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An Assessment of the Economic, Social and Conservation Value of the Wildlife Ranching Industry and Its Potential to Support the Green Economy in South Africa AN ASSESSMENT OF THE ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CONSERVATION VALUE OF THE WILDLIFE RANCHING INDUSTRY AND ITS POTENTIAL TO SUPPORT THE GREEN ECONOMY IN SOUTH AFRICA AN ASSESSMENT OF THE ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CONSERVATION VALUE OF THE WILDLIFE RANCHING INDUSTRY AND ITS POTENTIAL TO SUPPORT THE GREEN ECONOMY IN SOUTH AFRICA AUTHORS: ANDREW TAYLOR, PETER LINDSEY AND HARRIET DAVIES-MOSTERT WITH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM: MATTHEW CHILD, IAN LITTLE, GREG MARTINDALE AND SAMANTHA PAGE EXTERNAL REVIEWER: PETER GOODMAN 15 January 2016 AN ASSESSMENT OF THE ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CONSERVATION VALUE OF THE WILDLIFE RANCHING INDUSTRY AND ITS POTENTIAL TO SUPPORT THE GREEN ECONOMY IN SOUTH AFRICA AN ASSESSMENT OF THE ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CONSERVATION VALUE OF THE WILDLIFE RANCHING INDUSTRY AND ITS POTENTIAL TO SUPPORT THE GREEN ECONOMY IN SOUTH AFRICA AN ASSESSMENT OF THE ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CONSERVATION VALUE OF THE WILDLIFE RANCHING INDUSTRY AND ITS POTENTIAL TO SUPPORT THE GREEN ECONOMY IN SOUTH AFRICA This Research Report was prepared under the Research Funding Programme, ‘Research and Policy Development to Advance a Green Economy in South Africa' By: AN ASSESSMENT OF THE ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CONSERVATION VALUE OF THE WILDLIFE RANCHING INDUSTRY AND ITS POTENTIAL TO SUPPORT THE GREEN ECONOMY IN SOUTH AFRICA GREEN FUND RESEARCH AND POLICY DEVELOPMENT TO ADVA NCE A GREEN ECONOMY IN SOUTH A FRICA GREEN ECONOMY RESEA RCH REPORTS The Government of South Africa, through the Department of Environmental Affairs, has set up the Green Fund to support the transition to a low-carbon, resource-efficient and pro-employment development path. The Green Fund supports green economy initiatives, including research, which could advance South Africa’s green economy transition. In February 2013, the Green Fund released a request for proposals (RFP), ' Research and Policy Development to Advance a Green Economy in South Africa’, inviting interested parties with relevant green economy research projects to apply for research funding support. The RFP sought to strengthen the science-policy interface on the green economy by providing an opportunity for researchers in the public and private sectors to conduct research which would support green economy policy and practice in South Africa. Sixteen research and policy development grants were awarded in 2013. This peer-reviewed research report series presents the findings and policy messages emerging from the research projects. The Green Economy Research Reports do not represent the official view of the Green Fund, Department of Environmental Affairs or the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA). Opinions expressed and conclusions arrived at, are those of the author/s. Comments on Green Economy Research Reports are welcomed, and may be sent to: Green Fund, Development Bank of Southern Africa, 1258 Lever Road, Headway Hill and Midland 1685 or by email to [email protected]. Green Economy Research Reports are published on: www.sagreenfund.org.za/research Please cite this report as: Taylor, W.A., Lindsey, P.A. & Davies-Mostert, H. 2015. An assessment of the economic, social and conservation value of the wildlife ranching industry and its potential to support the green economy in South Africa. The Endangered Wildlife Trust, Johannesburg. Report prepared by the Endangered Wildlife Trust for the Development Bank of South Africa September 2015 An assessment of the economic, social and conservation value of the wildlife ranching industry and its potential to support the green economy in South Africa Report prepared by: Andrew Taylor, Peter Lindsey and Harriet Davies-Mostert With contributions from: Matthew Child, Ian Little, Greg Martindale and Samantha Page External reviewer: Peter Goodman Report prepared by the Endangered Wildlife Trust for the Development Bank of South Africa January 2016 AN ASSESSMENT OF THE ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CONSERVATION VALUE OF THE WILDLIFE RANCHING INDUSTRY AND ITS POTENTIAL TO SUPPORT THE GREEN ECONOMY IN SOUTH AFRICA Report prepared by: Andrew Taylor, Peter Lindsey and Harriet Davies-Mostert With contributions from: Matthew Child, Ian Little, Greg Martindale and Samantha Page External reviewer: Peter Goodman ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We are grateful to the following people and organisations for their assistance in the preparation of this report: Financial support: The Green Fund and Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) for funding the entire project, and Nomsa Zondi for acting as our direct link with DBSA; Questionnaire surveys: Johan Manson and Arnaud le Roux: Field survey collectors; Samantha Page, Megan Murison, Vincent van der Merwe, Stephen Moseley, Viv Thomé; Financial survey design: the late Jonathan Barnes We were supported by early discussions and assistance with information by Wildlife Ranching South Africa (WRSA), including Herman Barnard, Francois Deacon, Gert Dry (Past President), Karel Landman, Peter Oberem (President), Kobus du Toit, Wiaan van der Linde, Amélia Wassenaar, Barry York, Chairpersons of various chapters; The Department of Environmental Affairs supported and provided information; specifically we thank Moscow Marumo, Magdel Boshoff and Ngcali Nomtshongwana; Flippie Cloete, Peet van der Merwe (North West University) Provincial nature conservation departments: Limpopo: Anton van Wetten, Lyle Wiggins, Leon de Jager Mpumalanga: Johan Eksteen Gauteng: Leon Labuschagne North West: John Power Free State: Werner Boing, Mark Roods, Dave Hayter KZN: Ian Rushworth, Sharron Hughes Eastern Cape: Dean Peinke, Noluthando Bam Western Cape: Coral Birss Northern Cape: Marnus Smit, Elsabe Swart PHASA: Adri Kitshoff; SAHGCA: Lizanne Nel and 17 branch chairpersons; CHASA: Henry Oosthuizen of the Rand Hunters Association; South African Wingshooters Association: Andre van der Westhuizen; Veeplaas: Albert Loubser; Veterinary: Richard Burroughs, Sikhumbuzo Mbizeni, Leith Meyer, Peter Oberem; Wildlife Translocation Association (WTA): Jan van Vuuren and 18 wildlife translocators; Meat production: Tertius Bergh, Charl de Villiers, Johan du Preez, Heinz Meissner, Piet Neethling, Peter Oberem, Talita Swartz, Maretha van der Merwe, Rudi van der Westhuisen; Colour variants: Cindy Harper, Bettine Jansen van Vuuren; Conservancies: Raoul du Toit (Lowveld Rhino Trust), Laurie Marker (Cheetah Conservation Fund), John Wesson (WESSA), Chairpersons of five conservancies across South Africa; Elmari Mostert and the University of Pretoria Animal Ethics Committee; Danie Jordaan, University of Pretoria; Jeanetta Selier, South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) Reuben Malema; Lizanne Roxburgh; Kelly Marnewick; Mike Peel; Peter Goodman: External reviewer; We are very grateful to the 251 private landowners or managers of private wildlife ranchers or private game reserves who gave time to contribute data to our questionnaire surveys. We are not naming them here as we promised confidentiality when requesting their participation. i TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ............................................................................................................... i LIST OF TABLES .......................................................................................................................... iv LIST OF FIGURES ........................................................................................................................ vi ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS .......................................................................................... viii GLOSSARY OF TERMS ................................................................................................................ ix 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................ 1 1.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 1 1.2 Methods 1 1.3 Results 2 1.3.1 The current scale of wildlife ranching ............................................................................. 2 1.3.2 Wildlife ranches included in our surveys ........................................................................ 2 1.3.3 The scale of land-use types on surveyed wildlife ranches .............................................. 2 1.3.4 The economic contribution of wildlife ranching ............................................................. 3 1.3.5 The social contribution of wildlife ranching .................................................................... 3 1.3.6 The ecological contribution of wildlife ranching ............................................................. 4 2 THE HISTORY OF WILDLIFE RANCHING IN SOUTH AFRICA ................................................. 6 3 RATIONALE FOR THE STUDY ............................................................................................... 8 4 THE DEFINITION OF WILDLIFE RANCHING AND KEY COMPONENTS WITHIN THE WILDLIFE RANCHING SECTOR USED IN THIS REPORT ................................................ 10 4.1 Wildlife ranching definition .................................................................................................. 10 4.2 The key components within the wildlife ranching sector ..................................................... 10 4.3 Exemption permits and certificates of adequate enclosure ................................................. 11 5 METHODS ........................................................................................................................
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