President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says World Bee Day must serve as an opportunity to educate people, especially the youth, on the importance of bees and the growing opportunities within sustainable beekeeping.
Botswana's Minister of Environment and Tourism, Wynter Mmolotsi, has called for integrated land use as the region embarks on promoting ecological conservation.
This call comes at a time when most of the countries in the SADC region continue to grapple with the deadly foot-and-mouth disease.
Vice President Lucia Witbooi highlighted the blue economy as key to growth, urging shared sustainability efforts in Namibia’s aquatic-rich environment.
A programme aimed at strengthening Namibia's policy and legal framework for sustainable wildlife management and improving access to legal information for stakeholders was launched in Windhoek.
Marine and coastal conservation issues in Namibia remain underreported in the media.
This has limited their visibility in the public eye and weakened efforts to address ocean-related challenges.
The Landless Peoples Movement (LPM) has proposed a two-year, thorough joint scientific research project by the government and private sector into Namibia's ocean biomass.
This is to allow proper policy planning and intervention for an industry that has the potential to create more jobs.
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.
