Towards a cleaner Namibia

ELLANIE SMIT WINDHOEKAn exciting new initiative regarding conservancies has been proposed for early 2021 - to focus not only on a cleaner Namibia, but to teach communities the value of recycling.Committed to realise a cleaner Namibia during 2021 in an effort to restart tourism and other economic activities, Tourism Supporting Conservation (Tosco), in conjunction with the Recycle Namibia Forum, Hospitality Association of Namibia, Eco Awards Namibia and Recycling Lab, have set themselves a New Year's Resolution to entice communities to partake in an exciting 7-R clean-up project.The seven Rs stand for: Remove, reuse, rethink, recycle, repurpose, reduce and refuse, and the aim is to start off with ‘remove’ during a clean-up campaign scheduled for 20 January 2021 in various communal conservancies around Namibia.“We are organising the conservancies to partake in the campaign and help remove waste in identified sites in their communities, preparing them for the resumption of tourism activities which were severely halted by the coronavirus, Sunnypo Imalwa from Tosco said.Vital roleAccording to Imalwa, communal conservancies play a vital role in the preservation of wildlife and are gateways to major tourism sites.“Our primary goal with these activities is to establish clean-up teams in communal conservancies that are in and around the most popular Namibian tourism routes, and provide basic educational talks to increase awareness of sustainable waste management at communal conservancy level.”Imalwa said this educational campaign will include sharing the 7-R concept, with special emphasis on recycling.“We strive to end 2021 with a cleaner Namibia and higher levels of environmental consciousness in our communities, hence, any support from external public stakeholders for this project will be highly appreciated. The campaign is set to create a lifelong impact on the community members as well as the environment.”

Towards a cleaner Namibia

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