Mass Pilchard washouts are currently a major concern along the South African and Namibian coastlines. What started as isolated events near Cape Town last month quickly developed into widespread mass strandings along South Africa’s Western Cape coast, reaching as far…

At the end of August, conservationists, bird enthusiasts and students once again gathered for the annual Walvis Bay Wetland Winter Bird Count. For two days, several teams surveyed the lagoon and the Walvis Bay Salt Works along predetermined routes on…

About 71% of the earth’s surface is covered by water, and around 10% of the world’s population lives within five kilometres of the coast. Many of them depend directly or indirectly on the ocean for their livelihoods. As pressure on…

In june, the Namibian Youth Chamber of Environment hosted a public webinar with conservation experts Carolin Mutorwa from the Namibia Nature Foundation, Chris Brown from the Namibian Chamber of Environment, and youth advocate Diina Shatipamba. They discussed the government’s decision…

Marine life along Namibia’s coastline is rich and diverse. The nutrient-rich Benguela Current supports fish, dolphins, whales, seabirds, seals and many more. However, these animals face many threats, and one of the biggest is plastic pollution. Every year, an estimated…