1. Successes and challenges for the TFCAs in Southern Africa
PRESENTATION TO THE IUCN workshop

2. OUTLINE SUCCESSES CHALLENGES PRIORITY AREAS BACKGROUND LEGAL MANDATE
NUMBER OF TFCAs
MILESTONES
TFCA DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
CHALLENGES
PRIORITY AREAS

3. BACKGROUND The TFCA programme seeks to:
Foster trans-national collaboration and co-operation for effective management of shared ecosystems;
Promote alliances in the management natural resources by encouraging social, economic and other partnerships;
Develop cross-border eco-tourism as a means of fostering regional socio-economic development.
Establish mechanisms to facilitate exchange of technical, scientific and legal information for the joint management of ecosystems.

4. LEGAL MANDATE
The legal foundation for the establishment, development and management of TFCAs is the SADC Protocol on Wildlife and Law Enforcement Article 4(f).
All international agreements establishing the TFCAs are based on that Protocol.
The agreements are also informed by other relevant instruments e.g.
SADC protocols related to NRM, shared river basins, and water resources;
MEAs that promote international collaboration in the management of shared natural resources

5. LEGAL MANDATE
The principal signatories to the international agreements on the TFCAs are the Political Heads of Government Departments/Ministries.
In terms of the provisions of South African Constitution DEA has the mandate with the approval of the President to enter into international agreements on the establishment of TFCAs.

6. NUMBER OF TFCAs TFCA COUNTRIES STATUS Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
Botswana, South Africa
Agreement signed 2000
Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park
Mozambique, South Africa, Zimbabwe
MoU signed 2000
Treaty signed 2002
/Ai-/Ais Richtesveld Transfrontier Park
Namibia, South Africa
MoU signed 2001
Treaty signed 2003
Maloti –Drakensberg TFCA
Lesotho, South Africa
Lubombo TFCA
Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland
Protocols signed 2000
Greater Mapungubwe TFCA
Botswana, South Africa, Zimbabwe
MoU signed 2006

7. MILESTONES
Development and implementation of joint conservation management and tourism development plans (guide management of TFCAs as integrated units)
Development of joint governance structures such as Joint Management Boards, Technical Committees, thematic working groups
Dropping of fences in strategic areas to improve free movement of wildlife in the ecosystem ranges
Establishment of cross border tourist access facilities (Giriyondo, Mata Mata, Twee Rivieren, Sendelingsdrift)

8. MILESTONES
Development of Boundless Southern Africa, a marketing brand for TFCA. Its purpose is to market and promote TFCA in a consolidated and coordinated manner (launched in 2008, registered with RETOSA).
Packaging and promotion of investment opportunities in TFCAs.

9. TFCA DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
Kavango-Zambezi
GLTP
Limpopo- Shase
Kgalagadi
Lubombo
AI/Ais – Richtersveld
MDTP
TFCA DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY

10. TFCA DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
BEYOND 2010
2010

12. CHALLENGES
Lack of financial commitment from other countries to facilitate the TFCA initiative
Lack of funds for infrastructure development.
Land claims in some areas
Escalating cost for incorporating private land into the TFCAs
Political instability in some countries
Land use conflict in some areas (i.e. conservation, agriculture or mining)

13. PRIORITY AREAS
Formulation of implementable policies and/or strategies on conservation issues that transcend national boundaries
Wildlife exchange programmes and translocations
Control of AIS, disease control and fire management
Cross border research
Cross border law enforcement
Regulation of driving 4 X 4 vehicles and quad bikes on environmentally sensitive areas
Implementation of UNIVISA

14. PRIORITY AREAS Establishment of TFCA Trust Fund
Establish cross border tourist access facilities (Greater Mapungubwe, Lubombo, Maloti-Drakensberg)
Full implementation of the TFCA brand (awareness raising and active marketing of TFCAs)
Establishment of central reservation system
Investment promotion in an effort to secure investors for the packaged projects.
Infrastructure development
Establishment of central communication systems in TFCAs

15. CONCLUSION The priority areas are common to most of the TFCAs.
Need to develop a clear programme of action to achieve all of these in order to realize full potential of TFCAs
Some of the areas may require the amendment or SADC Protocols
Collaboration of member states is critical.

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