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November 17, 2024
Tag: conservancies
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Local communities depend on parks and communal conservancies for livelihood
Maria David NAMIBIAN National Parks and their communal conservancies are not just about conserving nature; they are sources of livelihoods and development opportunities for local communities. This was according to Minister of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism (MEFT) Pohamba Shifeta, speaking at the official opening of the Global Smart User Conference in Windhoek on Monday. According...
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Conservancies in Zambezi receive N$37 million
The Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism and stakeholders handed over N$37 million in project funding, grants, and equipment to various conservancies in the Zambezi Region. Of the N$37 million, N$20 million is intended for poverty-oriented support for community conservation, while N$17 million is directed towards community livelihood development and wildlife conflict management. Two projects...
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Conservancies’ exclusive rights not extended to individual community members
Staff Reporter HEATHER Mwiza Sibungo, Deputy Minister of Environment and Tourism, said that the exclusive rights granted to conservancies are not extended to benefit individual members of the community but are vested in the conservancies as collective entities. Sibungo made these remarks during the opening ceremony of the joint venture tourism meeting in conservancies held...
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Environment Ministry hosts meeting on joint venture tourism in conservancies
The Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism, along with relevant stakeholders, hosted a meeting on joint venture tourism in conservancies within the Zambezi Region. This meeting forms part of Deputy Minister Heather Sibungo’s visit to traditional authorities and conservancy representatives in the Zambezi Region. Sibungo stated that the meeting was aimed at discussing and clarifying...
