Conservancy profile

Okamatapati Conservancy

(Named after the area itself, which comes from the locally common tree Omutapati, usually eaten by goats)

Registered	September 2005
Address	Okamatapati Conservancy, P.O. Box 63, Okamatapati
Telephone	067-318033/ 68
Approximate population	3000
Main home languages	Otjiherero, Ju/'hoansi
Area (square kilometers)	3096
Region	Otjozondjupa
Geographical features	Thornveld savanna biome. Flat sandy area with annual rainfall of 350-400 mm.
Unusual or important features	Terminalia sericea (main source of food for cattle during dry period of the year)
Major wildlife resources	Wild dog, Kudu, Warthog, Steenbok, Klipspringer, Eland, Oryx, Leopard, Hyena.
Management	Management committee of 15, of which six are women. Nine form the executive. No staff employed at present. Close cooperation between conservancy and the farmers association. Conservancy has a representative in the Land Board and Local Development Committe
Enterprises	Devil's claw and Ozombanwi
Support agencies	NDT (main local NGO), MET, NNF USAID LIFE Plus, WWF, SIDA
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