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Activities
Spring 2009
• Initiated Project Activities
• Planned Stakeholders’ Workshop: 20 July 2009- 24 July 2009, Pretoria, South Africa
Summer 2009
o Collaborated with WWF-Namibia and WWF-Southern African Regional Program Office
o Cultivated past (IUCN-SASUSG) and developed new individual and organizational relationships to formulate/strengthen a community-of-practice for CBNRM
Summer 2009
• Visited the Following Primary and Secondary Partners:
o Botswana Wildlife Training Institute, Botswana
o Rhodes University, South Africa
o Southern African Wildlife College, South Africa
o Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania
o Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa
o University of Botswana, Botswana
o University of Kwazulu Natal, South Africa
o University of Pretoria, South Africa
• Conducted Pilot CBNRM Training Workshop:14-17 July, Maun, Botswana
o Hosted/Funded by Wilderness Safaris, Botswana
o Attended by leaders from OCT, NG32, Khwai and Mababe communities; government officials; University of Botswana; District Council; Private Sector (hunting and tourism); and Visiting Researchers
• Implemented Workshop: 20 July 2009- 24 July 2009, Pretoria, South Africa
o Attended by 69 participants from 9 countries in Southern Africa and beyond
o Developed strategy for regional training needs and priorities
