Great Limpopo Transfronter Park tourism Piet Theron

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Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park & Conservation Area Development of Cross-border Tourism Products

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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.

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Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park & Conservation Area

Development of Cross-border Tourism Products

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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    

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Current  Cross-­‐border  Tourism  Products    

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Pafuri  Walking  Trail  &  Shangane  Fes4val  

Zimbabwe  

South  Africa  

Mozambique  

Sengwe  –  Tshipise  Corridor  

Makuleke  Area  

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Future  Cross-­‐border  Tourism    

SHINGWEDZI*CLIFFS*WILDERNESS*&*ADVENTURE*TRAILS*CAMP*

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Future  Cross-­‐border  Tourism    

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Cross-­‐border  Wilderness  Trails  

Pafuri  Node  

Cross-­‐border  4x4  Trails  

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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