Conservancy profile

Sanitatas Conservancy

Registered	July 2003
Address	Sanitatas Conservancy, P.O. Box 18, Opuwo
Telephone	061-228506
Approximate population	250
Main home languages	Otjihimba
Area (square kilometers)	1446
Region	Kunene
Geographical features	Arid with less than 100 mm rain/year. Largely semi-desert and sparse savanna. Hills, plains and wooded river valleys make up the landscape.
Unusual or important features	Sanitatas Spring
Major wildlife resources	Leopard, Giraffe, Kudu, Duiker, Klipspringer, Steenbok, Oryx, Ostrich, Mountain Zebra, Springbok
Management	Management Committee of 14 people, five of who form an Executive. Four Community Game Guards and one Field Officer are employed. Monitoring using annual vehicle-based counts and event books
Enterprises	Joint venture agreement for game viewing in conservancy and pilot Commiphora resin production.
Support agencies	MET, IRDNC (main local NGO), NACOBTA, LAC, USAID LIFE Plus, WWF, SRT
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