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a. A MTC Strategy is applicable to all provinces in South Africa. Many components of the Limpopo MTC Strategy can be applied beyond Limpopo. Working with key partners will spread the workload and ensure messaging is consistent nationally. b. Key partners include SANBI, DEA, South African National Parks, other provincial agencies Identify key or the best MTC arguments to support the LPAES (Figure 4). a. Workshop 1 identified several categories arguments that are most relevant to Limpopo – see Workshop 1 outcomes. b. Arguments can be refined to talk directly to the spatial and thematic priorities identified in the LPAES. Who should LEDET be talking to? (Figure 4) a. Workshop 1 identified a broad range of stakeholders who have an interest in the PAN. b. The pool of potential stakeholder is large therefore, they should be divided into target groups based on, for example, order or priority for engagement (cannot and should not attempt to engage everyone at once); and, nature of support for the LPAES e.g. (administrative enabling, direct financing, co-‐financing or shared value). Developing the numbers. a. We have a good qualitative grasp of the importance of the PAN. This needs to be (1) supported by quantitative financial research, and (2) translated into tools that partners and investors can use to financially plan and implement the LPAES. Messaging – what do we want to tell people? a. It is useful here to have an accepted messaging framework. b. Messaging will be different for different target groups.
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The Making the Case for PAs should not be seen as static. Building support for or marketing PAs and developing their role in the Green Economy is an on-‐going process. Therefore MTC should be viewed as a core LEDET activity or process rather than a product such as this report. Research, development and review of the Limpopo MTC should be on-‐going. Therefore, it is recommended that “Making the Case” should be an activity component in the 3-‐5 implementation strategy as well as incorporated into LEDET Biodiversity Section and LTA KPAs. Whilst we have made mostly qualitative arguments here in support of protected areas we need to generate a better understanding of why current protected areas are not delivering the economic benefits promised. As part of the future MTC work program we need to understand the underlying reasons and lessons for the successes and failures in unlocking the economic benefits of protected areas in the province and South Africa. Related to the previous point is developing the institutional (e.g. greater investment in management capacity/effectiveness for our current protected area network) and economic models (e.g. public/private partnerships) necessary to effectively unlock the economic potential of protected areas.
Figure 4 (following pages). Stakeholder derrived outcomes from from the MTC workshop held in Polokwane on 05-03-2014: Task 1 - who is the MTC target audience?, and Task 2 – what are the best MTC arguments in support of PAs?
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