NACSO members have identified a number of key services that must be supplied if the CBNRM Programme is to operate effectively. In this regard, NACSO has also capitalized upon the strengths of its member institutions to establish lead institutions for supporting and backstopping each of these services on behalf of the NACSO membership. The table below summarizes the services supplied, lead institutions, and contributing institutions.
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SERVICES |
LEAD INSTITUTION |
CONTRIBUTING INSTITUTIONS |
COMMENTS |
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1. Policy and legislation development |
MET |
All NACSO members to provide inputs as requested by MET |
This service is crucial to the success of the National CBNRM Programme, as it forms the regulatory environment in which CBNRM must take place |
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2. Training |
RF – CBNRM; NACOBTA -CBT |
All NACSO members provide training in various aspects of CBNRM. |
RF and NACOBTA to be lead institutions in providing a "Trainer of Trainers" approach. Process will be facilitated by working through the NACSO Training Working Group. |
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3. Grants/ Financial Management/ Fund raising |
NNF |
All NACSO members to review and comment upon grant applications |
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4. Applied Research |
MET – NRM; UNAM – Social/ economic |
NACSO members to be involved as the situation merits |
MET Scientific Services to provide advise and guidance on NRM research; UNAM to provide advise and assistance on carrying out social/economic related research |
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5. CBNRM Advocacy and Networking |
NACSO Secretariat; Conservancy Association |
All NACSO members will participate in advocacy and networking activities as the situation warrants |
Initially the NACSO Secretariat will play the lead role in CBNRM Advocacy. How-ever, as the Conservancy Association establishes itself, this becomes a more appropriate role for them. |
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6. CBNRM Planning/ Coordination |
NACSO – for member institutions; MET – for government bodies |
All NACSO members to actively participate and quarterly planning and coordination meetings. |
Planning & coordination between the NACSO members is essential. However, planning & coordination between government bodies must be guided by the MET. |
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7. CBNRM Implementation |
NACSO Field-based members |
IRDNC – Caprivi/Kunene RISE – Erongo NNDFN – Otjozondjupa RF – North Central NDT – Hardap, Karas DRFN – Kunene, Hardap MET – All regions |
The geographic spread of existing and emerging conservancies makes it essential to spread implementation responsibilities between a wide range of support organisaztions. MET, however, is the only institutions geographically positioned to participate in the formation and support to all communal conservancies. |
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8. Technical Support |
NACSO Working Groups |
Institutional Support WG; Tourism & Enterprise Dev. WG; Natural Resource Mgt WG |
Donor funded technical advisors to be provided to support development of working group capacity. |
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9. Legal Advise & Conflict Resolution |
LAC |
Private law firm for legal matters; MET for conflict resolution where other Ministries and/or traditional authorities involved |
Provision of timely legal advise to be facilitated by working through NACSO Legal Working Group |
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10. CBNRM Monitoring & Evaluation |
NNF – Monitoring MET – Compliance issues with conservancies |
Monitoring data to be fed into National State of Conservancy Report and to MET for National State of Environment Report. |
Evaluation of CBNRM activities to be performed by neutral, designated bodies, based upon programmatic and relevant donor needs. |