A search team from the Ministry of Environment, Tourism, and Forestry only managed to recover the head of a male victim , who was caught by a crocodile at Rundjara in the Kavango East Region.

It's the rainy season and the best time to fish for residents living along the Kavango River.

However, it is also the most dangerous time, as the river is rising.

In Rundjarara village, there are spots where one should never try to swim, fish, or even attempt to fetch water, as some dangerous crocodiles known to the community are spotted here.

With the frequent influx of tourists following the lifting of the COVID-19 travel ban, the state of the gravel roads within the flagship Etosha National Park is said to be rapidly deteriorating.
   
A U.S. citizen and tourist who has been visiting Namibia for the past 10 years, Christopher Bugbee, expressed concern with the roads, saying they may pose a risk to travelers if left unresolved.

The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism urges the public to follow guidelines to keep themselves secure and safe during the festive season and to ensure that wildlife crimes, and poaching incidences, in particular, do not occur during this holiday.

The Environment Ministry's Spokesperson, Romeo Muyunda during an interview with nbc's GMN programme said, holidaymakers venturing into places populated by wildlife should consider environmental sustainability. 

Muyunda also expressed concern over littering by holidaymakers.

The Minister of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism has warned researchers against the exploitation of indigenous people's traditional knowledge and genetic resources without benefiting them.

Pohamba Shifeta made the remark at the launch of the Access and Benefits Sharing System, held at the Okapuka roadblock, between Windhoek and Okahandja.

Access and benefit-sharing refer to the way in which genetic resources are accessed and how the benefits that result from their use are shared.

The N|A'ankusê Foundation has expressed its discontent with new regulations at the Ministry of Environment related to the keeping of large carnivores in captivity.

Director Dr. Rudie van Vuuren says the foundation has lodged an application with the High Court seeking that the regulations be put on hold for review.

Regulations relating to the keeping of large carnivores in captivity were gazetted on September 28 of this year.

Van Vuuren asserts that the regulations were gazetted without any industry stakeholder engagement.

The Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism has developed a 2022–2024 National Tourism Sector Recovery Plan to revive the sector from the effects of the COVID–19 pandemic.

Its Deputy Minister Heather Sibungo announced this at the official opening of the Tourism Expo in the capital. 

The recovery plan sets out a national framework for a strategic approach to the recovery process with required policy intervention, strategic programs, and activities aimed at rebooting the sector post-COVID-19.

The German government, through the KfW Development Bank, has donated vehicles, as well as park management and law enforcement equipment worth N$21.7 million to the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism in Windhoek.

The grant is in support of Namibia's efforts to combat wildlife crime.