In this edition:
Main feature DLIST and the
Benguela Current Commission:
Striving for Transparency Featured
partner DLIST for the Agulhas and
Somali Current Large Marine
Ecosystem In the News
- Namibia Issues in an All
Inclusive Coastal Policy-
Ompango Yominkulofuta
yaNamibia
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" We are the first generation with tools to
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understand changes in the Earth's system caused
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by human activity, and the last with the
- Sustainable Tourism in
opportunity to influence the course of many of
Mozambique- Legacies from
the Past - New Courses on
the changes now rapidly under way" Peter Vitousek,
Offer!
Stanford University 1997
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Recent Discussions on DLIST

Read discussion summaries New to Welcome to the seventh edition of the DLIST Newsletter! After a long absence the DLIST-Bengu
the document library Read
Newsletter is back and hoping to bring you regular updates during 2010! Our feature article ta
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the new Benguela Current Commission (BCC). We have undertaken interviews with key person
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the activities and challenges the commission envisages for the year ahead. Our featured part
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DLIST Agulhas and Somali Current Large Marine Ecosystem. The new DLIST site on the east side
If you have any suggestions for the replicate all the successes of the DLIST-Benguela project and build on the lessons learned. In th
next edition, or there is something
region DLIST aims to focus more intensely on community participation in decision making proce
you feel we ought to include, please
contact our team at admin@dlist-
This issue is also filled with other interesting articles. Read about the coastal policy process that
benguela.org. Consider this
currently undergoing. The process has been hailed as a remarkable example of a `bottom up,
newsletter also your tool to share
policy initiative, one in which Government and civil society has joined hands in confronting the
information and good ideas.
preventing optimal use of our coastal areas. The article is also available for the first time in Osh

read about the new online courses DLIST has developed together with its partners, one of whic
exciting stakeholder participation course. Other interesting articles include the sustainable tou

in the coastal Mozambican town of Vilankulos and a soon to be published indigenous knowled
the Richtersveld region of South Africa.
For those of you who are still unfamiliar with the DLIST (Distance Learning and Information Shari
project, it is an initiative that was started in 1998. The team realised that access to information
of information is a challenge, especially for grass-roots communities. DLIST solicits and dissemin
information to and from a variety of sources and target audiences. DLIST ­ Benguela has made
the BCLME region, and beyond. Through the DLIST web-based platform as well as practical ou
channels such as radio, film festivals and partnering with relevant stakeholders , communities a
opportunity to have their voices heard and are informed on what their rights are.
The newsletter presently goes to all registered DLIST users, as wel as many people who may be
platform. If you would like to learn more on DLIST, you can find out here. If you have suggestion
newsletter articles, please write to our team at admin@dlist-benguela.org.
Best regards The DLIST-benguela Team

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MAIN FEATURE DLIST and the Benguela Current Commission: Striving for Transparency
The countries of South Africa, Namibia and Angola
valuable and also sustains the small rural commun
region from local communities to global y funded
that are sustainable and will benefit al stakeholde
interviews undertaken with key players in the Beng

government. We asked them about the roles they
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FEATURED PARTNER DLIST for the Agulhas and Somali Current Large Marine Ecosystem
After successful y piloting the DLIST project along t
(BCLME), a new DLIST has been developed for the
(ASCLME). The new DLIST will continue with all the
that the agenda of the people on the ground is h

has in store.
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IN THE NEWS
Namibia Issues in an All Inclusive Coastal PolicyThe Green
Sustainable Tourism in Mozambique The coastal Mozambican tow
Paper for the Namibian Coastal Policy Process has been finalised
where tourism is way of boosting the local economies of its cities, the f
and has been made available to the public. It is a very important
if a symbiotic relationship between conservation and tourism can be m
document for a country with such a unique environment and a
current pressure for development can be properly managed. A tall as
coastline with such immense potential. The coastal policy
process has done a commendable job in developing a human
centred approach to managing the coast and its resources.
People are after al still the primary influence on how coastal
resources are used... This article highlights the approaches used

to ensure an all inclusive coastal policy.
Folk knowledge, traditional wisdom or indigenous knowledge... the kno
[ find out more ]
often the basis for local-level decision making in areas such as agricult
practices and how can we rediscover them? Read on to find out more
Ompango Yominkulofuta yaNamibia
have found ways to conserve their heritage.
In further reaching out
to communities, our article on the Namibian coastal policy
process is the first DLIST article to be translated into Oshiwambo.
For those who are interested, read it here!

[ find out more ]
New Courses on Offer! The
DLIST stakeholder participation course has just completed its
second successful run. One the course's successes was found in
the fact that it brought together a group of people from various
sectors to converse with one another, share and learn about the
importance and usefulness of a proper stakeholder participation
process. The course is useful to anyone who is interested in the
general process of stakeholder participation and is open to
anyone. In response to the increasing pressures that industries are
placing on our environment, the Polytechnic of Namibia has also
developed a Cleaner Production course specifically aimed at
engineering students. Keep an eye on DLIST for further upcoming
exciting courses!
[ find out more ]

RECENT DISCUSSIONS
Madagascar: Biodiversity as a Victim of the Political Crisis An active DLIST user from Madagascar reports on the effect the country's po
country's valuable National Parks ­ Mosoala and Marjejy continues. Read more [ visit thread ]

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The Role of Protected Areas in Coping with Climate ChangeWith the recent groundbreaking climate summit held in Copenhagen, DLIS
importance of not losing sight of the people on the ground whose lives are affected on a daily basis by climate change. [ visit thread ]
Cartoneros and Social Change
DLIST users from three different continents discuss sources of land based and marine pollution, especially over the festive season and share pos
On the Subject of Communication An interesting debate arises on the power imbalances in integrated coastal management paradigms,
approach. [ visit thread ]
Can We Prevent the End of Fish What it will ta
our ocean ecosystems? Read more [ http:/
benguela.org/sendstudio/link.php?M=611&N=57&L=133visit thread ]
NEW IN THE DOCUMENT LIBRARY
·
From Ridge to Reef [ see details ]
·
Blue Carbon: The Role of Healthy Oceans in Binding Carbon [ see details ]
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Integrated Fisheries and Habitat Management: Fisheries Refugia in the South China Sea [ see details ]
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Making Waves [ see details ]
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Towards a Coastal Policy for Namibia: Green Paper 2009 [ see details ]
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