Environment, Forestry, and Tourism Executive Director Teofilus Nghitila says they are working on making Namibia attractive again for international conferences and other meetings.

Nghitila made these remarks at the ministry's planning session for their quarter review and compilation of the Annual Management Plan for 2024–2025.

The Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism still needs to revive the tourism sector despite encouraging statistics from the sector.

Ngitila says the occupancy rate in most establishments is more than 40% to 50%, which is an improvement, though more still needs to be done.

Last year, Cabinet established the conference bureau, which will spearhead Namibia's drive to be a destination for conferences and meetings.

This year, the ministry plans to host four major gatherings.