DLIST Benguela - Newsletter No.2 - Coastal Tourism
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NEWSLETTER NO.2 - COASTAL TOURISM
In this edition:
Main feature
Coastal tourism: New efforts to
regulate quad biking in Namibia
Featured partner
NACOMA
In the News
- The Richtersveld conservancy
- Marine litter in the words of
students in Walvis Bay
"
- DLIST has opened a new node
We are the first generation with
in Lüderitz.
tools to understand changes in
- Angolan NGO protecting the
the Earth's system caused by
environment
human activity, and the last with
- Ecoclub started in Port Nolloth
the opportunity to influence the
course of many of the changes
Recent Discussions on DLIST
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now rapidly under way"
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MAIN FEATURE
Coastal tourism: New efforts to regulate quad biking in Namibia
additional negative impacts. Because quad bikes are prohibited in
Namibia's coastal parks, they concentrate in the central Namib
between Walvis Bay and the Ugab River--the most sensitive stretch
on the entire coastal zone. The NACOMA (Namibian Coast
Conservation and Management) Project is now facilitating the
regulation of general quad bike activity on the desert coast. A
The Namib Desert has been known to be
Contingency Management Plan has been prepared and a
sensitive to human activities for decades.
Contingency Management Committee (CMC) created to guide
The increase in All Terrain Vehicle (ATV)
policy makers and authorities in dealing with the increased number
activity, especially quad bikes, has led to
of quad bikes descending on the coast annually.
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FEATURED PARTNER
NACOMA: Development of a coast management white paper will kick off in Namibia
The NACOMA (Namibian Coast Conservation and Management)
Project is working together with the lead ministries, coastal regional
councils to define the policy options that will guide the protection
and use of the coast. A road show is about to kick off in all four
coastal regions to inform and ensure the participation of all
stakeholders in this crucial policy process.
A plan is in place to develop a White
Paper dedicated to the management of
Read on to find out more of the White Paper process, as well as the
the rich yet sensitive Namibian coast.
NACOMA project.
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IN THE NEWS
The Richtersveld conservancy the heart of a
The problem of marine litter in the words of
world heritage site nomination:
students in Walvis Bay
The good news is that the Richtersveld Community
"A healthy community accommodates a healthy
Conservancy can be at the heart of a new World
environment. We, as people of our beautiful Namibia,
Heritage Site (WHS) not so far in the future. Since 2000, the future generation, must start and keep our
the people in the Richtersveld have been discussing
beaches clean". These are the words of students from
the possibility of WHS status for the area. Now, after a
Walvis Bay who participated in an essay competition
feasibility study and a full nomination dossier, the
around the theme of marine litter. Funded by the
Conservancy is awaiting the final decision from the
Municipality of Walvis Bay's Environmental Fund, the
World Heritage Committee of UNESCO. But what
school competition was a sequel to last year's
makes the Richtersveld so special? An enormous
cleaning campaigns and will hopefully be a
diversity of plants and the transhumance culture,
precursor to many more initiatives where we all
which can hardly be found anywhere else on Earth,
become part of the solution.
are only two of the attributes that may in the future
be considered of global importance.
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DLIST has opened a new node in Lüderitz.
Angolan NGO protecting the environment
Like other DLIST nodes, the aim of the Lüderitz node is
In the heart of south-western Angola, ADRA (or
to provide space to exchange information, discuss,
Action for Rural Development and Environment)
and network with the growing DLIST community--all
implements projects to support local development
to support participatory development and local
through civil education, use of local resources, and
initiatives. Yet every DLIST node is different as it meets
environmentally friendly agricultural practices. Our
local needs, so we look forward to seeing how the
projects always integrate environmental goals, mainly
Lüderitz node will develop. If you are in the area, do
through environmental education of communities.
come and bring us you ideas!
Farmers' associations and cooperatives, youth and
women groups, schools, and local and traditional
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power institutions, all participate. Examples of recent
activities include tree planting and a capacity
Ecoclub started in Port Nolloth
building workshop for primary school teachers
Recently the Museum Centre of Port Nolloth, in
showing how paper recycling and empty containers,
cooperation with DLIST-Benguela, started an Ecoclub
cardboard and other waste can be used to prepare
for children between 9 and 12 years of age. At the
support teaching material.
Ecoclub meetings the children go on excursions and
engage in experiments, observations of animals,
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games and craftworks--so these meetings are
everything but ordinary school lessons! On the longer
run it will be important to communicate with other
Ecoclubs, so contact Nosipho to share your ideas.
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RECENT DISCUSSIONS
The Disappearance of the West Coast
The west coast of South Africa and its communities are facing an increasing number of challenges. These
challenges come in the form of coastal pollution, lack of access to the coast, poaching and illegal harvesting
of crayfish, and lack of rehabilitation of mines... but mostly in the form of unwanted coastal developments.
Read all about the community's fight for their coast:
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Sol Kerzner Sets Sights on Namaqualand
A news post of Sol Kerzner proposing to build a luxury tourist resort along the remote Namaqualand coast
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sparked readers to action. View this article from the Sunday Times and its subsequent responses:
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Quad Bikes Everywhere
In our last issue readers were involved in a heated discussion over the issue of quad biking along the dunes in
Elands Bay. This time round it is the turn of our Namibian readers, showing their utter disbelief at the disregard of
quad bikers for the Namib deserts precious dunes.
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Namaqua Ecosystem Threatened
Read about the proposed merger between De Beers Mines and Alexkor that could result in halting the
expansion of the Namaqua National Park.
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NEW IN THE DOCUMENT LIBRARY
Poverty and Tourism
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Population-Development-Environment in Namibia
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The Economic Impacts of Climate Change in South Africa: A Preliminary Analysis of Unmitigated Damage Costs
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Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis - Summary for Policy Makers
[ see details ]
Tourism in the Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area
[ see details ]
National Environmental Management Biodiversity Act 10 of 2004: Threatened or Protected Species Regulations
[ see details ]
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