1999. Coastal profile of the Erongo Region.… The coastal profile presented in this report, reviews the physical/chemical settings together … biological-, the socio-economic-, as well as the economic settings in the coastal part of the Erongo Region. The institutional structures, the legislation, the present enforcement systems, …
Gxaba L 1996. A proposed approach to the formulation of an integrated coastal zone management policy for the Erongo zone in Namibia.… As a follow-up to the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) which was held in Rio de … Bay and surrounding areas. This concept fitted with DANCED's identification of integrated coastal zone management (ICZM) as one of its key areas of support. After discussions with the … the project proposal was broadened into developing an integrated management plan for the Erongo coastal zone in Namibia. The mission for this project was carried out from September to …
Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET) 2008. Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) for the coastal areas of the Erongo and Kunene Regions.… In September 2006, the Namibian Coast Conservation and Management Project (NACOMA - http://www.nacoma.org.na) … friendly, decision guiding and policy relevant Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of the Erongo and Kunene regions' coastal zones. The information, data and findings resulting from the SEA process have, further, …
Jadav M 1997. An environmental profile of the water sector of the Erongo region, Namibia.… The aim of this dissertation is to is to provide an environmental overview of the water sector … was commisioned to gather data on the region which would assist the creation of an Integrated Coastal Zone Management Plan. This baseline report was undertaken by the whole MPhil class as a … sector in the study area. These impacts are then assessed but not evaluated. … An environmental profile of the water sector of the Erongo region, Namibia …
Wilson MA, Duncan RM, Nordholm GE, Berlowski BM 1995. Serotypes and DNA fingerprint profiles of Pasteurella multocida isolated from raptors. Avian Diseases 39 (1) 94 - 99… Pasteurella multocida isolates from 21 raptors were examined by DNA fingerprint profile and serotyping methods. Isolates were obtained from noncaptive birds of prey found in 11 … from November 28, 1979, through February 10, 1993. Nine isolates were from bald eagles, and the remaining isolates were from hawks, falcons, and owls. Seven isolates were members of … identified as somatic type 3, and another was type 3,4,7; both had unique HhaI DNA fingerprint profiles. Nineteen isolates expressed somatic type 1 antigen; HhaI profiles of all type 1 …
McCallum A 1996. An environmental impact assessment of urbanisation in the Erongo Region, Namibia.… The assessment conducted in this dissertation was shaped by the intended formulation of an Integrated Coastal Zone Management Plan (ICZMP), as proposed by the Danish Co-operation for Environment and … at the University of Cape Town. The study area is located within the coastal belt of Namibia's Erongo Region, and more specifically within the magisterial districts of Swakopmund and Walvis …
Skov H, Bloch R, Stuer-Lauridsen F, Uushona D 2009. Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) for the coastal areas of the Karas and Hardap Regions.… In July 2008, the Namibian Coast Conservation and Management Project (NACOMA) commissioned DHI Water & … friendly, decision guiding and policy relevant Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of the coastal zones of the Karas and Hardap regions of southern Namibia. In the Terms of reference … to be developed in similar fashion to the earlier SEA conducted by the same consultants for the Erongo and Kunene regions' coastal zones of northern Namibia, and thereby accomplish a …
Zhang J, Gilbert D, Gooday AJ, Levin L, Naqvi SWA, Middelburg JJ, Scranton M, Ekau W, Peña A, Dewitte B, Oguz T, Monteiro PMS, Urban E, Rabalais NN, Ittekkot V, Kemp WM, Ulloa O, Elmgren R, Escobar-Briones E, van der Plas AK 2010. Natural and human-induced hypoxia and consequences for coastal areas: Synthesis and future development. Biogeosciences 7 1443 - 1467… Hypoxia has become a world-wide phenomenon in the global coastal ocean and causes a deterioration of the structure and function of ecosystems. … of SCOR Working Group #128, the present study provides an overview of the major aspects of coastal hypoxia in different biogeochemical provinces, including estuaries, coastal waters, …
2007. Elements for Coastal Zone Definition.… One of the initial planned outcomes of the NACOMA White Paper (WP) development process is to define "coastal zone"+é-Øin the context of developing a Namibian coastal policy. Why is this important? Although there is no single definition of the coastal …
Mucina L, Adams JB, Knevel IC, Rutherford MC, Powrie LW, Bolton JJ, van der Merwe JH, Anderson RJ, Bornman TG, Le Roux A, Janssen JAM 2006. Coastal vegetation of South Africa. (19) 659-697… The vegetation of South African coasts owes its origin to two major seas—the Atlantic Ocean and … masses not only shape the varied faces of the coast, but function as major factors creating the coastal climate, and indeed the climate of the subcontinent in general. Tides and salt spray are other controlling factors shaping the ecology of coastal habitats. Hence all vegetation units forming part of the coastal vegetation in this …
Erongo. Source: Roadside Geology of Namibia… With a diameter of approximately 35 km, the Erongo is one of the largest Cretaceous granitic complexes in northwestern Namibia. Situated some 25 km southwest …
Maun MA 2009. The Biology of Coastal Sand Dunes.… Coastal zones are becoming increasingly topical (and politically sensitive) as they face relentless pressures from urban expansion, recreational development and sea level rise … a comprehensive introduction to the formation, dynamics, maintenance and perpetuation of coastal sand dune systems. It describes interactions between living organisms and the physical …
Viles HA, Goudie AS 2007. Rapid salt weathering in the coastal Namib desert: Implications for landscape development. Geomorphology
85 (1-2) 49-62… Data on the rate and style of breakdown on naturally occurring rock types are important to improving … (Karibib marble and Damara granite) within four distinctive microenvironments in and around a coastal salt pan environment reveals high rates of breakdown in the Bath Stone blocks, … and Karibib marble, even where salts are readily available. High rates of rock breakdown within coastal salt pans appear to contribute to dust production and the effective flattening of relief …
Robertson T, Mendelsohn J, Jarvis A, Swart R 2012. The Coast of the Erongo Region - Namibia's Coast.… Currently, about 110,000 people live in Erongo's three main coastal towns and this number is growing rapidly. In addition to the coastal residents, the number of people changes dramatically seasonally, with a huge influx …
USGeological Survey 2009. A plan for a comprehensive National Coastal Program.… This report describes a comprehensive National Coastal Program that responds to critical regional needs while addressing national issues associated with coastal change, including: … chemical contamination, diseases in marine organisms, and fish kills; Shoreline erosion, the increasing susceptibility of coastal communities to natural hazards and sea level rise, …
Raal PA, Burns MER 1996. Mapping and conservation importance rating of the South African coastal vegetation as an aid to development planning. Landscape and Urban Planning 34 389 - 400… In 1989, the opportunity was identified to create a botanical map series which could be used by … make informed decisions and which would highlight the potential impact significance of proposed coastal developments on affected plant community types. In the past, vegetation impact … Impact significance at a broader, more meaningful spatial scale, for example bio-geographical regions, was rarely established. Based on the needs and the recognised problems, the CSIR …
Schuette G, Schrader H 1981. Diatoms in Surface Sediments: A Reflection of Coastal Upwelling. Coastal Upwelling
… Recent sediments influenced by overlying strong coastal upwelling off Peru, off South West Africa, and within the central Gulf of California can be differentiated from sediments of adjacent oceanic regimes … diatom species preserve in the sediments off Peru the sinuous seaward boundary of upwelled coastal waters and may reflect the evolution of the biota influenced by episodic nutrient …
Evans SE, Dueker ME, Logan JR, Weathers KC 2019. The biology of fog: results from coastal Maine and Namib Desert reveal common drivers of fog microbial composition. Science of The Total Environment (647) 1547-1556… Fog supplies water and nutrients to systems ranging from coastal forests to inland deserts. Fog droplets can also contain bacterial and fungal aerosols, … we provide a unique look at fungal and bacterial communities in fog at two fog-dominated sites: coastal Maine (USA) and the Namib Desert (Namibia). Microbial communities in the fog at both sites were diverse, …
Behling R, Milewski R, Chabrillat S 2018. Spatiotemporal shoreline dynamics of Namibian coastal lagoons derived by a dense remote sensing time series approach. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation (68) 262-271… This paper proposes the remote sensing time series approach WLMO (Water-Land MOnitor) to monitor spatiotemporal … images. Applied to a dense Landsat time series between 1984 and 2014 for the two Namibian coastal lagoons at Walvis Bay and Sandwich Harbour the WLMO was able to identify detailed … the Namibian shorelines. Moreover, the approach has also the potential to be used in other coastal areas, because the focus on MNDWI-trajectories allows the transfer to many multispectral …
2013. APP-001885: Application for the renewal of an Environmental Clearance Certificate for the continuation of an operation of a Broadcasting Base Station on Erf 4443, Extension 12, Walvis Bay 2-5763, Kuisebmond, Walvis Bay, Erongo Region.… The Environmental Clearance Certificate Renewal is for: Activity 10.1 (g) Infrastructure. – … the Activity: Operation of a Broadcasting Base Station on Erf 4443, Extension 12, Walvis Bay, Erongo Region. Location of Activity: The Broadcasting Base Station is located on Erf 4443, Ext 12, …
2009. Namibia Coastal/Marine Bird News.… In this issue: Report on the summer wetland bird counts, January/February 2009; Summer bird count at Walvis Bay Ramsar … River bird counts and habitat changes; Ring resightings; Population trends in some of Namibia's coastal tern species, 1990-2008 (cont.); Project Shine coastal bird competitions: The first Albatross Task Force international workshop, Chile. … …
Mittendorfer E 2001. FAO Nutrition Country Profiles - Namibia.… The objective of the Nutrition Country Profiles (NCP) is to provide concise analytical summaries … situation in individual countries with background statistics on food-related factors. The profiles present consistent and comparable statistics in a standard format. This pre-defined …