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Target 1.5: Restoration of viable populations of Wild dogs ...............................................38<br />

Objective 2: Regular, management-oriented monitoring and assessment of key<br />

ecosystem values and processes strengthened ...................................................................40<br />

Mitigation of environmental impacts of major Ecosystem Programme actions..................40<br />

D. Tourism <strong>Management</strong> Programme.................................................................. 49<br />

Tourism management strategy................................................................................................49<br />

Tourism management strategy................................................................................................50<br />

Diverse visitor experience..................................................................................................50<br />

Limits of acceptable use ....................................................................................................51<br />

Appropriate facilities ..........................................................................................................51<br />

A learning experience for visitors.......................................................................................51<br />

Partnerships and cooperation............................................................................................51<br />

Objective 1: Visitor access and use developed and enhanced in environmentally<br />

appropriate and sustainable ways ..........................................................................................52<br />

Target 1.1: Disturbance of key habitats, wildlife populations and other exceptional<br />

resources minimised..........................................................................................................52<br />

Target 1.2: Tourism access and use diversified in appropriate ways, in order to<br />

expand SENAPA tourism attractions and minimise over-use of existing attractions .........56<br />

Objective 2: SENAPA visitor facilities improved in order to provide an optimal<br />

tourism experience with minimal environmental impact ......................................................60<br />

Target 2.1: Visitor facilities improved and expanded in close consultation and<br />

collaboration with the tourism industry, especially those catering for local tourists<br />

and alternative tourism activities........................................................................................60<br />

Target 2.2: Systems for monitoring and regulating the environmental impacts of<br />

tourism facilities designed and established .......................................................................68<br />

Objective 3: SENAPA interpretive centres and materials are of high quality,<br />

relevant, informative and educational ....................................................................................68<br />

Target 3.1: An improved and expanded network of SENAPA visitor interpretation<br />

facilities developed ............................................................................................................69<br />

Target 3.2: Supply of visitor information materials improved.............................................70<br />

Objective 4: Tourism management improved in collaboration with tourism<br />

industry partners ......................................................................................................................71<br />

Target 4.1: SENAPA tourism administrative and information systems enhanced in<br />

order to provide park managers with timely and accurate information on visitor<br />

numbers, tourism impacts, and revenue generation..........................................................71<br />

Target 4.2: Mechanisms developed for strengthening communication and<br />

cooperation between tourism industry partners and SENAPA management ....................74<br />

Mitigation of environmental impacts of major Tourism Programme actions......................75<br />

E. Community Outreach Programme................................................................... 79<br />

Community outreach strategy .................................................................................................79<br />

Community outreach strategy .................................................................................................80<br />

Good relations between SENAPA and local communities/ government............................81<br />

Benefits sharing with local communities ............................................................................81<br />

Conservation and environmental education ......................................................................81<br />

Community-based natural resource management initiatives.............................................81<br />

Objective 1: Neighbouring community and local government support for<br />

conservation strengthened......................................................................................................82<br />

Target 1.1: Park-community cooperation, communication and conflict resolution<br />

mechanisms enhanced......................................................................................................82<br />

Target 1.2: Community benefits from SENAPA enhanced and costs reduced..................84<br />

Target 1.3: Conservation education programme improved and expanded to be<br />

more accessible and relevant to local needs.....................................................................87<br />

Objective 2: Threats to SENAPA resource values reduced through improved<br />

community natural resource management in buffer areas...................................................89<br />

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