial sustainability
Safety and security
Land inclusion/protected area expansion
A consistent umbrella GLTFCA Agreement, promoting “best practices” as per IUCN, is far advanced, to replace existing Agreements, providing for:
The establishment of properly constituted and enabling institutional arrangements
Operational implementation guided by the legal framework
Implementation in accordance to the Management Plans of protected areas
Addresses all aspects of the cooperative management pillars

16. Trophy hunting - IUCN perspective
IUCN Guiding Principles on Trophy Hunting as a Tool for Creating Conservation Incentives
2012
2016
2016

17. Misleading media False statement False statement False statement
Based on which study?
Partial information
Partial information – no mention of corrective action

18. False statement – provide information
Incorrect statement – SANParks provide recommendations
False representation of MTPA view – SANParks do not hunt. The Greater Kruger Hunting protocol is consistent used by all conservation areas open to KNP, and regulated by the MTPA and LEDET according to IUCN and industry best practice principles
False statement – KNP is not the mandated regulatory authority

19. Full context not provided
Assumption
Actions demonstrate lack of transparency and governance
Get facts from MTPA first
False statement – which probing?
It was not a Kruger lion or hunt – false statement

20. Greater Kruger Hunting Protocol Objectives
In line with IUCN best practice principles:
Objectives
Promote ecological integrity through sustainable hunting practices within a Resource Use Strategy
Harmonise hunting practices with other conservation-related practices within the broader integrated system.
Support reserve specific social investment initiatives within communities
Develop transparent co-operative hunting arrangements and “best practice”
Promote good governance by reporting, monitoring and evaluating hunting practices
Develop a shared communication strategy and protocols on ethical and sustainable hunting practices

21. KNP’s Mandate:
Comment, facilitate GLTFCA institutional processes from a conservation perspective
Provincial Conservation authority
Issue, regulate, regularise conservation areas
Step 1. Management plans to provide for hunting, including cooperative aspects around it within an open landscape (consultation, ecological management, governance)
Step 2. Ecological surveys, censuses, specialist studies, observation inform off-takes (around August- October)
Step 3. Submit detailed post-off take records, in consideration with the above (around October)
Step 4. Off-take committees make recommendations, and submit to respective EXCO structures for approval, including e.g. the APNR JMC (November)
Step 5. EXCO obtains support from KNP, MTPA and LEDET, based on the following supporting documentation: pre-and post off-take information, Management plans, signed protocols and members being part of the Constitution, motivation of financial sustainability, Service level agreements (e.g. wrt LEDET)
Step 6. MTPA or LEDET issues the permits, considering recommendations. Might request further supporting information. Official feedback to all parties, including KNP.

22. SANParks’ position on hunting in the Greater Kruger footprint
Hunting is a legitimate practice in protected areas.
SANParks will not allow hunting in a National Park.
SANParks’ Policy framework supports ethical and sustainable hunting in cooperative conservation areas open to KNP
Res nullius, and not the mandate of SANParks to regulate
Compliance to all governance arrangements (including having Management Plans, Agreements, Protocols)
Procedural processes are followed
SANParks through KNP comment and advise through various ecological and governance considerations.
MTPA and LEDET approves and issue permits, including furthering any further due diligence processes needed.
Additional due diligence do not require SANParks to “change their mind”, but to be informed about amendments.
Provincial authorities to consult and act in the interest of all parties
Guided by legal frameworks
Adhere to cooperative arrangements
KNP does not give names to individual animals
“Skye” is not known to KNP
The lion was not hunted in KNP, but in Umbabat
Umbabat is not managed by KNP
Umbabat contributes to the Greater Kruger conservation estate
Umbabat is regulated by the MTPA
KNP did not support lion hunt due to lack of initial information. KNP did not change its mind (and was not required to)
However, additional due diligence & consultation processes satisfied the MTPA that a lion hunt could be conducted
A legitimate permit was issued by the MTPA, and open conservation parties were informed of the hunt

23. What could be improved? 1. Procedural improvements
Conduct joint censuses and combined ecological recommendations based on the broader system approach
Ensure internal and external communication and dispute protocols are in place
EXCO members of open conservation areas should endorse all hunting off-takes and amendments in writing
All approved quotas made public while protecting the rights of protected areas and hunter outfitters as per protocols
Implement external review and auditing of animal off-takes in the Greater Kruger as part of GLTFCA arrangements
Reserve plans to ensure that the resource use, governance and zonation are adequate and understood by land owners;
All parties should be informed before a hunt to prevent anti-poaching responses
2. Open transparent communication between all parties
Develop and implement a joint communication strategy
Aims for a balanced view on all aspects of conservation management
Understand the interest and stake of lobby-groups clearly.
3. The Greater Kruger/GLTFCA should demonstrate contribution to various outcomes
Contribution to environmental, social and economic outcomes
Within the context of a broader regional cooperative system.

24. Final thoughts
The SANParks Vision recognises the importance of maintaining and protecting the broader conservation estate, whilst having an obligation to positively impact on the broader socio-economic environment with cooperative partners, a key focus to promote responsible access & benefits to communities.
The GLTFCA Cooperative Agreement is an innovative transboundary institutional process, providing for a range of consistent & well-governed protected area management models and practices in the open system, in pursue of local and landscape ecosystem-, social and economic outcomes.
Misleading media statements do not further the cause of conservation or represent the interest of the Greater Kruger. Such parties should state their interests and funding streams.
Legitimate and responsibly hunting in the open system is not the same as “captive bred hunting”.

25. Thank You