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Okavango Delta (BW)
| Contributor | DiegoNunez |
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| Country | Botswana, |
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| Release date | 09/02/2015 |
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| Good Practice Innovation Sheet | ||||
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| Items | Description | |||
| 1. WHO | ||||
| Key people and organisations (initiator, leader, partners) | rmalesu@botswanatourism.co.bw | |||
| Okavango Delta | ||||
| Botswana Tourism Organisation, Plot 50676, Fairgrounds Office Park, Block B, Ground Flr, Private Bag 275, Gaborone, Botswana Website: www.botswanatourism.co.bw | ||||
| Key Figures | Surface | Inhabitants | Tourism arrivals | Tourism nights |
| 55,374 km2 | 140.000 | 200.000(2013 | 170.000(2013) | |
| 2. WHY | ||||
| Reason for taking the good practice action | Decline of the Elephant and Rhino population | |||
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| 3. HOW | ||||
| Methods /steps / tools used (to develop the good practice) |
Actions for innovation: Strengthened and implemented anti-poaching strategy since 2009 Restocking of Rhinos into the Okavango Delta commenced since 2009 Two years continental elephant censors project started in February 2014 |
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| 4. RESULT | ||||
| Specific/measurable results, benefits |
-Intensified and implementing Anti-Poaching Strategy - Restocking of the endangered Rhino population from South Africa - Research and censors for the elephant population funded by Paul G. Allan begun since February 2014 |
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| Recognitions (e.g. awards) |
- Listing of Okavango Delta as 1000 World Heritage site by UNESCO -WTTC Tourism for Tomorrow Awards 2010 Destination Stewardship Website: http://www.wttc.org/tourism-for-tomorrow-awards/ - The Conde Nast Travelers 2013 World Savers Award in the category: Sustainable Destination / Developing Country Website: http://www.cntraveler.com/world-savers/2013/okavango-delta-world-savers-awards - Rhino Conservation award Website: www.gameranger.org/.../79-the-rhino-conservation-awards-2014 GSTC Early Adopter Program Participant Certificate Website: www.gstcouncil.org |
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| 5. REFLECTION | ||||
| Lessons learned | ||||
| Challenges met | ||||
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| 6. MORE | ||||
| web-references, documents |
www.elephantswithoutborders.org/ www.huffingtonpost.com/jennifer-schwab/botswana-animals_b_2576019.html |
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rmalesu@botswanatourism.co.bw |
