June 21, 2012
The 2012 Markhor Award for Outstanding Conservation Performance has been won jointly by the Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET) and the Namibian Association of CBNRM […]
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June 21, 2012
By Holger Kolberg, Ministry of Environment and Tourism As part of the Skeleton Coast Iona Transfrontier Conservation initiative, staff of the Directorate Scientific Services of the Ministry […]
June 21, 2012
A Namibian endemic: the Hartmann’s zebra Hartmann’s zebra (Equus zebra hartmannae) is a near endemic to Namibia with a secure and stable population of approximately 24 […]
June 21, 2012
Founded in 1991, the AfriCat Foundation was officially registered as a non-profit organisation in Namibia in August 2003. Director of AfriCat, Carla Conradie, reports that what […]
June 21, 2012
Conservancy is defined as a legally protected area belonging to a group of bona fide land occupiers who have pooled their resources to practise co-operative management […]
June 21, 2012
Freelance journalist Brigitte Weidlich reports on World Environment Day celebrated in June 2004, highlighting future climatic changes with potentially serious implications for Namibia, such as rising […]
July 3, 2012
Trophy hunting in Namibia has increased the value of the country’s game considerably. So much so, says freelance journalist Sven-Eric Kanzler, that nowadays a game farmer […]
July 3, 2012
An Environmental Impact Assessment for the De Beers Marine South Africa deep-water mining operations off southern Namibia was commissioned in 1990. Since then environmental research has […]
July 3, 2012
Southern Africa’s point of departure on conservation issues is fundamentally different to that of most other countries in the world, and its conservation track record stands […]
July 5, 2012
Project manager for the Namibian Wild Dog Project working in collaboration with the Namibian Nature Foundation, Ministry of Environment of Tourism and regional NGOs, Robin Lines, […]
July 5, 2012
The pelicans along the Namibian coastal and inland flood plains, pans and larger dams are far too large, conspicuous and flamboyant to be overlooked, says Susann […]
July 5, 2012
By Ginger Mauney For thirty years King Taapopi of the Uukwaluudhi traditional authority persisted with his goal of establishing a protected wildlife area in his homeland. For […]
July 5, 2012
One of the worst forms of visual pollution in the Namib Desert is vehicle tracks, especially on the gravel plains. Antje Burke, who is in charge […]
July 5, 2012
By Ginger Mauney The Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF), born out of passion and commitment to cheetah conservation in the year of Namibia’s independence, has its foundation […]
July 5, 2012
By Pauline Lindeque It is estimated that there were less than 6 000 elephants south of the Zambezi River by 1900, raising fears that they would […]
July 5, 2012
By Conrad Brain When a statement appears that the future of the black rhino (Diceros bicornis bicornis) will probably be decided within the next decade, and […]
July 5, 2012
By Margaret Jacobsohn The IRDNC – Integrated Rural Development and Nature Conservation – evolved out of a pioneering partnership with community leaders in the Kunene Region […]
July 5, 2012
Janet Matota is a true pioneer of community-based natural resource management and a role model for men and women in Caprivi and beyond. Having joined the […]
July 6, 2012
Senior guide, Orlando Haraseb, has been trained in all aspects of field guiding, and is currently undertaking the NATH courses. His previous training is paying dividends, […]
July 6, 2012
By Michaela Kanzler Wings folded behind his back, the big bird strides towards the carcasses. As soon as he starts to tear at the flesh with […]