Conservancy profile

Orupembe Conservancy

(Meaning wilderness area)

Registered	July 2003
Address	Orupembe Conservancy, P.O. Box 289, Opuwo
Telephone	061-228506
Approximate population	400
Main home languages	Otjihimba
Area (square kilometers)	3565
Region	Kunene
Geographical features	Arid with less than 100 mm rain/year. Largely semi-desert and sparse savanna. Landscape is a combination of hills, plains and wooded river valleys
Unusual or important features	Onjuva Plains
Major wildlife resources	Leopard, Cheetah, Steenbok, Kudu, Ostrich, Giraffe, Oryx, Mountain Zebra, Springbok, Klipspringer
Management	Management Committee of ten men and five women. A Field Officer, three Community Game Guards and one Community Activator are employed. Monitoring using annual vehicle-based counts and event books
Enterprises	Joint venture agreement for game viewing in conservancy, premium hunting, own use hunting, pilot Commiphora resin harvesting and craft production
Support agencies	MET, IRDNC (main local NGO), NNF, NACOBTA, LAC, USAID LIFE Plus, WWF, SRT
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