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Veronika Haulenga

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Conservation

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Namibia’s Onduli Ridge recognised as one of the best hotels in the world

      Ultimate Safaris’ recently upgraded Onduli Ridge has won the Richard Bangs Best Hotels in the World Award, celebrating unparalleled excellence in hospitality. Award-winning author and travel pioneer, Richard Bangs, explained that the six-suite luxury lodge and spa in Namibia’s rugged Damaraland, which “is known for its world-class accommodations, impeccable service, and unique experiences”, earned its place among the best hotels in the world because it “has set […]

today18 July, 2024 25

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Environment

South Africa’s 70,000kg rhino horn stockpile must be burnt to prevent illegal trading

        By Jason Gilchrist, Edinburgh Napier University     Despite a global ban on international buying and selling of rhino horn since 1977, the South African government and owners of private rhino reserves continue to stockpile it. A new report by the EMS Foundation, a South African social justice and conservation organisation, advocates strongly against this practice. Ecologist and mammal conservation researcher Jason Gilchrist discusses what the […]

today3 July, 2024 28

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Africa

Study: A third of Africa’s great apes at risk from mining of transition metals

        Rising demand for the metals needed to power the global renewable energy transition potentially threatens more than a third of Africa’s great apes. Nearly 180,000 gorillas, chimpanzees and bonobos face potential fallout from current and future mining projects for these transition metals, particularly in West Africa. Direct and indirect potential impacts from mining on apes include habitat destruction, health threats from light pollution and disease transmission, […]

today1 July, 2024 39

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Africa

Forced evictions suppress Maasai spirituality & sacred spaces in Tanzania

      In March, the Tanzanian government issued a new round of eviction notices impacting Maasai communities: The first one was issued in Simanjiro district for the expansion of Tarangire National Park while the second was issued to eight villages for the expansion of the Kilimanjaro International Airport. Maasai elders and spiritual leaders say they fear and disapprove of the Tanzanian government’s decision of eviction that has disrupted their […]

today25 June, 2024 18

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Environment

Baobab trees all come from Madagascar – new study reveals that their seeds and seedlings floated to mainland Africa and all the way to Australia

      By Andrew R. Leitch, Queen Mary University of London     There are eight species of baobab in the world, and they have a surprising distribution. Six are found in Madagascar, an island in the Indian Ocean; one is found on the continent of Africa; and the last is far away in Australia. The origin of this group of plants has fascinated people for a long time. […]

today7 June, 2024 43

Africa

South Africa: new Drakensberg nature reserve will protect ancient rock art, wildlife, livelihoods, grasslands and water

          South Africa’s Drakensberg mountains have a new 6,500 hectare nature reserve. The new Northern Drakensberg Nature Reserve is working with communities and will preserve ancient rock art, vital grasslands and water sources for millions of people. It connects a neighbouring world heritage site to another nature reserve, expanding a huge transnational protected area from South Africa to neighbouring Lesotho. Most importantly, it will open a […]

today4 June, 2024 25

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Namibia

U.S. Ambassador to Namibia strengthens conservation efforts

U.S. Ambassador to Namibia Randy Berry has completed a five-day tour of Namibia’s southern coastal region, visiting Oranjemund, the Tsau ǁKhaeb National Park, and Lüderitz from 13 to 17 May 2024. The trip is meant to boost economic ties and highlight ongoing conservation efforts between the United States and Namibia. Here is Julia Haludilu the US Press and Media Coordinator.

today21 May, 2024 102

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Environment

Leopard DNA study in South Africa traces ancestry to ice age – and will guide conservation

      By Laura Tensen, University of Copenhagen   An ice age almost one million years ago led to a meeting between leopards from central and southern Africa that were searching for grassland. New research into the leopards’ genetics – their mitogenome – has revealed that the descendants of these two groups are the leopards found today in South Africa’s Mpumalanga province. One of the researchers, molecular ecologist Laura […]

today17 May, 2024 44

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Namibia

Wildlife special court reconvenes in Katima Mulilo

The Wildlife Special Court has reconvened in Katima Mulilo for the second time since its establishment in 2022. The court is expected to hear over 60 wildlife crime cases in a period of two months. Here is the Ministry of Environment Forestry and Tourism's Chief Control Warden, Morgan Saisai with more. Meanwhile, the latest United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime’s World Wildlife Crime Report reveals that wildlife trafficking hasn't […]

today15 May, 2024 60