Friday 6 February 2015

Another conservation award for Namibia

Another international award for best wildlife conservation and empowering rural communities due to its outstanding Community Based Natural Resource Management Programme (CBNRMP) has been received by Namibia recently.

Namibia boasts an expanding, free roaming population of lion, giraffe and elephant and also has the largest cheetah population in the world.

The award follows the United Nations World Tourism Organisation’s (UNWTO) recognition of 14 finalist organisations from 12 countries around the world that led innovative tourism initiatives in public policy and governance, enterprises, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), research and technology.

The Namibian constitution allows for sustainable utilisation of Namibia’s biodiversity. Country remains committed to the sustainable use of wildlife resources, as is indeed provided for in the country’s national constitution.

Other recent awards include the film which is part of the greatest recovery story presentation that won the best film award two weeks ago at the Wildlife and Scenic Festival – the largest film festival in the US.




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