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 – […]
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 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 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 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 […]
July 12, 2012
Growing demands on staff and resources and expansion of its focus beyond wildlife led the Integrated Rural Development and Nature Conservation (IRDNC) to acquire two more […]
July 12, 2012
By Ginger Mauney, Project Co-ordinator, Conservation and the Environment in Namibia People from around the world are drawn to Namibia’s vast, wild places, but with tourism increasing […]
July 12, 2012
By Mark Jago, Veterinarian: MET Game Capture Unit Namibia’s highly successful black-rhino conservation programme has been at the forefront of the effort aimed at bringing Diceros bicornis bicornis […]