The Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA TFCA) has recently launched an initiative aimed at driving conservation, local enterprise and sustainable livelihoods in member states.
Integrated Rural Development and Nature Conservation, in collaboration with the European Union, has awarded grants worth N$1.2 million to 10 grassroots organisations.
The funding is aimed at strengthening community voices and advocacy around rights and benefits linked to Namibia's natural resources.
Swakop Uranium is implementing a project to protect Namibia's iconic Welwitschia plant through scientific research, monitoring and conservation initiatives.
The Welwitschia is one of Namibia's most distinctive plants, surviving for centuries in one of the world's harshest environments.
The Ozonahi Conservancy and Community Forest handover project materials to the community to strengthen grassroots conservation efforts in the area.
As part of the conservancy efforts to support sustainable rural development, 16 different projects benefited from the initiative.
The Governor of ||Kharas, Dawid Gertze, has called for a collective commitment to the preservation of the country's rich and diverse heritage.
Gertze made the call in a message delivered on his behalf at the official opening of the 2026 Heritage Week celebrations in Vaalgras.
Stakeholders in the ||Kharas Region have expressed mixed feelings over the proposed hikes in trophy hunting fees as part of reviewed regulations.
They shared their sentiments at the stakeholder consultation held in Keetmanshoop.
The Executive Director of Integrated Rural Development and Nature Conservation (IRDNC), John Kasaona, is satisfied with the progress made by the Kunene Elephant Walk initiative.
Members of the Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA) held their last bi-annual stakeholder planning meeting for the year at Wuparo Conservancy in the Sangwali, Zambezi region.
Leaders of the Chief Hosea Kutako Youth Forum and members of the Aminuis Conservancy Interim Committee have hailed their recent exchange visit to communal conservancies in the Kunene Region, labelling it as having been educative and an eye opener.
The Minister of Environment, Forestry and Tourism Indileni Daniel, says there are limited resources to effectively respond to plant poaching incidents in the country.
