NACSO connects the communities and organisations that manage and conserve Namibia’s natural resources
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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...
The facts are speaking. Dr Chris Bown of the Namibian Chamber of the Environment asks us all to spread the facts as outlined by...
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...
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...
A group of South African delegates from various governmental conservation organizations; Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries, South African National Parks, South Africa National...
Black rhinos are listed as endangered and this is mainly as a result of poaching for their horns. Despite the challenges the rhino faces, Namibia is home to the largest free-roaming population of...
The average person eats and drinks a coat hanger worth of plastic every month, according to the World Wildlife Fund. On average we consume five grams of plastic every week - the equivalent of a...
The United States of America Ambassador to Namibia - Lisa Johnson, together with the Deputy Minister of Environment and Tourism (MET)- Hon. Bernadette Jagger and Save the Rhino Trust (SRT) Chief...
On Friday 20 September millions of young people worldwide, joined by business people, NGOs and individuals who care for the environment marched for action to combat climate change. If decisive and...
The rivers of Africa were once common resources for people, not borders between them. Transboundary conservation areas are bringing these resources together again, and transboundary forums bring...
A burning question
This week the world’s attention has turned to Brazil and the bonfire being made of the Amazon rainforest. While the destruction of the lungs of the world...
The 2019 CITES meeting taking place in Geneva from 17 to 28 August is concerned with the extinction of species, and so is this web site. Every week this page adds articles from the press and...
In the past it was seen as a taboo for a woman to speak out in public or be in a leadership position, but times have changed; women are taking the lead in various sectors. In communal...
It has been 23 years since the NACSO concept was conceived. According to NACSO Constitution, the aim of the...
Habitat and wildlife are critical resources that contribute to the economic and social wellbeing of communities and nations. For that reason, communities need to conserve their natural resources...
On 17-18 July 2019, conservancys' chairpersons, managers and CBNRM officials from the Ministry of Environment and Tourism and conservancy support organisations gathered in Otjiwarongo, for the the...
“It is my pleasure to invite you to a brief get together on behalf of the Community Conservation Fund of Namibia (CCFN) in the NACSO boardroom,” said Tapiwa Makiwa, CEO of the Community...
The Ministry meeting looked at the conservation and restoration of the ‘Caprivi State Forest’, which lies in Zambezi – formerly Caprivi – Region, along the border to Zambia, and is a state forest...
“This is the third year that we are coming together to sharpen up conservancies to comply”, said Bennett Kahuure, Deputy Director of Parks and Wildlife at the MET, who opened the Good Governance...
Five million people are bitten by snakes every year. Half of those bites are venomous, and as many as 200,000 people die as a result, with a further 400,000 disabled. So snakes are dangerous....
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