1. Community Conservation Fund of Namibia
An Introduction to CCFN

2. Overview Legal and operation status Objectives Governance Management
Current targets
Targets - Fund structuring
Status of Community Conservation in Namibia
What we week

3. CCFN Legal and Operational Status
Registration:
14 July 2017 as a “Non-Profit Association Incorporated under Section 21 of the Namibian Companies Act).
Governed by the;
Companies Act, and
Articles of Association
Further guided by
By-Laws
Strategy Plan
Internal manuals and Policies i.e.

4. CCFN Objective
Primary objective – raise, administer, manage, grow and disburse funds:
To promote sustainable development of communal conservancies, community forests and related natural resource management entities with a similar legal mandate that contribute to:
(a) conservation, protection and improvement of the natural environment and biodiversity, including the sustainable use of natural resources; and
(b) relief of poverty and the improvement of livelihoods for the benefit of the members of communal conservancies and community forests.
Sustainable development is defined as "development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs".

5. Membership and Governance
Hon. Nandi Ndaitwah (Patron)
Patricia Skyer
Gideon Shilongo
Maggie Vries
Steve Galloway
Chris Brown
Colgar Sikopo
Directors :
Steve Galloway
Chris Brown
Colgar Sikopo
Tiaan Bazuin
Chris Weaver
Hon. Bernadatte Jagger
Hilma Weber

6. Governance and Management Structure

7. CCFN Financing Structure

8. CCFN Funding targets and progress
A) Minimum Support Package (MSP) Component: (Gap analysis done with NACSO)
Approx. US$ 50 million
Currently negotiating seed funding from Acacia of US$ 1 million
B) Specific project Funds - Currently Human Wildlife Conflict (HWC) Component:
Various - €5 million as a starter, plus additional
C) Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) Component:
US$250k/year?
Currently developing a wildlife performance payment scheme.

9. Status of Community Conservation in Namibia
Advanced African light, world example
83 registered conservancies
163,017 km2 (20% vs. Parks 16%)
Over 189,230 people
Legislation (Community rights and responsibilities)
Visible Community Involvement
Unity of Purpose (Gov–NDP, NGOs, Comm, Private Sector)
Data collection availability – Annual State of Community Conservation
Challenges: local awareness, Private Sector, Middle Income Country - Donors, Legislation (TAs), Managing Successes (HWC), Balance of benefits within conservancies. -
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10. CCFN, Conservancies, National Development

11. What we seek currently
Based on our draft Strategic Plan (5 Key/priority areas)
Opportunities for collaboration (projects and fundraising)
Resource sharing/exchange opportunities (communities and staff), benchmarking experiences.
Innovative and SUSTAINABLE Fund raising ideas, product development
Raise awareness to our programme in Namibia (willingness to share)
Endowment funders
Support for national ideologies/policies – Sensitive matters but must be discussed
Partnering with countries with similar programmes e.g. Colombia, Mozambique on different levels.
Sharing - PES experiences/models, Bio-diversity offsets, block-chain
Engage any potential donors - World Bank Funding, KFW, Crowd Funding Network with funding consultants

12. Thank You

13. Presenter: Tapiwa A M Makiwa (CA,NA)
Presented to the 8th General Assembly of the Consortium of African Funds for the Environment
CCFN – Chief Executive Officer
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