A broad support framework for CBNRM activity is provided by the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT) and members of NACSO, the Namibian Association of CBNRM Support Organisations.
Three working groups provide technical expertise:
- the Natural Resources Working Group (NRWG),
- the Institutional Development Working Group (IDWG), and
- the Business, Enterprises and Livelihoods Working Group (BELWG).
These are flexible constellations of NACSO members and partners that pool experience and resources to provide effective support to conservancies, which are gazetted and fall under the legal responsibility of the MEFT.
Three pillars of community conservation in Namibia
Natural resource management
Innovative resource management enables biodiversity conservation and the sustainable use of wildlife and plant resources.
Community conservation governance
Good governance creates the basis for resource management and the equitable distribution of returns.
Business, enterprises and livelihoods
Incentive-based conservation approaches enable an expanding range of rural livelihood options.
