This Strategic Collaborative Management & Development Plan (SCMDP) for the "Greater Sossusvlei-Namib Landscape" (GSNL) sets out the five year strategic vision, purpose and objectives as well as the underlying principles for the key issues which the participants (members of the GSNL Association) wish to address in the collaborative management and development of the Landscape. It also lists agreed 'actions' under each of the issues, to facilitate the effective implementation of the plan. As such, this plan represents the wishes and intentions of the participants. The five-year SCMDP is accepted as the guiding authority for the Landscape. All subscribing to this SCMDP must strive to ensure that any actions and decisions accordance with this document.