NNF celebrates birthday in style

THE Namibia Nature Foundation (NNF) is celebrating its 20th birthday this month.

A number of conservation talks have been lined up to celebrate the occasion. Today, there will be public talk on community-based conservation, and on Wednesday one with the theme ‘Wildlife: Namibia’s comparative advantage’.On November 15, the NNF will host a talk on river basins and wetlands.The talks end on November 28, when predators will be the topic of discussion.All the talks will be held at the Franco-Namibian Cultural Centre (FNCC) in Windhoek from 17h45 to 19h30.On November 22, the NNF will have its year-end function for corporate donors and associates.At this function, the organisation will present an award to the Environmentalist of the Decade.This person, who is to be nominated by the public, should have made some significant contribution to the health of Namibia’s environment and to sustainable development over the past 10 years.Over the past 20 years, the NNF has been a major driver in the environment and sustainable development in Namibia.Led by an ornithologist, Dr Chris Brown, the NNF has initiated, led, co-ordinated and contributed to a large number of innovative local, national and regional projects.These include the first survey of elephant migrations across the sub-continent, internationally recognised integrated river basin programmes, community-based natural resource management initiatives, wildlife management, conservation and wise utilisation of fragile ecosystems, monitoring and protection of rare and endangered species and habitats.Today, there will be public talk on community-based conservation, and on Wednesday one with the theme ‘Wildlife: Namibia’s comparative advantage’.On November 15, the NNF will host a talk on river basins and wetlands.The talks end on November 28, when predators will be the topic of discussion.All the talks will be held at the Franco-Namibian Cultural Centre (FNCC) in Windhoek from 17h45 to 19h30.On November 22, the NNF will have its year-end function for corporate donors and associates.At this function, the organisation will present an award to the Environmentalist of the Decade.This person, who is to be nominated by the public, should have made some significant contribution to the health of Namibia’s environment and to sustainable development over the past 10 years.Over the past 20 years, the NNF has been a major driver in the environment and sustainable development in Namibia.Led by an ornithologist, Dr Chris Brown, the NNF has initiated, led, co-ordinated and contributed to a large number of innovative local, national and regional projects.These include the first survey of elephant migrations across the sub-continent, internationally recognised integrated river basin programmes, community-based natural resource management initiatives, wildlife management, conservation and wise utilisation of fragile ecosystems, monitoring and protection of rare and endangered species and habitats.