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January 30, 2018
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Text: Elzanne Erasmus Photographs: Chris Botha [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]It was the third year in a row that I found myself driving across the breathtaking Damaraland landscape. The […]
January 24, 2018
For the love of hyenas: Emsie Verwey shares insight into the Skeleton Coast Brown Hyaena Project, which she runs from the research centre at the Hoanib Skeleton Coast Camp.
December 13, 2017
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Text: Nina van Schalkwyk Photographs: Elzanne Erasmus & Nina van Schalkwyk [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]There’s a certain kind of fervour that is seen only in the eyes of […]
October 20, 2017
Letter from The Namibian Association of Community Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) Support Organisations (NACSO) We mourn the loss of our colleague and friend, Greenwell Matongo, […]
August 25, 2017
Global Earth Overshoot Day this year fell on August, 2nd the earliest it has ever been. The global population is using more resources than the earth can provide.
August 11, 2017
Conservation efforts in Namibia just got a major boost with an agreement between Westair Aviation and the Namibia Chamber of Environment (NCE). Westair is giving the NCE and its members the free use of a plane.
August 2, 2017
On July, 28 the bright red ribbon around 9 tons of white Karibib marble was cut, and since then, French artist Gé Pellini has been chipping away to transform the mass of rock into a life-sized rhino sculpture. Hunters Against Poaching Trust (HUAB) will auction off the artwork in aid of conservation efforts.
August 1, 2017
The American Embassy recently made a donation of about N$25 million to the Ministry of Environment and Tourism to aid in Namibia's fight against poaching.
June 19, 2017
There is magic in this desert. For four days in April it appeared in the landscape, the message and the messengers, when four fabulous Namibian artists came together to share their plea to save the rhino. Here is a glimpse of how it all came together.
June 9, 2017
Deep in the Zambezi Region, on the protruding southernmost tip of the former Caprivi Strip, lies an abundant landscape dominated by Mopane woodland and floodplain grasslands. It’s an environment that boasts a large diversity of exotic bird species – many of which are unique to the area – and plenteous wildlife, including four of Africa’s Big Five.
June 6, 2017
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Text Ginger Mauney[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Rich veins run across the African landscape. Rivers, mountains, deserts and plains incise the land, creating mosaics that define and connect countries. They […]
May 16, 2017
The seemingly inhospitable gravel plains of the Namib Desert extend over vast distances. Standing alone in the middle of this barren landscape can be a daunting experience. At a glance, there seems to be no sign of life in the hot, dusty, rocky and apparently endless plains that surround you.
May 15, 2017
If you ever thought endangered species have problems, you ain't seen nothing yet (if this sounds American, well it is as big as the U.S.A Trump card). We are indeed in the process of cutting off the wings of these birds, and no, we are not talking Penguins.
May 12, 2017
Plants. We tend to take them for granted – a part of the landscape. On safari, a good shade tree has its worth, especially in the hot and arid hinterlands… but how many travellers know of the floral diversity of Namibia’s northwest and look out for its many proponents as they navigate rugged tracks through spectacular landscapes searching for wilderness experiences?
May 10, 2017
Along the dirt roads that wind their way through the Namib Desert, there are subtle signs of change. These signs read “No Fences.” They indicate areas where fences have been taken down to allow for the free movement of wildlife and the integration of land back to its natural whole.