Minister urges public to keep Namibia clean

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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.

MEFT thanks stakeholders for environmental campaign

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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.

MEFT probes alleged dumping of dead seals near Henties Bay

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The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT) has launched an investigation into the alleged dumping of dead seals in the desert near Henties Bay.

Videos circulating on social media show what appear to be dead seals dumped in an undesignated area.  

MEFT Minister Daniel attends Ramsar COP15 in Victoria Falls

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The Minister of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism, Indileni Daniel, is attending the 15th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties (COP15) to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.

Plans unveiled to distribute tourism and curb overtourism

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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

Timing of MEFT consultations in Kavango East raises concerns

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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.

MEFT to develop a spatial tourism master plan

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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. 

MEFT allocates N$3 million to boost Ruacana Waterfalls tourism

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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.