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The Last Free Rhinos

Episode 1

The Last Free Rhinos

Episode 2

Let Africans Decide - open letter

A group of over 50 community leaders, many of whom are from Namibia, wrote an Open Letter to UK-based celebrities that are intent on banning the imports of hunting trophies to their country. This is a visually engaging version of that letter.

Communal Conservancies

 

Asser Ndjitezeua, Chairperson of ≠Khoadi-//Hôas Conservancy

Asser, the Chairperson of ≠Khoadi-//Hôas Conservancy explains what Namibian communal conservancies are and how they help people and wildlife coexist.

Community Voices on Illegal Wildlife Trade

Brisetha Hendricks, from Ûibasen Twyfelfontein speaks about illegal wildlife trade in the context of Namibia's community conservation programme.

Event Books

The Event Book system is a key part of how communal conservancies monitor and manage their wildlife. Conservancy game guards explain how they use Event Books in their daily patrols.

CITES 2019 Namibia Voices

Representatives from four of Namibia's communal conservancies speak about how decisions by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) could affect Namibian rural communities.

Human-wildlife conflict

People and wildlife share the same space in communal conservancies, but this can lead to conflict. The human-wildlife conflict self-reliance scheme was developed to help mitigate these problems.

Pride of Namibia

The community conservation programme in Namibia is an unrivalled success story. Some of the key people who were involved from the beginning explain how things have changed for the better and will continue improving.

How poachers became caretakers

John Kasaona gives a TED talk about his life story and how local perceptions of conservation have changed since he was a young boy. His father was a poacher, yet John is now a leader in Namibian conservation.

The Cycling Game-Ranger

Martin has been a game guard for Salambala Conservancy since 1997. He uses a bicycle to patrol the area and serve his community. He describes how he and his family have been affected by the conservancy.

Wildlife Crime

 

Pangolin Conservation Research

Kelsey Prediger is studying the movements of pangolins on the Okonjima Nature Reserve as part of her studies under the NUST Biodiversity Research Centre.

Youth in Conservation

 

The Young Defenders

Children from two communal conservancies were treated to a free four-day course in conservation and Leave No Trace, made possible through by the Conservation Travel Foundation and Namibian Chamber of Environment. Here are the highlights of that fantastic experience.

Giraffe Conservation Foundation Presents Learning with KEEP: Ecosystems

In the second episode of this series our KEEP team share what an Ecosystem is and why it is important.

Giraffe Conservation Foundation Presents Learning with KEEP: World Giraffe Day

In the third episode of this series our KEEP team talk about giraffe and World Giraffe Day held on 21 June. Learn some ways you can #StandTallForGiraffe together with GCF.

Namibia's rhino pride campaign (1)

Namibia is a stronghold for black rhinos and hosts the last truly free-ranging population of this species. This would not be possible without the widespread support for rhino conservation showcased in the annual Rhino Pride campaigns.

Namibia's rhino pride campaign (2)

The Namibian Rhino Pride campaign mobilises and sensitises young people about environmental issues. In 2018, this included a clean-up campaign along a major tourism route through Namibian communal conservancies.

Conservation Leadership

One of Namibia's bright young conservationists, Hilma Angula, speaks about her experience in conservation and scholarship for a Masters in Conservation Leadership.

Maxi Louis

Maxi Louis is a conservation leader in Namibia; she reflects on her career and Namibia's community conservation programme. Maxi is a role model for the next generation of Namibian conservationists.

Young voices at Vic Falls

A group of young African conservation leaders chat about their work and how young people can play an important role in the future of conservation.

Other Videos

 

Dream of Namibia...

Most of Namibia's wildlife lives outside the National Parks, and these special places are waiting to be discovered when travel is allowed once more.