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Agenda
What is a conservancy
Does Gulu need a conservancy
Questions & Answers
Way forward?
What is a Conservancy?A conservancy is a registered voluntary association between land users/landowners who co-operatively
wish to manage their natural resources in an environmentally friendly manner
without necessarily changing the land-use of their properties
Local examples:Cove RockTyolumnqa
Status of natural resources on private land
is improved by landowners being involved
in a community manner in the
conservation of their own resources
Collective Representation of Diverse Interests
Agriculture
Ecotourism
Residential
Nature Reserves
Public Facilities
Why Form a Conservancy?
Promote and integrate better stake-holder relations
Prevent degradation and devaluation of land
Protection of environment
Promotion of ecotourism
Community upliftment projects
Increased land values
Government
GazetteREPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
Vol. 524 Cape Town 11 February 2009 No. 31884
CHAPTER 4
ESTUARIES
33. National estuarine management protocol 25
34. Estuarine management plans
Vol. 524 Cape Town 11 February 2009 No. 31884
THE PRESIDENCY
No. 138 11 February 2009
It is hereby notified that the President has assented to the following Act, which is hereby published for general information:–
No. 24 of 2008: National Environmental Management: Integrated Coastal Management Act, 2008.
National Estuarine Management Protocol Objectives (ICMA)
Conserve, manage and enhance sustainable economic and social use of estuaries
Maintain ecological interactions between estuaries, their catchments and other ecosystems
Cooperative management between government , private sector and civil society
Promote estuarine and environmental awareness, education and training
Precautionary approach to utilization of estuarine habitat and resources
BCM Land Use Proposals
Gulu Catchment Area as starting point?Sandili bainsii
Illustrative Gulu Issues
Marine Protected Area management
Estuary management and development
Re-instatement of Gulu nature Reserve
Maintenance of tertiary roads and beach access
Improvement/re-instatement of public facilities
R72 – traffic control
Effective and co-operative land use
Addressing of staff accommodation and community
upliftment Questions ……
Way forward ……..
Gulu Conservancy
Working Group
(GCWG)
Elect reps to GCWG
Memberspresent infavour ordecline GCWG
GCWGDraft
constitution
VisionObjectives
Time frame
December 2013
FormationGC