Walking Wetlands
In recognition of World Wetlands Day, guided wetland walks in Windhoek and Swakopmund created opportunities for direct engagement with ecosystems that play a vital role in biodiversity conservation, climate resilience, and sustainable livelihoods. By fostering dialogue, observation, and shared learning, the initiative highlighted why wetlands remain essential, yet increasingly vulnerable, natural systems that require informed stewardship and collective action.
Strengthening Climate Resilience Across Namibia: Highlights from the 2025 National Adaptation Planning Regional Stakeholder Consultations
Namibia, highly climate-vulnerable, initiated the Green Climate Fund-backed National Adaptation Planning (NAP) Project. It strengthens coordination, builds evidence, mobilizes finance, and engages the private sector. Regional consultations ensure adaptation plans reflect local vulnerabilities and needs on the ground.
Bringing Indigenous Voices into Namibia’s Conservation Decisions
Namibia’s biodiversity faces challenges, but integrating Indigenous and Local Knowledge (ILK) is key to long-term resilience. A recent high-level workshop brought together government and IPLCs to align ILK with national policy, strengthening conservation efforts and supporting the Global Biodiversity Framework.
From Kavango to Kunene: Empowering Namibia’s Communities for Environmental Justice
NNF and MEFT conducted EIA workshops across three regions to empower community-based organizations (CBOs). This initiative strengthens community capacity to influence environmental decision-making and ensures their inclusion in sustainable development plans affecting their land and livelihoods.
Strengthening sustainable partnerships for a stronger KAZA!
Convening in Livingstone, Zambia, the KAZA TFCA 'Partner Engagement Workshop' aimed to align strategies, address funding challenges, and forge a 'Charter for Change' among Partner States and funders to boost collaboration and sustainable conservation across the KAZA landscape.
Unleashing the Power of Paws – Celebrating MEFT’s K9 Unit
A formidable force in Namibia’s fight against wildlife crime, MEFT’s K9 Unit combines sharp canine instincts with human dedication to protect endangered black rhinos, detect illegal weapons, support remote custodians, and pioneer data-driven conservation with global implications.
Namibia on the Global Conservation Stage: NNF at IUCN Congress 2025
Namibia Nature Foundation joins global leaders in Abu Dhabi for IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025.
Legacy Landscapes Fund Bolsters Namibia’s Skeleton Coast–Etosha Conservation Bridge
The Skeleton Coast–Etosha Conservation Bridge is a groundbreaking 55,299 km² initiative in Namibia, backed by the Legacy Landscapes Fund and WWF, aiming to protect biodiversity, connect parks and conservancies, and support community-led conservation over the next 50 years.
