Namibian Sun

It is estimated that approximately N$13 billion in revenue is generated annually from biodiversity, with an estimated 40% of this accounted for by tourism and 29% by fodder provision. Current investment in biodiversity is estimated...

The new Wildlife and Protected Areas Management Bill, once enacted, will help the environment ministry to correct and enforce good governance and accountability in conservancies.Environment minister Pohamba Shifeta, who was speaking at the launch of...

The Hanns Seidel Foundation last week hosted a national conference themed 'The current status of sustainable natural resource management in Namibia and ways to unlock its bio-economy potential'. Speakers at the conference included Professor Gilbert...

Environment minister Pohamba Shifeta says the ministry is still worried about the commercial harvesting of slow-growing hardwood trees for exporting overseas. He was speaking at a national conference on sustainable natural resource management in Windhoek...

Fisheries minister Bernard Esau says the ocean is in enough trouble with climate change and pollution, and should not be further destabilised by deep-sea mining without carrying out comprehensive environmental assessments.Esau was speaking at the...