Customize Consent Preferences

We use cookies to help you navigate efficiently and perform certain functions. You will find detailed information about all cookies under each consent category below.

The cookies that are categorized as "Necessary" are stored on your browser as they are essential for enabling the basic functionalities of the site. ... 

Always Active

Necessary cookies are required to enable the basic features of this site, such as providing secure log-in or adjusting your consent preferences. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable data.

No cookies to display.

Functional cookies help perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collecting feedback, and other third-party features.

No cookies to display.

Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.

No cookies to display.

Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.

No cookies to display.

Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with customized advertisements based on the pages you visited previously and to analyze the effectiveness of the ad campaigns.

No cookies to display.

Banner Left
Banner Right

Spotlight to fall on people and park management

Spotlight to fall on people and park management

COLGAR Sikopo, the Deputy Director for Parks and Wildlife Management in the Ministry of Environment and Tourism, will give a presentation tomorrow on the collaborative management of parks.

Linda Baker of the Ministry’s Strengthening of Protected Areas Network (SPAN) project said the presentation will take place at the Franco-Namibian Cultural Centre (FNCC) at 18h00. Baker said Namibia’s national parks, though managed by the State, do not exist as islands.”They are part of wider ecological biomes and ecosystems which in most cases also include rural communities and more recently communal conservancies,” said Baker.She said the joint management of wildlife and plant resources inside and outside parks have always been seen as a distant dream, which over the past two years has become a reality.Sikopo will present the merits and opportunities of co-management and also address some challenges of this management style.His presentation is organised by Park Talk, a bi-monthly public discussion forum of the SPAN project.Baker said Namibia’s national parks, though managed by the State, do not exist as islands.”They are part of wider ecological biomes and ecosystems which in most cases also include rural communities and more recently communal conservancies,” said Baker.She said the joint management of wildlife and plant resources inside and outside parks have always been seen as a distant dream, which over the past two years has become a reality.Sikopo will present the merits and opportunities of co-management and also address some challenges of this management style.His presentation is organised by Park Talk, a bi-monthly public discussion forum of the SPAN project.

Stay informed with The Namibian – your source for credible journalism. Get in-depth reporting and opinions for only N$85 a month. Invest in journalism, invest in democracy –
Subscribe Now!

Latest News