Nearly 2.5 million hectares of land affected by wildfires
The minister of environment, tourism and forestry, Pohamba Shifeta, says nearly 2.5 million hectares of land in Namibia are affected by wildfires. Deforestation is driven by a large majority of rural people depending on wood biomass for energy needs, unsustainable use of wood resources, and slash-and-burn practices to expand agricultural…