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July 15, 2012
by Karine Nuulimba, Integrated Rural Development and Nature Conservation A Caprivi Region where everyone knows the importance of using natural resources wisely… plenty of jobs, thanks to […]
July 15, 2012
by Christine Eckstrom As a young girl, Desarie Ilnoobes played with other children in a remote valley near her village, in the shadow of the red sandstone […]
July 15, 2012
by Ginger Mauney, Project Co-ordinator, Conservation and the Environment in Namibia For nearly thirty years Bennie Roman has been active in the transformation of his land, and has […]
July 15, 2012
by Lucy Kemp on behalf of the NACSO Natural Resource Working Group Established in 2005, the conservancy was named after King Sheya Shuushona, who reigned in […]
July 15, 2012
Text Lucy Kemp on behalf of the NACSO Natural Resource Working Group Established in 2005, the Mudumu North Complex is a cluster of different types of […]
July 15, 2012
Established in 1998, the ≠Khoadi-//Hôas Conservancy is a significant component of a greater conservation area that includes communal conservancies, tourism concessions, the Etosha National Park and […]
July 15, 2012
by Rolf-D Sprung, German Development Service (DED) More than 30 women and men swarm through the forest, collecting branches and trunk pieces scattered over the ground from […]
July 15, 2012
by Helge Denker, NACSO/WWF in Namibia A sparsely populated desert country in Southern Africa as a world leader in community-based conservation? Unlikely? Well, people from the Great […]
July 15, 2012
by Helge Denker on behalf of the NACSO Natural Resource Working Group Seven million hectares, seven thousand kilometres, three hundred people, twenty-seven conservancies, two weeks… The numbers […]
July 15, 2012
By Keith Sproule, Tourism Business Advisor, WWF-Namibia and Helge Denker, NACSO/WWF in Namibia Over the past two decades, Namibia has strived to achieve a balance between conservation […]
July 15, 2012
Seal culling is and will remain a controversial subject. Perhaps it is the clubbing of the young seals that is causing the emotional reaction. Other ways of killing the young seals have been investigated by researchers all over the world, but no better alternative has been found. Clubbing was found to be the most humane. Namibia also has a legal and moral duty, as it is a signatory of the United Nations Law of the Sea and the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries. There are several conservation- and animal welfare groups in the country and they work with the government to use resources in a sustainable manner.
July 13, 2012
By Dr Simon Elwen, Mammal Research Institute, University of Pretoria The ocean off Namibia has been severely affected by overfishing in the last few decades. As […]
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 […]
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 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 – […]