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This observation
was made recently by Mecki Schneider, a farmer from Grootfontein and
former president of the Livestock Producers Organisation (LPO) when
talks with interested parties in the commercial area to propose any
incentives that will promote conservation of rangeland, water and game
were held last week.
Schneider and Johan
Britz of the Cheetah Conservation Fund were the guest speakers.
Schneider focused on the fact that most rural towns in Namibia are
dependent on underground water and conservation inputs of farmers have a
direct influence on the availability of underground water for these
towns.
Conservation of
water and game, however, starts with the improvement of the rangeland
condition of the land. The aim is to collect the opinions of commercial
farmers throughout the country and a short questionnaire will be sent
out in due course with the support of the various involved organisations
to get the opinions of producers.
The survey will
also be used as input for the discussions about the new Protected Areas
and Wildlife Management Bill of the Ministry of Environment and Tourism.
All interested parties agreed that commercial conservancies managed by
the landowners themselves would play an important role in facilitating
incentives for conservation in future.
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