The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism has emphasised that Namibia's gambling and lottery laws need to keep pace with rapid developments in digital technology.

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.

The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism will conduct a feasibility study for a Kavango West Wildlife Dispersal Area.

Minister of Environment, Forestry and Tourism Indileni Daniel described as saddening an incident in which an elephant bull was put down in Onawa Village in the Omusati Region. 

Several Members of Parliament have criticised the Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism for what they describe as discriminatory hunting regulations, a failure to combat poaching effectively, and a lack of local beneficiation.

The hunting season for the hunting of huntable game species is set to start on 1 May 2025.

The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism made the announcement of the hunting season in a statement today (Tues).

Environment and Tourism Minister Indileni Daniel has inaugurated two newly acquired trucks to support anti-poaching operations and road maintenance works in the Etosha National Park.

The Ministry of Environment and Tourism has conducted human wildlife conflict management training in over 40 conservancies since September last year, aimed at equipping the communities with skills to handle claims and resolve human wildlife conflict according to national policy.

The Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism is concerned over the increasing use of wire snares to illegally hunt and kill wild animals in the Etosha National Park.