great limpopo transfronter park tourism piet theron
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A presentation made by Piet Theron on the transboundary tourism products that take place, and are planned for, the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area.TRANSCRIPT
Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park & Conservation Area
Development of Cross-border Tourism Products
Benefit Sharing / Sustainable Livelihoods § Focused on buffer area / GLTFCA § Importance reiterated at Ministerial
Bilateral held on 14 June 2013: • “ParFes to look into intervenFons
aimed at creaFng sustainable jobs, and improving livelihoods for local communiFes surrounding the GLTP”
• “Implement a demonstrable and effecFve anF-‐environmental crime Awareness Programme”
§ Key intervenFons: • Development of Livelihoods
DiversificaFon Strategy • Cross-‐border tourism products
Current Cross-‐border Tourism Products
Pafuri Walking Trail & Shangane Fes4val
Zimbabwe
South Africa
Mozambique
Sengwe – Tshipise Corridor
Makuleke Area
Future Cross-‐border Tourism
SHINGWEDZI*CLIFFS*WILDERNESS*&*ADVENTURE*TRAILS*CAMP*
Future Cross-‐border Tourism
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Cross-‐border Wilderness Trails
Pafuri Node
Cross-‐border 4x4 Trails
Marke8ng, Communica8ons & Informa8on Sharing
§ Currently in process of developing a stand-alone GLTP / GLTFCA website
§ New GLTP domain www.greatlimpopo.org registered by JMB and funded by PPF
§ Act as both the public face of the project as well as an information portal for the sharing of information within GLTFCA officials and key stakeholders
§ Also include GLTFCA Mapping Portal