July 12, 2012
By Mary Seely, Desert Research Foundation of Namibia Although many may never have heard of him, Lars Karlsson is revered in Namibia’s inner environmental circles. He […]
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July 12, 2012
By Ron Swilling In the dry, dusty summer wind, the thatch grass-roofed structure of Mashi Crafts is bursting at the seams with the weavings of palm leaves […]
July 12, 2012
By Linda Baker, SPAN Communications Officer He’s been shot at by UNITA rebels, narrowly escaped being blown up by a landmine, had close encounters with lions […]
July 12, 2012
By Hugh Paxton, Freelance journalist After 32 years working for conservation in this country, Mike Griffin, the resident expert on everything from golden moles to green […]
July 12, 2012
By Dr Ann Scott, Mike Scott and Dr Conrad Brain, Namibia Crane Working Group We are flying high over a hot, white landscape north of the Etosha […]
July 12, 2012
By Dr Conrad Brain, Environmental scientist Embedded within the mixed matrix of those who travel the world in pursuit of the most stunning sunsets, the highest […]
July 12, 2012
Does the Okavango Delta belong to the people who live along its banks and whose very livelihoods depend on the wetland resources of water, fish, reeds, water […]
July 12, 2012
Piet Heyns has long been a force to be reckoned with in the Namibian environmental sector. Over the past twenty years he has been a regular […]
July 12, 2012
By Ginger Mauney In the early 1980s, illegal poaching of black rhinos in the arid north-western regions of Namibia was rife. The population of these rare, solitary […]
July 13, 2012
By Colgar Sikopo, Deputy Director (North): Directorate of Parks and Wildlife Management (DPWM), MET and Midori Paxton, Project Co-ordinator for the UNDP/GEF-funded Strengthening the Protected Area […]
July 13, 2012
By Dr Margaret Jacobsohn, Co-Director Integrated Rural Development and Nature Conservation We’ve come a long way since the early 1990s when the first rural women – […]
July 13, 2012
By Hu Berry Fragile flamingos link with portly pelicans and lions, forming an unusual connection in Namibia’s effort to secure their survival through international conservation agencies. […]
July 13, 2012
By Hu Berry Shyer than their inland cousins, brown hyaenas shuffle tirelessly along the Namibian coast, covering astounding distances as they search ceaselessly for scraps thrown […]
July 13, 2012
By Hu Berry Change implies a slow but sure shift from one state to another. Collapse indicates an abrupt failure of a system. Is the global […]
July 13, 2012
By Justine Braby, Animal Demography Unit, University of Cape Town The Damara Tern is a curious little creature. It breeds in one of the harshest places […]
July 13, 2012
By Hu Berry There are two indigenous keystone species in Africa, meaning that their presence or absence shows significantly on the landscape. One is the humans; […]
July 13, 2012
By Hu Berry The scene is surreal – padding silently on wet sand a lion stalks fur seals on the shoreline of the Skeleton Coast. No […]
July 13, 2012
By Hu Berry Its simple chemical formula ‘C’ belies its worth and splendour. Typically yellow, brown or grey to colourless; less often in blue, green, black, […]
July 13, 2012
By Hu Berry What makes men leave the familiar comforts of their homeland to venture to a land known as the Dark Continent – Mr Berry […]
July 13, 2012
By Rod Braby, Namibian Coast Conservation and Management (NACOMA) The most abundant sea turtle in Nambian waters in recent times has been the leatherback, the largest […]