How much remains? Local value capture from tourism in Zambezi, Namibia

Figures & data

Figure 1. Zambezi conservancies and tourism enterprises. Source: Authors.

Table 1. Distribution and ownership of lodges in the Zambezi region.

	Owner-operated			Multinational enterprise		Other	Total
	Foreign	Local		Foreign	Local
		Black	White
Inside conservancies	8		2	10	0	2	22
Outside conservancies	7	10	6	1	0	1	25

Source: Authors.

Table 2. Ownership of hunting operators active in Zambezi conservancies.

Hunting operator	Headquarters	No. concessions
Eluwa Safaris	Grootfontein	1
Camelthorn Safaris	Swakopmund	1
Ondjou Safaris	Windhoek	1
Jamy Traut	n.a.	2
Thormählen & Cochran	Windhoek	1
Ngwena Big Game Hunting	n.a.	3
Vaughan Fulton	Windhoek	1
Ndumo Hunting Safaris	Katima Mulilo	3
Huntafrica Namibia Safaris	Windhoek	1
Omujeve Hunting Safaris	Windhoek	3
Caprivi Hunting Safari	n.a.	1

Source: based on NACSO data (Namibian Association of CBNRM Supporting Organisations Working Groups, 2017).

Figure 2. Value capture patterns in Zambezi conservancies. Source: Authors, inspired by Naidoo et al. (2016) and based on Namibian Association of CBNRM Supporting Organisations Working Groups (2017).

Table 3. Income and value capture of Zambezi conservancies. Source: own calculations based on NACSO data (Namibian Association of CBNRM Supporting Organisations Working Groups, 2017).

Conservancy	Yearly income 2017 (USD)	Income from safari tourism, % of total income	Income from hunting tourism, % of total income	Non-tourism income, % of total income	Value capture, in % of total estimated tourism turnover	Population size
Balyerwa	90,504	0	91	9	16	970
Bamunu	59,617	0	98	2	17	2310
Dzoti	83,337	0	100	0	19	1460
Impalila	57,174	23	75	2	0	880
Kabulabula	58,183	8	88	4	0	570
Kasika	96,287	29	69	2	10	1130
Kwandu	62,048	0	84	16	n.a.	3520
Lusese	60,837	0	85	15	12	880
Mashi	190,574	47	52	1	20	2210
Mayuni	112,064	35	60	5	14	2200
Nakabolelwa	43,390	0	95	5	24	705
Salambala	113,544	22	71	7	30	8240
Sikunga	43,748	0	88	12	54	2470
Sobbe	78,190	0	97	3	22	1010
Wuparo	161,270	10	86	4	29	1140
Average	87,384	16	78	6	26	1980

Naidoo, R., Weaver, L. C., Diggle, R. W., Matongo, G., Stuart-Hill, G., & Thouless, C. (2016). Complementary benefits of tourism and hunting to communal conservancies in Namibia. Conservation Biology, 30(3), 628–638. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.12643

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