In April 2020, Wilderness Safaris’ non-profit partner, the Wilderness Wildlife Trust (WWT), has allocated funds towards the...
NACSO connects the communities and organisations that manage and conserve Namibia’s natural resources
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19 May 2020
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11 May 2020
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...
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5 May 2020
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...
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28 April 2020
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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17 April 2020
Garth Owen-Smith, a great African conservation visionary and globally recognised pioneer in community conservation, died on 11th April after a long battle with cancer. His life and work partner of...
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16 April 2020
In March 2020, Save the Rhino Trust (SRT) hosted its first ever Kunene Rhino Awards ceremony, in recognition of the Rangers that continue to sacrifice much of their time and energy to protect one...
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6 April 2020
Environmental education is vital to Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF)’s mission by working with all stakeholders to develop best...
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30 March 2020
Congratulations to ≠Khoadi-//Hoas Conservancy for winning first place in the World’s Top Sustainable Destination Awards in the category "Best of Africa", in recognition of its efforts to solve...
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23 March 2020
NACSO has an opportunity for two interns to join the two-year Donald Hamer Conservation Leadership Programme (CLP). The programme aims to train graduates to become future leaders in the Community...
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16 March 2020
The European Union (EU) recently approved 2 grants to organisations working to improve governance in Namibia’s Community Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) sector.
Since the...
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3 March 2020
From the mighty elephant to the humble worker bee, the huge variety of life on Earth contributes to our lives and well-being in more ways than we think. From offering a wealth of natural medicines...
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24 February 2020
On one early morning, in Namibia’s northwest, Kunene Region, all roads led to Torra conservancy, where the game guards and Conservancy Management Committees (CMCs) were getting their books ready...
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17 February 2020
The Community Conservation Fund of Namibia (CCFN) was officially launched on 13 February 2020 by the Minister of Environment and Tourism, Hon. Pohamba Shifeta, in Windhoek, at the National...
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12 February 2020
Roses aside, world statistics indicate that celebrating love with chocolate, greeting cards, and jewelry often wrapped in polythene bags leaves a wake of environmental destruction that is not so...
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10 December 2019
NACSO and the MET are proud to launch the State of Community Conservation Report as a web site. The book will still be printed, but the site will be much more comprehensive, offering all of our...
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25 November 2019
African elephant herds, led by a matriarch, require vast space for movement. In some parts of Africa elephants migrate annually and usually follow historic migratory routes that lead to food and...
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18 November 2019
The facts are speaking. Dr Chris Bown of the Namibian Chamber of the Environment asks us all to spread the facts as outlined by...
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11 November 2019
What can you do about plastic pollution? Two students have founded a small organisation that is organising clean up campaigns in Windhoek and other towns. Stefanie Urban and Kai Kleingunther gave...
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6 November 2019
Natural resources management activities remain a core priority for the Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET), conservation communities and support organisations. The mission of the Directorate...
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28 October 2019
A group of South African delegates from various governmental conservation organizations; Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries, South African National Parks, South Africa National...
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