The Executive Director in the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism, Sikongo Haihambo, says the National Tourism Spatial Development Master Plan will play a critical role in promoting a wider range of tourist attraction destinations, in so doing, preventing overtourism, as notably recorded in 2019, when Nami

The Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism recently held consultations on the National Policy on Prospecting and Mining in protected areas of Rundu. 

The engagement was spearheaded by the Deputy Director for Wildlife Research and Monitoring, Kenneth Uiseb.

The Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism (MEFT) is developing a spatial tourism master plan to promote organised and inclusive growth. 

The newly appointed minister Indileni Daniel announced that this plan is set to be completed by the end of June this year. 

The Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism (MEFT) says they have put aside a budget of about N$3 million towards the development of the Ruacana Waterfalls in the Omusati Region to maximise its full tourism potential. 

The nursery of the Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism at Rundu is a hit among local and visiting clients. 

With planting season in full swing, the ministry is expecting an influx of plant buyers. 

Earlier this year, the Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism (MEFT) took a decision to advertise a Sandwich Harbour tourism management concession in a competitive tender to address a number of challenges in the area.

The Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism is satisfied with road upgrades in Etosha National Park ahead of the peak tourism season.

The ministry's Executive Director, Teofilus Nghitila, assessed the progress of the road upgrade.

The Minister of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism (MEFT) has called on traditional leaders to be mindful of the Environmental Management Act when allocating land. 

Pohamba Shifeta was speaking at the official appointment of environmental officers in Windhoek on Friday.

With illegal sand mining activities happening in most parts of the country, the Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism is training environmental officers in all regions.

They are from the Department of Parks and Forestry.

The Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Belgium's Lignaverda Reforestation Cooperation Project.

The Lignaverda Reforestation Cooperation Project is involved in reforesting semi-arid areas at risk of land degradation and desertification.