The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism will conduct a feasibility study for a Kavango West Wildlife Dispersal Area.

Deputy Director Apollinaris Kannyinga explained, “KAZA was established through a treaty in 2011, signed by the heads of states, and it’s been in existence since then. Around 2017-18, we started to work on a specific program activity which we call, in the KAZA language, Wildlife Dispersal Area. Basically, just a specific area, having ecological linkages between various protected areas, which can include other conservation areas like conservancies, community forests, like in our country now.”

Consultant Dr. Malan Lindeque said, “Yes, there are problems and human pressures as well, but I don't think any other region in this country has the forest resources that we saw yesterday. This belongs to everyone, but also to the future generations. It is very sad that not enough research has been done on this, and not enough information is available.”

Chief Regional Officer Matheus Singambwe requested, “We want from your side to make out the implementation plan going forward because you are the technical people with the best know-how to guide us as what will be the best approach moving from this meeting and hearing from the honorable members present here. It’s only that the right arm needs to know what the left arm is doing.”