Three zebras drink at a waterhole in Namibia.

© R. Thomson

 

Factsheets

 
 
 
Three Community Game Guards smile at the camera

Community Game Guards


What are Community Game Guards and how do they help to protect wildlife?
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A group of conservancy members outside their office

Namibian Communal Conservancies


What are Communal Conservancies and how do they contribute to local economies and wildlife conservation in Namibia?
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A tourist points the lens of a large camera towards a nearby elephant

Responsible Photographic Tourism


Visitors to Namibia are encouraged to practice responsible tourism, economically, socially and environmentally. Support the tour operators and lodges in Namibia who are committed to responsible tourism.
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A hunter, his guide, and a dog, stare into the distance looking for wildlife

Conservation Hunting


What is conservation hunting in Namibia? How does hunting contribute socio-economically to the country? Namibian professional hunters, the government and other stakeholders promote ethical conservation hunting practices.
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The remains of a cow killed by a predator hand in a tree

Human-Wildlife Conflict Self-Reliance Scheme


What is the Human-wildlife conflict self-reliance scheme? How does it work and how does it fit in with the overall policy to reduce human-wildlife conflict in Namibia?
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A Community game guard enters data into his event book

The Event Book System and Database


The Event Book system helps individual conservancies keep track of wildlife-related incidents within their areas and contributes to a national database of information on wildlife in communal conservancies.
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A community fisheries inspector records details of the catch as a group of fishmen unload their boat.

Community Fisheries Reserves


What is a community fisheries reserve and how do they protect freshwater fish stocks in the Zambezi Region? How are they established and how do they fit in with Namibia's Communal Conservancies programme?
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A community fisheries inspector records details of the catch as a group of fishmen unload their boat.

The Game Products Trust Fund


The Game Products Trust Fund in Namibia was established as a means of channelling income from sustainable use of wildlife back into wildlife conservation. This factsheet outlines how the Fund is managed and how the money is spent.
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A community fisheries inspector records details of the catch as a group of fishmen unload their boat.

Namibian Community Forests


What are community forests and how do they work? How do they fit in with Namibia's community conservation programme? What plant resources are conserved by community forests in Namibia?
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