Bush encroachment – the densification and rapid spread of native bush and shrub species, resulting in an imbalance of biodiversity – is an acknowledged problem in Namibia. However, the Namibia Biomass Industry Group (N-Big) believes this problem can be turned into commercial benefit for the country. According to a recent N-Big statement, this bush encroachment…
Modernisation of charcoal kiln technology pilot kicks off
The charcoal industry is one of the booming sectors in Namibia. This is also a sector which is highly contested due to its nature of production (i.e. safety of workers and environmental and social impacts). The Support to De-bushing Project in collaboration with the Namibia Charcoal Association (NCA) embarked on a pilot project to conduct…
New forestry and environmental guidelines for bush harvesting launched
The Environmental Commissioner, Mr. Theofilus Nghitila and Director of Forestry, Mr. Joseph Hailwa recently launched the “Forestry and Environmental Authorisations Process for Bush Harvesting Projects” booklet in Windhoek. The booklet defines the rules, regulations and guidelines from both the Ministry of Agriculture Water and Forestry (MAWF), as well as the Ministry of Environment and Tourism…
Bush to Feed Survey
Through the Support to De-bushing Project of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry (MAWF), we are conducting a baseline survey to gather and document the current practices of animal feed production from encroached bush species in Namibia,the survey runs until 30 November 2016. Complete…
