The Kavango–Zambezi Trans-frontier Conservation Area (KAZATFCA) Consultative Research Collaboration Forum is scheduled to hold a virtual meeting in October to endorse the recommendations put forth by the recently concluded forum. The approval process will be initiated subsequent to the sharing of recommendations with the current Chair state of KAZATFCA, Zambia. The idea was proposed by...
November 8, 2024
Tag: Conservation
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Collaborative Steps to Promote Conservation Agriculture in Southern Africa – Namibia Daily News
By Staff Reporter Maputo, 24 August– According to the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC), an alarming 57.5 million people in the region currently grapple with food and nutrition insecurity, a stark rise from just over 14 million a decade ago. In an earnest effort to tackle this critical situation, representatives from ten southern African nations...
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Hambukushu’s chief wants the old conservation law repealed. – Namibia Daily News
Lylie Happiness Divundu, Aug. 15 — Chief Erwin Munika Mbambo of the Hambukushu community has sounded a clarion call for the repeal of the archaic and colonial-era Nature Conservation Ordinance of 1975. In a bold move, he asserted that the antiquated law fails to tackle modern challenges tied to the stewardship of precious natural resources....
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Research is crucial for desert lions conservation
Namibia’s conservation expert, Dr. Philip Stander, says research is crucial to the conservation of endangered desert lions. Dr. Stander has therefore called on youth to take up nature conservation studies to find solutions to human-wildlife conflict. Born and bred in Namibia, Dr. Stander has been living in the desert for more than 25 years. When...
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MAWLR and FAO to Host Validation Workshop for Comprehensive Conservation Agriculture Programme II – Namibia Daily News
By Kaleb Nghishidivali OTJIWARONGO, August 03 – Distinguished figures from the agriculture, academia, and international development sectors will gather in Otjiwarongo on 2-3 August 2023 to participate in the validation of the next phase of the Comprehensive Conservation Agriculture Programme (CCAP II). This landmark initiative aims to enhance the resilience of small-scale farmers to climate...
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Nature Conservation: Activist advocates intensified tree planting
Ms May Ikokwu, Chief Executive Officer, Save Our Heritage Initiative (SOHI), has advocated intensified planting of trees to not only reduce soil erosion but conserve ecosystem. Ikokwu made the call in on Thursday in Abuja an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in commemoration of World Nature Conservation Day (WNCD). The theme of...