Integrating social-ecological systems and global production networks: local effects of trophy hunting in Namibian conservancies

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Table 1. Communal conservancies as social-ecological systems: King Nehale, Nyae Nyae and Ehi-Rovipuka. Sources: NACSO 2017; interviews in the Conservancies, 2012, 2014 and 2016; NACSO 2018; NACSO website, accessed 18 June 2020.

		King Nehale	Nyae Nyae	Ehi-Rovipuka
Resource system	Sector	Trophy Hunting	Trophy hunting and photographic tourism	Trophy hunting and photographic tourism
	Size	508 square kms	9000 square kms	1980 square kms
	Ecological setting	Cuvelai Basin higher rainfall than Namibian average relatively poor sandy and saline soils grassland and woodland	semi-arid tree and bush savanna irregular rainfall low agricultural potential	diversity of environments: hills, plains, pans, and ephemeral watercourses low and unpredictable rainfall
Resource units	Economic value	Annual income (in Namibian Dollars): 259 000 Annual income/capita: 12.95	Annual income (in Namibian Dollars): 7 000 000 Annual income/ capita: 3043	Annual income (in Namibian Dollars): 877 000 (budgeted) Annual income/capita: 350
	Number of units	Low availability of high value species for hunting	High availability of high value species for hunting	High availability of high value species for hunting
Governance system	Nongovernment Organisations	NACSO Namibia Development Trust (NDT)	NACSO Nyae Nyae Development Foundation of Namibia (NNDFN) World Wildlife Fund (WWF)	NACSO Africat
	Organisational structure	Management Committee of 32 members (20 women) Executive Committee of 11 members Staff: 5	Conservancy Board of 6 women and 13 men Management Committee of 6 members Staff: 23	Management Committee of 12 men Executive Committee of 6 members Staff: 5
Resource users	Number of users	20 000 residents	2300 residents	2500 residents
	Socioeconomic attributes	mixed agriculture in small plots communal livestock grazing salaried jobs outside the conservancy remittances and pensions	hunting and gathering agriculture livestock work outside the conservancy reception of food aid	agriculture livestock salaried jobs pensions and remittances
	History of use	Conservancy established 2005	Conservancy established 1998	Conservancy established 2001

Figure 1. Communal Conservancies in northern Namibia and case studies.

Figure 2. Merging GPN with SESF: Value creation and value distribution in Namibian Communal Conservancies.

NACSO, 2017. Namibia’s communal conservancies. Annual conservancy performance ratings & audit reports for the year 2017. MET/NACSO, Windhoek.

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NACSO, 2018. The state of community conservation in Namibia – A review of communal conservancies, community forests and other CBNRM activities (Annual Report 2017). MET/NACSO, Windhoek.

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