Concessions Processes Anna Spenceley Jim Barborak

Concessions processes: Review of processes globally and regionally

Anna Spenceley & Jim Barborak

19 March 2012, Girrasol Indy, Maputo

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Concessions processes

� legal and policy framework for concession

contracting

� best practices for how concession programs are defined

and regulated

� prospectus development process

� how concession opportunities are defined, structured,

priced and brought to the market and how suitable

operators are selected

� contract management and oversight

� outlines best practices for how concession contracts are

managed once an operator is in place.

Eagles et al, 2002


Regional experience on concessions

Wyman et al, 2011 USAID/SPEED logo Technoserve logo

Generic concessions process

Thompson, 2009


Example: SANParks

SANParks, undated USAID/SPEED logo Technoserve logo

Concessionnaire requirements

� Concessionaire qualifications. Ability to be profitable. E.g. financial capital; tourism experience; knowledge of local legislation; education and training level, and language abilities.

� Financial responsibilities. User fee e.g. set annual fee, a flat fee + % gross revenue, or % total

� Environmental responsibilities. E.g. conservation, waste disposal, infrastructure development, water management

� Empowerment responsibilities. Local ownership, employment, and business opportunities

� (Legalized responsibilities. Authority granted to protected area managers to terminate a concession contract for the breach of contract.)

Eagles et al, 2002


Duration of processes

Small concession Large concession Preferred method Parks and Wildlife Service, Tasmania

3 weeks in parks 6-18 months Applications (small) Tenders (large)

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park

Authority, Australia

8-10 weeks, 4 months

for EoI process

Longer (not specified) Application (first come, first

serve). Capped through EoI

Parks Canada 3-6 months 60 days effort Tender

Ministry of Environment and

Tourism, Namibia

3-12 months 12-14 months Direct to communities, tender,

auction (hunting areas), direct

with applicants

New South Wales, Australia 4-12 weeks 6-18 months Tender

US National Parks Service 2 years 2 years Tender

Thompson, 2009 USAID/SPEED logo Technoserve logo

Concession life cycle

SANParks, undated


Global experience on concessions

� Protected areas vary by size, management

category, governance regime, and tenure:

� Legal and institutional frameworks vary

between and within countries

� Who owns land and resources, the principal

management authority, what other actors are

involved in management and policy decisions

� Mission, vision and management objectives

Collectively determine if, where and for what

purpose concessions are appropriate.


Comparative Studies

� Conservation International funded a global

desk study, based only on publicly available

online sources on the topic

� USNPS partnered with CSU to continue to

broaden the data base on public-private

partnerships for tourism in PAs, and

sponsored a global workshop on the topic in

early 2011 and bibliography compilation

� Several workshops also held in Brazil

� Key area of interest of IUCN/WCPA/TAPAS


Presentations

Review of processes globally/southern

Africa/Mozambique

Anna Spenceley, Jim Barborak

Negotiation of the concession between the Carr

Foundation and The Government for

Gorongoza

Bartolomeu Soto

Concessions processes at Niassa Reserve,

Mozambique

Anabela Rodrigues

Concessions processes in Maputo Special

Reserve and Limopo National Park,

Mozambique

Irene Visser / Michelle Souto /

Peter-John Massyn

Concessions processes in South African

National Park

Giju Varghese

Illa de Mozambique - a community rights

approach

Haffiz Jamu

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