Namibian Chamber of Environment

We're letting the cat out of the bag this afternoon! The Namibian Youth Chamber of Environment is launching its brand new website at 3pm today, Windhoek time! If you want to learn more about NYCE, tune in via Google Meet: https://lnkd.in/dNeKCFkM

Namibia's decision to cull 640 antelope in national parks and 83 elephants outside parks (total 723 animals) is a reasonable decision in terms of wildlife management and drought relief. In this article, we explain the necessary context that shows that culling animals is normal practice during droughts, while the timing of the cull coincides with increasing food insecurity in rural areas. Those trying to hurt Namibia's tourism industry during this time of crisis should take a closer look at their motivations. Full article: https://lnkd.in/dEDFmbJH

Innovate - Inspire - Transform!!! The Namibian Youth Chamber of Environment is thrilled to announce the launch of the 'Youth Environmental Heroes' challenge! Do you have innovative ideas that can help Namibia tackle its waste and protect its beautiful environment? Then this September is your time to shine! Who can participate: Students, environmentalists, entrepreneurs, engineers and anyone between the ages of 18-35, passionate about making a waste management difference. By entering, you stand a chance of walking away with a cash prize and national recognition. For more information on how to enter, find contact details displayed on the poster!

Namibia's community fisheries reserves offer a ray of hope in an otherwise dire situation for freshwater fisheries in the Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area. Community fisheries reserves have been ably supported by the Namibia Nature Foundation (NNF), including transferring their knowledge and experience to other KAZA countries under the ECOFISH Programme. NNF hosted this critically important workshop to allow communities, scientists and government officials to reflect on their knowledge of the problem and find solutions to depleted fish stocks. As you will find out in the article below, the loss of fish poses real dangers to the local communities that depend on this resource. Urgent action is needed! https://lnkd.in/dVfgYn-R

How can ordinary Namibian citizens make a difference for sustainable development? How do we engage with government effectively to lobby and advocate for our environment? To answer these and more questions, attend the Namibian Youth Chamber of Environment's webinar, featuring Ndemufayo Kaxuxuena of the Namibia Institute for Democracy. Meeting details: Friday, August 23 · 4:30 – 5:30pm Time zone: Africa/Johannesburg/Windhoek Video call link: https://lnkd.in/duUTVW3b

This is a major milestone for Namibia! To find out more about the temporary wildlife crime courts that paved the way for this permanent court, read this: https://lnkd.in/ducFr9X2

Lion Rangers work hard to monitor and conserve the desert-adapted lions in north-western Namibia. Their recent adoption of SMART technology to help track their efforts reveals that over 18 months they: Recorded 12,002 patrols across the northwest – 8,889 of which were on foot, with an average foot patrol of 9.2 km covered in 3.3 hours; Spent 50,065 hours patrolling 279,854 km, of which 87,678 km were covered on foot; Recorded 445 lion sightings and 876 lion tracks. Keep up the good work! Find out more about their efforts here: Article by: Mathilde B. https://lnkd.in/dWBX_BHK

Warning for Namibia's hydrogen ambitions: there are very few buyers for this product! Because hydrogen is difficult to transport, projects that are most likely to succeed are located close to the end users. The plans in the Tsau //Khaeb are 1000s of kilometres from the hoped-for end users in Germany! Further, if they aren't willing to buy due to cost, they will be less willing to buy when they realise that this project will produce red hydrogen that threatens our biodiversity. https://lnkd.in/d-88feNf

Fascinating archaeological study in the Namib sand sea. While totally inhospitable today, it wasn't always this way. https://lnkd.in/dCqA68vg

Counting lions in the massive Kunene Region is like finding needles in a haystack! Four teams of 45 surveyors covered thousands of kilometres in search of the desert-adapted lions. Each lion can be identified uniquely using its whisker spots, allowing a complete count of 57-60 lions. Read all about it here: https://lnkd.in/eeTftVjn