The Minister of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism, Indileni Daniel, has called for stronger institutional and technical support to fully implement Namibia's Access and Benefit Sharing Framework (ABS).
Republican Party, President Henk Mudge has warned against the in-situ leaching uranium mining project, citing health and environmental risks.
Mudge is demanding a moratorium on all exploration and testing activities.
Africa has received a climate finance boost after the Green Climate Fund (GCF) approved US$440 million (N$7.44 billion) in new funding, representing 46% of its latest allocations.
This brings Africa’s total share of the Fund’s global portfolio to about US$7.6 billion (N$128.43 billion).
Conservancies support thousands of livelihoods, and in 2025, these areas generated over N$ 109 million in revenue.
This was highlighted by Environment, Forestry and Tourism Minister Indileni Daniel during the opening of the Community-Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) conference in Windhoek.
Namibia joined the rest of the world in commemorating World Wetlands Day and World Water Day in Windhoek today.
Speakers at the event said there is a growing need to safeguard wetlands as a way to address water scarcity while advancing gender mainstreaming in water management.
The City of Windhoek has kicked off its Mayoral Clean-Up Campaign in the Moses //Garoëb Constituency on Saturday.
Keetmanshoop Municipality has warned residents against indiscriminately dumping waste in open spaces next to skip containers instead of inside them.
The Minister of Environment, Forestry and Tourism, Indileni Daniel, has urged the public to refrain from littering and to take shared responsibility for keeping Namibia clean during the festive season and beyond.
The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT) extended gratitude to all stakeholders for their participation in the environmental awareness campaign and for making it a success.
The nationwide Festive Season Environmental Awareness Campaign has now reached Swakopmund.
Officials from the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism and the Environmental Investment Fund of Namibia engaged motorists and residents on responsible waste disposal practices.
