1. DECISION MAKERS MEETING ON GOOD ADMINISTRATION OF LAND 7 - 8 December 2006 Windhoek, Namibia

2. The Botswana Land Policy: emerging trends. Presented by Ngaka Monagen Director of Lands Gaborone, Botswana

3. Background Land Tenure The economy Land use conflicts

4. Policy Milestones/Issues Tribal Land Act – 1968 Established the Landboards Tribal Grazing Land Policy – 1975 Commercialisation of livestock farming specifically for beef production National Land Tenure Policy – 1985 Recommended fine tunning of state & customary land tenures Wildlife Conservation Policy – 1986 Sustainable dev’t of commercial wildlife industry

5. Milestones contin’d National Conservation Policy – 1990 Promoted conservation of Nat. Res. Integration of env issues in dev’t plng State Land Allocation policy – 1990 Land allocation transparency Tourism Policy – 1990 Designation of areas for commercial tourist activities National Policy on Agricultural Development – 1991 Fenced ranches

6. Milestones contin’d National Housing Policy – 2000 Housing Facilitation National Master Plan for Arable Agriculture and Diary Development Designation of production zones & protection of agricultural land National Policy for Rural development Rural poverty & economc development

7. Policy Principles Protection and promotion of Land rights Transparency in land distribution Best use of land Land database system

8. Emerging Trends Illicit land dealings Equlitable land distribution Land use conficts Transfer of land rights

9. Land Allocation To be fair, equitable and transparent Therefore introduced first come first serve system Otherwise tendering system

10. Residential Land Maintain waiting list Allocate free customary grant Limit one plot to each individual Meet additional requiremens from the market

11. Non-residential land Willingness to pay used to measure commitment (Business) Disposal by competitive bidding Land reserved for investors Requirement for local participation

12. Land rights Concern mainly on certain groups; Concern mainly on certain groups; Women as Women as Citizens of Botswana Citizens of Botswana Widows Widows Borrowers Borrowers Youth Youth Age of majority Age of majority Ability to develop Ability to develop

13. Ethnic groups Ethnic groups Mostly Hunter and gatherers (nomadic way of life) Mostly Hunter and gatherers (nomadic way of life) Economic exploitation Economic exploitation Rights to land Rights to land Crowded out by other communties Crowded out by other communties

14. Other vunerable groups Housing needs of target groups Housing needs of target groups Affordability Affordability Sustainability Sustainability Poverty aleviation Poverty aleviation

15. Land management Process of managing use and development of land resources in a sustainable way Promote productive use of land conflicts

16. Landuse Planning Guide and control development Preparation of management plans Need for more Planning

17. Agriculture Main sources of Livelihood Loss of arable land Crowding of other uses by commercial ranching Recent interventions Guidelines for intergrated farming

18. Wildlife About 38% of total land The CBNRM philosophy Public education guidelines

19. Communal Land Free for all Degradation Policy interventions

20. Land information System Management tool SLIMSTLIMSIntergration

21. THE END – THANK U