Southern Africa
Southern Africa Regional Elephant Conservation and Management Strategy
In 2005, Southern African elephant range States held a workshop to develop a subregional strategy. The strategy was published in 2007.
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Southern Africa Regional Elephant Conservation and Management Strategy | PDF Document 177KB |
National strategies & action plans
A number of Southern African countries have completed national strategies.
Mozambique has completed its national elephant management action plan, but is awaiting translation into Portuguese before releasing the plan.
South Africa does not have a national strategy, but undertook a comprehensive assessment process in 2008. The results of that process are available online.
Namibia also has a National Policy on Human-Wildlife Conflict Management.
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National Policy and Strategy for the Conservation and Management of Elephants in Botswana | PDF Document 301KB |
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Namibia Species Management Plan: Loxodonta africana | PDF Document 854KB |
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National Policy and Action Plan on Elephant Management in Zambia 2003 | PDF Document 420KB |
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Namibia National Policy on Human-Wildlife Conflict Management 2009 | PDF Document 5.11MB |





