ParkTalk
Monday, 3rd October 2005, 18h00
“Do the Parks need Condoms?”
Impact of HIV/AIDS on Park and Natural Resource Management

Does the HIV/AIDS pandemic impact the Protected Area system at institutional and human capacity levels? Is there a need for succession planning to reduce the impacts of HIV/AIDS on natural resource management? Do the Parks and their neighbouring communities indeed need condoms and additional mitigation measures and outreach services to improve natural resource management?

These and other questions will be answered at this 3rd ParkTalk; where the findings and recommendations from the recently completed preliminary HIV/AIDS-Environment status assessment will be presented by the HIV/AIDS-Environment Working Group (HEWG).

The HEWG is a committee that comprises representation from the Ministry of Health and Social Services, Ministry of Environment and Tourism, Namibia Nature Foundation, United Nations Development Program, UNAIDS, and NACSO. This working group has commissioned this study to address the links between HIV/AIDS, the environment and natural resource management.

The ParkTalk series is part of the Strengthening the Protected Area Network (SPAN) Project of the Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET), which aims to improve the management of Namibia’s protected areas.

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