The Debmarine-Namdeb Foundation has inaugurated the seabird emergency response units at the southern towns of Luderitz and Oranjemund in the ||Kharas Region.   

The Debmarine-Namdeb Foundation in a statement says one of its environmental goals is to conserve seabirds on the Namibian coastline and in its marine economic zone. 

The Chairperson of the foundation Brent Eiseb confidently said that the country is now prepared to handle any emergency where seabirds are affected in case of oil spills in the oceans. 

Officiating the inauguration, Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources Sylvia Makgone thanked the foundation for its extensive investments toward the protection of the marine environment.

She called for collective efforts in the fight for the survival of various seabird species. 

The Debmarine-Namdeb Foundation is a joint socio-economic development vehicle of diamond mining giants Debmarine and Namdeb.