Sunday 08 November
18:00 Registration – Hotel Foyer
Welcome Beverages and Hotel Check-in
19:00 Dinner at the Signature Clubhouse
Monday 09 November
9:00 Government meeting: Discuss national and multilateral issues and finalize the 2015 AWCF agenda.
Moderator: South Africa Department Environmental Affairs assisted by George Pangeti
PH Association Business Meeting
Moderator: OPHASA Chairman assisted by John Boretsky
Other Private Meetings as Needed
12:30 Lunch the Signature Clubhouse
14:00 Meetings Continue
16:00 Private Meetings between delegations as needed.
19:00 Dinner meetings between PH associations and their Governments.
Dinner tables arranged at the hotel for each group at the Signature Clubhouse.
Tuesday 10 November
9:00 Session 1: OFFICIAL OPENING
Official Opening of Meeting:
SOUTH AFRICAN OFFICIAL(S):
PH Associations Address to the Forum: Danene van der Westhuyzen; Chair of the Operators and Professional Hunters Associations of Southern Africa
SCI Foundation Address: President Joe Hosmer and Conservation Chairman Al Maki
Review and discuss progress of proposed 2014 AWCF actions items.
Approval of Minutes from the 13th Meeting of the AWCF that took place in Ethiopia in 2014.
Session 2: Land Use Planning in Africa
Moderator: South Africa Department Environmental Affairs assisted by George Pangeti
Presentation: Increases in the Human Population and the Impacts on Wildlife and Conservation.
David Johnson, Population and Sustainability Network
Presentation: Land Use Planning on the Country Level: South Africa’s Approach to Land Use Planning.
Wilma Lutsch, South Africa Department Environmental Affairs
Presentation: Land Use Planning on the Local Level
Senator Chief Duster Chisunga of Masoka Ward, Zimbabwe
Discussion: Land Use Planning in Africa: Existing Government Frameworks and Methods to Improve Land Use Planning for Better Conservation Measures
14:00 Session 3 Anti-Poaching
Moderator: South Africa Department Environmental Affairs assisted by George Pangeti
Presentation: Anti-Poaching Projects in Kruger National Park
Ken Maggs and Major Gen Jooste, SANParks
Presentation: Humanitarian Operations Protecting Elephants (H.O.P.E.)
Catherine Semcer, Chief Operations Officer
Discussion: Approaches and Impacts of Anti-Poaching Efforts in each Country.
Session 4: National Biodiversity Economy Development Strategy
Moderator: South Africa Department Environmental Affairs assisted by George Pangeti
Presentation: National Biodiversity Economy Development Strategy (NBEDS)
Dr. Moscow Marumo, South Africa Department Environmental Affairs
Discussion: Open ended per the above presentation
17:00 Close Day
19:00 Dinner at the Signature Clubhouse
Wednesday 11 November
8:00 Session 5: African Lion and other Predators
Moderator: South Africa Department Environmental Affairs assisted by George Pangeti
Presentation: African Lion Periodic Review Update and Conclusions.
TBD, Namibia
Presentation: Captive Lion Management and Hunting
Olga Kumalo, South Africa Department Environmental Affairs
Discussion: Open ended per the above presentation
Presentation: Carnivores in the Zambezi Region.
Lise Hanssen, Caprivi Carnivore Project
Presentation: The Tanzania Lion Project
Dr. Jerry Belant, Mississippi State University
Discussion: Open ended per the above presentations; Ongoing Research Initiatives for the African lion (Panthera leo)
Session 6: Elephants
Moderator: South Africa Department Environmental Affairs assisted by George Pangeti
Presentation: Enhancement Under the US Endangered Species Act
Tim Van Norman, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Presentation: Illegal Elephant Killing, Ivory trade, and the MIKE Programme
Julian Blanc, CITES Secretariat
Presentation: Updates to the implementation of the African Elephant Action Plan.
Abednico Macheme, Botswana Department of Wildlife and National Parks
Discussion: Open ended per the above presentation
Presentation: Impacts of the African Elephant Importation Ban in the CAMPFIRE program in Zimbabwe.
Charles Jonga, CAMPFIRE
Discussion: Open ended per the above presentation
Session 7: International Trade Policy Part 1
Moderator: South Africa Department Environmental Affairs assisted by George Pangeti
Presentation: Key Issues for CITES Standing Committee 66
Julian Blanc, CITES Secretariat
Presentation: Key Issues for CITES Convention of the Parties 17
Thea Carroll, South Africa Department Environmental Affairs
Discussion: Developing Unified Strategies for CITES Convention of the Parties 17; Pre-COP17 meeting;
Presentation: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s View of the Role of Sport Hunting in Wildlife Conservation.
Robert Dreher, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Presentation Role of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Attache’s in Africa.
Ed Newcomer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Discussion: Open ended per the above presentation
14:00 Session 8: International Trade Policy Part 2
Moderator: South Africa Department Environmental Affairs assisted by George Pangeti
Presentation: Demand for Rhino horn in Viet Nam
Alexander Kasterine, International Trade Centre
Discussion: Open ended per the presentation
Presentation: Different Ports of Entry Play a Role in Importation
Katie Flanigan, Import Manager, Gallagher Transport Int’l Inc.
Presentation: Understanding the Role Brokers Play in International Hunting
Maria Felix, President, Hunter International Brokerage Services, Inc.
Presentation: Common Issues with Import/Export Permits
Jeff Coppersmith, President ,Coppersmith Global Logistics
Presentation: Regulations and Enforcement of Import/Export Permits in the U.S.
Ed Newcomer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Presentation: Challenges Faced on exportation of hunting trophies from RSA
Mpho Tjiane, South Africa Department Environmental Affairs
Discussion: Open ended per the presentations
Session 9: Color Morphs and Intensive Breeding
Moderator: South Africa Department Environmental Affairs assisted by George Pangeti
Presentation: South Africa’s perspective on the Impact Breeding and Color Variants are having on the Industry
TBD, South Africa Department Environmental Affairs
Presentation: Hunting Industry’s Perspective on the Implications Intensive Breeding and Color Variants have on their Clients and Industry
Adri Kitshoff, PHASA
Presentation: Breeding Association’s view on the Benefits of Breeding Color Variants
TBD, Breeding Association
Discussion: Open ended per the presentations
17:00 Close Day
19:00 Dinner at the Signature Clubhouse
Thursday 12 November
8:00 Session 10: Country Reports
Moderator: South Africa Department Environmental Affairs assisted by George Pangeti
Topics that should be included:
Anti-Poaching Efforts:
- Does your government have a set budget for anti-poaching? What is that budget? What was the amount allocated for each of the past three (3) years?
- Can you itemize the source of those dollars? (For example, $100,000 or 30% is directly from hunting license sales.)
- How many people, patrols or units are employed by your government-funded anti-poaching efforts? (If in patrols or units, how many people does each represent?)
- How are anti-poaching efforts funded in your country?
- What percentage of hunting revenue goes into anti-poaching?
- Are government funds supplemented by the private sector?
- Are there private groups operating anti-poaching units independent of the government?
Photo-tourism / Non-hunting Ecotourism:
- What is the total revenue that photo-tourism/non-hunting ecotourism generates each year?
- Do any funds from photo-tourism or ecotourism activities aid your anti-poaching efforts? If so, how are these fund distributed?
- How many people participate in photo-tourism/non-hunting ecotourism in your country each year?
- How much land area is used for photo-tourism?
- Of the land areas available, are these areas already set aside as national parks or protected areas?
- What environmental impacts has your government observed from photo-tourism/non-hunting ecotourism activities? (For example, is there more pollution or habitat fragmentation?)
- (ATTENDING COUNTRIES: Botswana, Cameroon, Congo-Brassiville, Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe).
Session 11: Follow-up Items, Discussions and Closing
Moderator: South Africa Department Environmental Affairs assisted by George Pangeti
Confirmation of Host Country for 15th AWCF meeting and selection of the Host Country for the 16th AWCF meeting. Adjournment of the AWCF until its next meeting.
Determine Where and When to host a Pre-CITES meeting for further preparation for COP17 in South Africa in 2016.
13:00 Group Outing
Pedi-Cultural Tour by South Africa Department Environmental Affairs
Bagged Lunch to be Provided by the Hotel
18:00 Close Day
19:00 Dinner at the Clubhouse Boma
Friday 13 November
7:00 Breakfast
8:00 Group Departure from the Resort. Please check out and be ready for the shuttle by 7:45.