Map 1:
Communal Conservancies in north-western Namibia.
Figure 1:
Spatial extent of conservancies (in sqkm).
Figure 2:
Population no. in conservancies.
Table 1
The structure of conservancy committees.
| N | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Gender, male | 75 | 73.5 |
| Gender, female | 27 | 26.5 |
| Age, <30 | 25 | 25.1 |
| Age, 31–40 | 49 | 49.5 |
| Age, 41–50 | 21 | 21.2 |
| Age >50 | 4 | 4.0 |
| Education, none | 30 | 31.3 |
| Education, primary | 26 | 27.1 |
| Education, secondary | 37 | 38.5 |
| Education, diploma | 3 | 3.1 |
| Employment, none | 57 | 69.5 |
| Employment, local | 18 | 30.0 |
| Employment, non-local | 7 | 8.5 |
Map 2:
Zonation map for Omatendeka conservancy, the conservancy adjoining Ehirovipuka conservancy.
Table 2
Zonation of Ehirovipuka conservancy.
| Allowed | Discouraged | |
| 1A Core wildlife and tourism area and “Dispute Triangle”:Otokatorwa/Ombonde south | Wildlife, tourism, lodges, campsite (Ombonde river lodge, Palmfontein lodge); camp sites; craft centre;emergency grazing with TA and CC authorization | Commercial consumptive use (shoot and sell);HuntingFurther settlement |
| 1B Tourism areas:Okonjota | Wildlife, camp sites (Okonjota, Okatjovasandu, Okomutati), Okonjota Erero Traditional village, craft centre;Existing settlements; emergency grazing with TA and CC authorization | Further settlement;Hunting (trophy and own-use) |
| 1C Tourism areas:Otjokavare | Wildlife, tourism, Otjokavare camp site, joint-venture tourist lodges, craft centre;Grazing, settlement, crop farming | Hunting (trophy and own-use) |
| 1D Exclusive tourism zone: | Lodge;Wildlife and upmarket tourism | Settlement, grazing, hunting (trophy and own-use), camp sites |
| 2A Hunting area:Ehirovipuka west | Wildlife, trophy and own-use hunting, shoot and sell, live capture, limited tourism (Ombonde north camp site), hunting camp; emergency grazing with TA and CC authorization | Tourist lodges, high-density tourism;Unauthorized harvesting of natural resources; grazing;Further settlements |
| 2B Mixed-use area:Onaisohoek | Wildlife, existing settlement, own-use hunting, limited tourism;Livestock, grazing, farming and gardening | Trophy hunting; further settlements |
| 3 Livestock farming:Onguta/Otjikavare north | Wildlife, settlement, own-use hunting, limited tourism; camp site; livestock, grazing, crop farming and gardening | Trophy hunting |
Source: Management Plan Ehirovipuka, NACSO.
Table 3
Spatial extent of zones in conservancies.
| km2 | km2 | km2 | km2 | km2 | km2 | km2 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildlife/hunting | 504 | 32% | 1292 | 36% | 453 | 28% | 694 | 37% | 704 | 35% | 939 | 42% | 575 | 20% |
| Farming | 480 | 31% | 1770 | 50% | 1139 | 70% | 1153 | 61% | 451 | 23% | 451 | 20% | 1559 | 53% |
| Tourism/settlement | 589 | 37% | 504 | 14% | 31 | 2% | 31 | 2% | 195 | 10% | 195 | 9% | 794 | 27% |
| Mixed (all of above) | 635 | 32% | 635 | 29% | ||||||||||
| 1573 | 3566 | 1623 | 1878 | 1984 | 2219 | 2928 |
Table 4
Income sources of Namibian Conservancies.
| Source of income | % of total 2007 | % of total 2010 | % of total 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joint venture tourism | 51.9 | 47.3 | 43 |
| Trophy hunting | 26.1 | 28.2 | 31 |
| Game meat distribution | 7.0 | 7.0 | 9 |
| Own-use game | 6.8 | 4.0 | 5 |
| Veld products | 2.7 | 1.9 | 4 |
| Shoot and sell | 2.0 | 4.0 | 1 |
| Campsites and other community based tourism enterprises | 1.3 | 2.6 | 3 |
| Live game sales | 1.0 | 1.0 | <1 |
| Craft sales | 0.8 | 3.4 | 2 |
| Premium hunting | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bank interest | – | 0.2 | – |
| Miscellaneous | 0.1 | 0.2 | <1 |
Source: NACSO 2008; NACSO 2012; Suich 2009, 18; NACSO 2014.
Table 5
Hunting quotas of conservancies in the Northern Kunene Region and their uses.
| Conservancy | Use of total game quota % | Potential value N$ | Actual value N$ | Use of trophy quota % | Potential value N$ | Actual value N$ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anabeb | 35.28 | 223,135 | 140,078 | 36.90 | 207,481 | 130,786 |
| Ehi-Rovipuka | 40.57 | 436,934 | 235,665 | 35.60 | 433,504 | 256,116 |
| Epupa | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 |
| Etanga | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 |
| Kunene River | 22.71 | 114.429 | 57,448 | 18.00 | 112,494 | 56,416 |
| Marienfluss | 10.83 | 204,379 | 19,796 | 6.72 | 173,719 | 14,258 |
| Okanguati | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 |
| Okangundumba | 7.56 | 139,096 | 13,327 | 6.15 | 133,626 | 10,634 |
| Okatjandja Kozomenje | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 |
| Okondjombo | 58.44 | 194,586 | 11,386 | 62.82 | 184,036 | 2066 |
| Okongo | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 |
| Okongoro | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 |
| Omatendeka | 50.65 | 383,481 | 260,718 | 53.97 | 375,899 | 255,566 |
| Ombazu | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 |
| Ombujokanguindi | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 |
| Omuramba ua Mbinda | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 |
| Ondjou | 0.00 | 337,914 | 0 | 0.00 | 334,123 | 0 |
| Ongongo | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 |
| Orupembe | 24.03 | 201,959 | 47,126 | 25.06 | 154,023 | 39,580 |
| Orupupa | 18.06 | 244,478 | 3922 | 14.87 | 242,270 | 125,909 |
| Otjambangu | 18.08 | 76,527 | 10,931 | 17.86 | 74,801 | 10,103 |
| Otjikondavirongo | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 |
| Otjimboyo | 0.00 | 44,265 | 0 | 0.00 | 41,936 | 0 |
| Otjitanda | 4.12 | 61,363 | 903 | 0.00 | 59,257 | 0 |
| Otjiu West | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 |
| Otjombande | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 |
| Otjombinde | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 |
| Otuzemba | 18.75 | 1778 | 774 | – | 0 | 0 |
| Ozondundu | 23.21 | 114,665 | 31,605 | 19.23 | 111,695 | 29,592 |
| Puros | 15.10 | 249,347 | 16,648 | 0.00 | 224,947 | 0 |
| Sanitatas | 10.25 | 130,991 | 17,486 | 5.00 | 100,111 | 8638 |
| Sesfontein | 35.44 | 215,898 | 53,545 | 20.71 | 195,898 | 37,417 |
| 3,375,225 (c. 210,951€) | 921,358 (c. 57,584 €) | 3,159,820 (197,488€) | 977,081 (61,067€) |
– = no quota.
Note: the Ministry for Environment and Tourism allots a game quota and specifies what percentage of this quota is meant for trophy-hunting purposes.