The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification declares bush encroachment as a driver of land degradation. In Namibia the phenomenon affects more than 30 million hectares of productive rangeland. The reduction of livestock productivity is one of the major impacts of bush encroachment with direct economic losses. Restoring encroached areas by sustainably removing and utilising…
A delegation of the German Bundestag visits Namibia
Five members of the Budgetary Committee of the German Federal Parliament (the “Bundestag”) visited Namibia from 24 to 26 February 2019. The Members of Parliament were accompanied by a high-ranking delegation. Thematic focus of the visit was forest protection, sustainable forest management, bioeconomy and private sector entrepreneurship. The delegation first travelled to Rundu in North…
CCF and NUST release new study on the effect of de-bushing levels on soil fertility in Namibian Thornbush Savanna
A new report published in December 2017 by the Namibian University of Science and Technology, Cheetah Conservation Fund and Columbian University reveal that there was no evidence of restoration of soil fertility 13 years after bush clearing. The research was undertaken on four commercial farms in the Waterberg Conservancy to assess the overall soil fertility…