SLE Postgraduate Studies on International Cooperation PUBLICATION SERIES S 259

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1 SLE Postgraduate Studies on International Cooperation PUBLICATION SERIES S 259 Study commissioned by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Evaluating Cross-Border Natural Resource Management Projects Community-Based Tourism Development and Fire Management in Conservation Areas ofthe SADC Region Alfons Gillenberg Christoph Buchberger Kathrin Meindl Laura Rupp Maxi Springsguth Benjamin Straube Berlin, February 2015 Supported by BMZ # Federal Ministry Senate Department for Economic Cooperation for Economics, Technology arid Development and Research j 1/V»

2 Table ofcontents XXIII Table of Contents Foreword i Acknowledgements ii Executive Summary v Table of Contents xxiii Listof Tables xxvii List of Figures xxvii Abbreviations xxviii 1 Introduction i 2 Context 3 3 Assignment ofthe Evaluation 7 4 Concepts and Evaluation Framework Community-Based Natural Resource Management Community-Based Ecotourism Community-Based Fire Management Community Participation and Institutions Cooperation Evaluation Criteria 13 5 Methodology Data collection Selection of Interview Partners Methods of Data Collection Data Analysis Constraints 20

3 XXIV Table of Contents 6 Tourism Development Project in /Ai/Ais-Richtersveld Transfrontier Park Context: /Ai/Ais-Richtersveld TransfrontierPark /Ai/Ais Hot Springs Game Park Richtersveld National Park Karasburg Community, Namibia Richtersveld Community, South Africa Tourism Project Description Objectives Implementing Partners Tourism Product Activities Rindings and Analysis Effectiveness Impact Sustainability Relevance Efficiency Cooperation Conclusions and Recommendation: 37 7 Tourism Development Project in Lubombo Conservancy- Goba TFCA Context: Lubombo Conservancy-Goba TFCA Lubombo Conservancy (Swaziland) Goba District(Mozambique) Mhlumeni Community Community: Goba Tourism 49

4 Table of Contents XXV 7.2 Project Description Implementing Partners Objective and Outputs Activities Rindings and Analysis Effectiveness Impact Sustainability Relevance Efficiency Cooperation Conclusions and Recommendations 65 8 Fire Management Project in Kavango Zambezi TFCA Context: Kavango Zambezi TFCA Management of Bwabwata and Mucusso Local Community in Bwabwata Local Community in Mucusso Fire Situation and Fire Management Project Description Implementing Partners Objective Activities Findings and Analysis Effectiveness Impact Sustainability Relevance Efficiency Cooperation 83

5 XXVI Table of Contents 8.4 Conclusions and Recommendation: Implementing Partners GIZ 85 9 Fire Management Project in Songimvelo-Malolotja TFCA Context: Songimvelo-Malolotja TFCA Management of Songimvelo NR and Malolotja NR Local Communities in South Africa and Swaziland Fire Situation and Fire Management Project Description Project Implementer Objective Activities Findings and Analysis Effectiveness Impact Sustainability Relevance Efficiency Cooperation Conclusions and Recommendations Implementing Partners GIZ GIZ/SADC Pilot Project Approach Description Findings and Analysis Effectiveness Sustainability Relevance 112

6 List of Tables XXVÜ Flanning Process and Strategy Implementation Process and Efficiency Coordination with otherstakehofders Learning 11g 10.3 Conclusions and Recommendations References 123 Annex 131 Listof Interviewees and Applied Methods 131 List of Tables Table 1: Typology of political participation 11 Table 2: Selection criteria 108 Listof Figures Figure 1: /Ai/Ais-Richtersveld Transfrontier Park 22 Figure 2: Lubombo TFCA 42 Figure 3: Lubombo Conservancy-Goba TFCA 43 Figure 4: The KAZA TFCA project region 69 Figure 5: Burnt areas in KAZA TFCA in Figure 6: Songimvelo Malolotja TFCA 87 Figure 7: Lubombo TFCA 88