By Chamwe Kaira What could we possibly learn from termites, those tiny insects known for their destruction of timber? Well, a research team studied termite mounds […]
By Brigitte Weidlich Modern society produces mountains of waste that must be disposed of, often at high cost. The good news is that in future, manufacturing […]
By Brenda de Witt Photos courtesy of http://www.africat.org/ Nostrils flare and claws grasp the soil as a cheetah’s fluid greyhound-like body streaks across the golden Namibian soil […]
By Dr Margaret Jacobsohn When Beavan Munali was born in 1965 in difficult circumstances, he was called Bashohe – the child that was thrown away. Today […]
By Dr Tammie Matson It’s right under our noses – a magnificent, vulnerable, arid-adapted antelope with great ecological and economic value. It numbers less than 4 […]
By Karen Nott and Barbara Curtis To date most conservancies derive their income from wildlife and wildlife-based tourism. However, there is a need to diversify sources […]
By Mary Seely Over forty years ago, a newly established NGO known as the Namib Desert Research Association took on its first student employee to study […]
By Conrad Brain When a country neglects to invest in its environment, the result is an environmental debt. If the concerned environment is particularly fragile, continued […]
By Ginger Mauney In 1994, in response to increased pressures on the Okavango River, the basin countries – Angola, Botswana and Namibia – signed an agreement […]
By Peter Bridgeford The future of conservation in Africa and the preservation of its wilderness lie in the hands of its natural resource managers and field […]
By Carol Murphy Crocodiles play an important role in maintaining the functioning of freshwater ecosystems, yet in many countries in Africa, they have been hunted to […]
By Ginger Mauney “Though there weren’t many wild animals around when I was growing up in Ongwediva, I always felt a natural connection to the birds […]
By Maxi Pia Louis After two years of demarcating boundaries, compiling a membership register, developing a constitution, electing a management committee and completing various other requirements, […]
By Juliane Zeidler and Sharon Montgomery Namibia is renowned for its breathtaking landscapes, abundance of wildlife and cultural diversity. Travellers from far and wide marvel at […]
By Absalom Shigwedha and Shirley Bethune Thousands of long-legged birds descend on the shallow waters of the lagoon while tourists take photographs in the cool morning […]
By Danica Shaw Private initiatives are playing an increasingly important role in the world of conservation. In Namibia this is perhaps nowhere truer than at the […]
Ex Africa semper aliquid novi (Out of Africa, always something new) Pliny the Elder, 23-79 AD By Peter Cunningham With an impressive 219 038 square […]