An office building that was constructed five years ago to accommodate staff members of the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism in the Kavango East Region's Mukwe Constituency is yet to be occupied.

The building is now dilapidated.

Namibia plans to ban the use of single-use plastic bags to protect the environment.

The Environment, Forestry and Tourism Minister, Pohamba Shifeta, said this during his ministerial statement in the National Assembly.

Elephants have started destroying crop fields in the Zambezi Region again, leaving residents with little hope.

The jumbos destroyed crop fields at Wuparo, Balyerwa, Dzoti and Bamunu in the Judea Lyabboloma, Linyanti and Sibbinda Constituencies.
 

The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism has urged charcoal producers countrywide to adhere to set guidelines to ensure sustainable charcoal production.

The Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism is pleading with local authorities to adhere to the country's National Solid Waste Management Strategy for the well-being of their residents.

The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism donated 4000 seedlings to public institutions, schools and local authorities across Namibia in celebration of Abor Day this year.

The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism has announced that the fires outside the Etosha National Park have been suppressed.

The firefighting teams are now busy with the fire burning at the Hobatere lodge. 

A one-day conference for stakeholders in the tourism sector in the Oshikoto Region is underway at Omuthiya.

The conference is organized by the Environment, Forestry and Tourism Ministry in collaboration with UNESCO and with support from GIZ.