Conservation priorities and management recommendations for the Erongo Region Coastal Zone, Namibia

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dc.contributor.advisorBraby, Roben_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorWilliams, Tonyen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorFuggle, Richard Francisen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorButcher, Shirleyen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorDu Preez, Den_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-17T12:40:06Z
dc.date.available2016-03-17T12:40:06Z
dc.date.issued1996en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe most intensively used part of the Namib Coastline, the area between Walvis Bay and the Ugab river, contains some of the most important and most sensitive natural habitats. Apart from their ecological value, these habitats also attract large numbers of tourists. Tourism is one of the main sources of income in the coastal area of the Erongo Region, therefore it is in the interest of Namibians that these habitats are utilised in a sustainable way. The Department of Resource Conservation of the Ministry of Environment and Tourism is responsible for managing the West Coast Tourist Recreation Area as well as the wildlife in all of Namibia. Conservation managers from this Department have identified sites in the study area that are important for maintaining healthy populations of rare, threatened or endemic species or species of international and regional importance. These sites must be managed in such a way that their conservation and tourism value is not detrimentally reduced. In order to assist conservation managers with the allocation of resources, the sites that were identified are divided into three priority groups, namely imperative, urgent and desirable. The evaluation for priority rating was done according to the criteria of conservation value, tourism value and threats. Sites were compared using pair-wise comparison, and groupings were obtained through cluster analysis. The sites that were identified, their main reason for conservation, most important threats and management recommendations are listed below according to the priority groupings. Management recommendations are only done for the two highest groupings, namely the imperative and important sites.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationDu Preez, D. (1996). <i>Conservation priorities and management recommendations for the Erongo Region Coastal Zone, Namibia</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Environmental and Geographical Science. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17943en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationDu Preez, D. <i>"Conservation priorities and management recommendations for the Erongo Region Coastal Zone, Namibia."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17943en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationDu Preez, D. 1996. Conservation priorities and management recommendations for the Erongo Region Coastal Zone, Namibia. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Du Preez, D AB - The most intensively used part of the Namib Coastline, the area between Walvis Bay and the Ugab river, contains some of the most important and most sensitive natural habitats. Apart from their ecological value, these habitats also attract large numbers of tourists. Tourism is one of the main sources of income in the coastal area of the Erongo Region, therefore it is in the interest of Namibians that these habitats are utilised in a sustainable way. The Department of Resource Conservation of the Ministry of Environment and Tourism is responsible for managing the West Coast Tourist Recreation Area as well as the wildlife in all of Namibia. Conservation managers from this Department have identified sites in the study area that are important for maintaining healthy populations of rare, threatened or endemic species or species of international and regional importance. These sites must be managed in such a way that their conservation and tourism value is not detrimentally reduced. In order to assist conservation managers with the allocation of resources, the sites that were identified are divided into three priority groups, namely imperative, urgent and desirable. The evaluation for priority rating was done according to the criteria of conservation value, tourism value and threats. Sites were compared using pair-wise comparison, and groupings were obtained through cluster analysis. The sites that were identified, their main reason for conservation, most important threats and management recommendations are listed below according to the priority groupings. Management recommendations are only done for the two highest groupings, namely the imperative and important sites. DA - 1996 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1996 T1 - Conservation priorities and management recommendations for the Erongo Region Coastal Zone, Namibia TI - Conservation priorities and management recommendations for the Erongo Region Coastal Zone, Namibia UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17943 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/17943
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationDu Preez D. Conservation priorities and management recommendations for the Erongo Region Coastal Zone, Namibia. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, 1996 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17943en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Environmental and Geographical Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherEnvironmental and Geographical Scienceen_ZA
dc.subject.otherEnvironmental Conservationen_ZA
dc.titleConservation priorities and management recommendations for the Erongo Region Coastal Zone, Namibiaen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMPhilen_ZA
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