The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism has recorded 1,2 million hectares of land burnt by wildfires, totalling 1,300 fire outbreaks countrywide in 2025.
 

The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT) has recorded 1,2 million hectares of land burnt by wildfires, totalling 1,300 fire outbreaks countrywide in 2025.

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform, Inge Zaamwani said Namibia is intensifying efforts to declare more marine protected areas as the country works towards meeting international biodiversity commitments.

Namibia launched a conservation project valued at more than N$1 billion in Windhoek on Wednesday.

Namibia has called for continued climate financing and stronger cooperation with the Green Climate Fund to strengthen resilience against climate change and recurring droughts.

Namibia continues to position itself as a leading ecotourism destination, with a strong focus on conservation and sustainable development.

The Community Conservation Fund Namibia (CCFN) is expected to sign over a N$1 billion contract next month with international donors to fund community conservation projects.

The fund's Board Chairperson made the announcement during a courtesy visit to President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah at State House.

Namibia's biological resources are among the most diverse and ecologically significant on the African continent. 

The Wet Landed Small Pelagic Association commended the government for introducing a strict 2% bycatch threshold for fishing companies.

If a vessel is not licensed to land certain marine species, only 5% are permitted to be caught as bycatch.

IPC MP Milunga Elvis Lizazi, the shadow minister for Justice and Labour Relations, says that despite the introduction of the Labour Act and national minimum wage, enforcement remains weak.

He also discussed the history of labor hire in Namibia.