The Minister of Environment, Forestry and Tourism, Indileni Daniel, has stated that the government supports community conservation through programmes that help to manage natural resources, protect wildlife, and benefit from tourism and sustainable resource use.
Key stakeholders, such as the Integrated Rural Development and Nature Conservation (IRDNC) through the human-wildlife support team and conservancies in Kunene Region continue to play an integral role in maintaining human-wildlife conflict (HWC) related cases.
The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism will conduct a feasibility study for a Kavango West Wildlife Dispersal Area.
The Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA-TFCA) has commended Namibia and Botswana for their joint efforts in curbing poaching.
The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism ((MEFT) has recorded five human fatalities and six injuries due to crocodile attacks in the Kavango West and Kavango East regions between January 2024 and February 2025.
