National Rangeland Management Policy and Strategy
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Category: Executive
Document Type: Strategy
Role: Main
This document establishes Namibia's national policy and strategy for managing and restoring rangelands, aiming to improve their condition, store carbon, and increase resilience.
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Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry National Rangeland Management Policy & Strategy (Part I) (Part II) Restoring Namibia’s Rangelands June 2012 National Rangeland Management Policy (NRMP) | 1 The National Rangeland Management Policy Part I Table of contents Acknowledgements ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................3 Preface ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................4 Executive Summary ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................5 Chapter 1 Rationale for developing a National Rangeland Management Policy ................................................................7 1.1 On national level ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................7 1.2 On international level ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................8 1.3 Current condition of Namibia’s rangelands ................................................................................................................................................................................8 1.4 Major causes of poor rangeland conditions and productivity .......................................................................................................................................9 1.5 Major effects of poor rangeland conditions and productivity .....................................................................................................................................10 1.6 Rationale for a National Rangeland Management Policy and Strategy .................................................................................................................10 Chapter 2 Analysis of the current policy framework ...............................................................................................................11 Chapter 3 What should a National Rangeland Management Policy achieve? ....................................................................13 3.1 Optimising sustainable production per ha ..............................................................................................................................................................................13 3.1.1 Improving the nutrient cycle ................................................................................................................................................................................................13 3.1.2 Improving the water cycle ......................................................................................................................................................................................................13 3.2 Reduced vulnerability of users to a variable resource base ...........................................................................................................................................14 3.2.1 Timely and flexible adjustment of animal numbers to available fodder sources .................................................................................14 3.2.2 Timely provision for disaster drought situations .......................................................................................................................................................14 3.3 Improvement and maintenance of biodiversity ...................................................................................................................................................................15 3.4 Basic components of the National Rangeland Management Policy .......................................................................................................................15 Chapter 4 Annexures .....................................................................................................................................................................16 4.1 Annexure A: The National Policy Environment ......................................................................................................................................................................16 4.1.1 The Constitution of the Republic of Namibia .............................................................................................................................................................16 4.1.2 The National Agricultural Policy (NAP) ............................................................................................................................................................................16 4.1.3 The National Drought Policy and Strategy ...................................................................................................................................................................16 4.1.4 The Soil Conservation Act, 1969 ..........................................................................................................................................................................................17 4.1.5 The Subdivision of Agricultural Land Act, 1970 .........................................................................................................................................................17 4.1.6 The Forest Act, 2001 ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................17 4.1.7 The Forestry Strategic Plan, 1996 ........................................................................................................................................................................................18 4.1.8 The Forest Development Policy of Namibia, 1992 (FDPN) .................................................................................................................................18 4.1.9 Guidelines on National Forest Fire Management .....................................................................................................................................................18 4.1.10 The National Land Policy .......................................................................................................................................................................................................18 4.1.11 The National Resettlement Policy ...................................................................................................................................................................................18 4.1.12 The Agricultural (Commercial) Land Reform Act, 1995 .......................................................................................................................................19 4.1.13 The Communal Land Reform Bill, 2002 ........................................................................................................................................................................19
Tags: Adaptation, Agriculture, Biodiversity, Carbon Sink, Desertification, Environmental Degradation, Food Security, Governance, Institutions / Administrative Arrangements, Land Use, Livestock, Lulucf, Natural Resources, Planning, Policy, Soil Erosion
Sector: Agriculture;LULUCF