Explore – Page 10 – Travel Namibia

July 12, 2012

A name revered in inner conservation circles – Lars Karlsson

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

Mashi Crafts: Weaving more than palm leaves into peoples lives

By Ron Swilling In the dry, dusty summer wind, the thatch grass-roofed structure of Mashi Crafts is bursting at the seams with the weavings of palm leaves […]

July 12, 2012

Conservation Hero – Matambo Singwangwa

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

The first collection of Namibian species in the world – the legacy of Mike Griffin

By Hugh Paxton, Freelance journalist After 32 years working for conservation in this country, Mike Griffin, the resident expert on everything from golden moles to green […]

July 12, 2012

Namibia Crane Working Group – Where do the Blue Cranes go?

By Dr Ann Scott, Mike Scott and Dr Conrad Brain, Namibia Crane Working Group We are flying high over a hot, white landscape north of the Etosha […]

July 12, 2012

Namibia’s international tourist – A most important untapped resource

By Dr Conrad Brain, Environmental scientist Embedded within the mixed matrix of those who travel the world in pursuit of the most stunning sunsets, the highest […]

July 12, 2012

Okavango River – Whose delta is it?

Does the Okavango Delta belong to the people who live along its banks and whose very livelihoods depend on the wetland resources of water, fish, reeds, water […]

July 12, 2012

A man worth listening to – Piet Heyns

Piet Heyns has long been a force to be reckoned with in the Namibian environmental sector. Over the past twenty years he has been a regular […]

July 12, 2012

Save the Rhino Trust – How many NGO’s does it take to save a rhino?

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 13, 2012

The Future of Co-Management – Conservation must harmonise with social needs

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 13, 2012

Women in Conservation – Rural role models take charge

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

World Conservation Union – The international importance of Namibian conservation areas

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

Brown hyaenas – Nocturnal travellers of the desert coast

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 […]

July 13, 2012

Climate change – Could it lead to environmental collapse?

By Hu Berry Change implies a slow but sure shift from one state to another. Collapse indicates an abrupt failure of a system. Is the global […]

July 13, 2012

Damara Tern – Namibia’s desert-breeding seabird

By Justine Braby, Animal Demography Unit, University of Cape Town The Damara Tern is a curious little creature. It breeds in one of the harshest places […]

July 13, 2012

Desert elephants – Dwellers of dryness

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

Desert lions – Survivors of the sand

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

Diamonds – Purest carbon

By Hu Berry Its simple chemical formula ‘C’ belies its worth and splendour. Typically yellow, brown or grey to colourless; less often in blue, green, black, […]

July 13, 2012

Namibia: early explorers

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

Leatherback turtles – Why are they dying on our coastline?

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 […]