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 […]
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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 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 Hu Berry Lichens on the surface of the earth are the same as the proverbial canary in the coal mine. When lichens die something is […]
July 13, 2012
By Hu Berry Nowhere else on earth is there an expanse similar to that envisioned in Namibia’s latest, innovative conservation initiative. Picture a merger of 12 […]
July 15, 2012
By Shirley Bethune, Selma-Penna Utonih, Christopher Malesu and Kevin Roberts, Polytechnic of Namibia Wetlands of international importance can be given worldwide recognition as ‘Ramsar sites’ to protect […]
July 15, 2012
Hu Berry looks at the legacy of the Skeleton Coast shipwrecks in Namibia … They heard the dreaded sound of keel rasping on submerged shoals as […]
July 15, 2012
By Hu Berry Scarce and susceptible, some of the Namib’s succulents have become rare because of the ‘collector’ or plant thief who unscrupulously removes them from […]
July 15, 2012
By Hu Berry Lying like a liquid conveyor belt along Namibia’s coastal continental shelf, the northward drift and upwelling of the Benguela Current ensures a prolific […]
July 15, 2012
Text Dr Conrad Brain, Environmental Scientist Namibia’s ephemeral rivers from the Kuiseb northwards all have one thing in common – actually a few more, but for […]
July 15, 2012
by Hu Berry Man’s relationship with whales began with merciless harpooning and then changed to one of concern when it was realised that these giants of […]
July 15, 2012
by Helge Denker on behalf of the NACSO Natural Resource Working Group with input from conservancy representatives The king of beasts is returning to reclaim his reign […]
July 15, 2012
by Dorothy Wamunyima, NNF project coordinator I can’t hold back my excitement on the subject of how well the Namibia Nature Foundation has facilitated horizontal links […]
July 15, 2012
by John Mendelsohn, RAISON In a spate of rash madness, Drs Bert Toxopeus (of ITC, now the Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation of the […]
July 15, 2012
by Maria Pimenta, NNF Finance Manager As well as developing, initiating, supporting and implementing conservation and sustainable development projects across Namibia, the Namibia Nature Foundation also […]
July 15, 2012
Text Jonas Nghishidi, NNF project coordinator The Succulent Karoo is one of 25 biodiversity hotspots in the world, and sadly, one of three within Southern Africa. […]
July 15, 2012
by Peter Tarr, Executive Director: Southern African Institute for Environmental Assessment After nearly 30 years of outstanding service to conservation in Namibia, Dr Chris Brown has […]
July 17, 2012
A large percentage of Namibia’s inhabitants live in the Owambo regions of Omusati, Oshana, Ohangwena and Oshikoto. Referred to in former years as Ovamboland – the […]
July 17, 2012
by Amy Schoeman Thousands of years before other hunters moved in on their hunting grounds, the Bushmen (San) were expert toxicologists. Whether hunting or waging war, […]