REVIVING RUACANA
How solar-powered boreholes are transforming landscapes and livelihoods Imagine being a subsistence farmer in the Ruacana area of Namibia – if you do not live near the Kunene River, Namibia’s northwestern border with Angola, your primary water source is likely to be the local borehole. The only way to extract this water is with a […]
PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
NILALEG spearheads the Integrated Landscape Management Conference In a significant stride towards sustainable development, the Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism (MEFT), in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), is spearheading the Namibia Integrated Landscape Approach for Enhancing Livelihoods and Environmental Governance to Eradicate Poverty (NILALEG) Project ,which is funded by the Global […]
FINDING FUTURES IN FORESTRY
He is youthful and driven by a profound passion. In his own words, Leroy describes himself as a ‘town boy that de-urbanised.’ He stands at the helm of Miombo Forestry Products, a Namibian enterprise dedicated to timber processing and carpentry, with a vision to redefine the narrative surrounding timber harvesting in the region. He firmly […]