Staff Reporter IN the wake of environmental concerns related to deforestation and bush encroachment, Namibia has suspended all activities related to the harvesting of mopane tree species for charcoal, firewood, and dry wood in the Kunene region. The arid-sub-Saharan country, can however take a lesson from the Kenyan-Seed ball project which has seen an efficient...
The country is actively addressing the critical issue of deforestation through a range of comprehensive measures, including forest protection, tree planting programmes, and wildfire management, to safeguard its valuable forests and maintain ecological balance, an official said this week. Speaking at a conference in Windhoek, the Minister of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism, Pohamba Shifeta emphasized...