This project forms part of the GEF/UNDP/DWNP/BirdLife Botswana PROJECT: "Strategic Partnerships to Improve the Financial and Operational Sustainability of Protected Areas". The overall objective of the "Strategic Partnerships" project is to improve the financial and operational sustainability of Protected Areas (PAs) in Botswana through improved working partnerships between public, private, NGO and community stakeholders. This project aims to use the new CBNRM Policy, the draft Environmental Management Act and the Makgadikgadi Framework Management Plan in order to implement participatory planning and protected areas co-management, using the Makgadikgadi Wetland System, Makgadikgadi/Nxai National Park and the Flamingo Sanctuary as demonstration sites.