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Namibia’s conservancy movement has been the catalyst for change across rural Namibia, changing landscapes and lives. Conservancies are home to one in four rural Namibians who have made the choice...
The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism has granted Oskop and Huibes conservancy a joint tourism concession in the Namib Naukluft Park at Farm Sussex. This is based on the Nature...
World Tourism Day has been celebrated every year since 27 September 1980 to raise awareness on the importance of tourism in the social, cultural, political, and economic aspects. The theme for...
When it comes to taking care of the natural environment, there should be no debate, Namibians are one of the enthusiasts, they are conservationists at heart and never cease to care for their...
In August 2020, Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) staff reported that an African wild dog puppy carcass has fallen victim to what is believed to have been an intentional road kill situation. As...
Save the Rhino Trust has been awarded an emergency relief funding by The Wildlife Ranger Challenge to combat the immediate threat to operations posed by the Covid-19 pandemic.The continental-wide...
In July, Namibia Development Trust (NDT) hosted a meeting at the Pastoral Centre in Keetmanshoop. Representatives from the southern conservancies - Huibes, Oskop, !Gawachab, !Khob !Naub, //Gamaseb...
Many countries have had to adjust to the effects of COVID 19 across the globe. To prevent further spread, travel restrictions have been put in place both locally and internationally. This has...
A bill making its way through the California legislature would ban the possession of trophies from animals killed in Africa. But some African conservation organisations and governments say the ban...
On the cold and windy morning of 15 July 2020, at Sikunga Conservancy, the Zambezi Conservancy Biannual meeting commenced under one of the big trees outside the conservancy office. The meetings...
The global COVID 19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the world’s economy, which has negatively impacted conservation. Organizations that supports rhino conservation in northwest Namibia...
The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT) in collaboration with the Giraffe Conservation Foundation (GCF) has translocated 30 giraffes to two communal conservancies and a national...
The potential for an increase in poaching and retaliatory killing of carnivores is concerning to Cheetah Conservation Fund’s communal conservation partners throughout Namibia. Communities are...
Martha Lambert is a farmer and game guard from //Audi Conservancy in the Kunene region. She has been working as a conservancy game guard for almost 14 years now.
“I grew up here and I have...
Geoffrey Divai Luhepo, is currently the Field Officer of Mashi Conservancy, which borders Bwabwata and Mudumu National Parks and forms part of the Mudumu North Complex Landscape. He started his...
The global COVID-19 pandemic has had various effects on people’s livelihoods, including community conservation efforts. In Namibia, the state of emergency and subsequent lockdown due to the COVID-...
In April 2020, Wilderness Safaris’ non-profit partner, the Wilderness Wildlife Trust (WWT), has allocated funds towards the...
Driven by the need to serve remote communities far from its International Field Research & Education Centre in Otjiwarongo, the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) established a field base in the...
Aerial patrols continue to combat poaching in north-west Namibia. In an ongoing partnership with Save the Rhino Trust Namibia (SRT) and the Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET), Wilderness...
The COVID-19 pandemic has swept through countries and continents causing untold human suffering, social upheaval and economic damage. The pandemic is a human health crisis and now more than ever...
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