This workshop aims to provide a platform for a conversation on conservation policies and practices in 'Etosha-Kunene', taking historical perspectives and diverse natural and cultural histories into account. While Etosha National Park in the east of the area was declared according to a model of fortress conservation (protecting nature from people), the various conservancies and community forests west and north of it - established much later – followed a model of integrated conservation (protecting nature with people). Weaving the manifold histories, knowledges and practices of diverse actors together with various historical and contemporary conservation policies and practices will contribute to future conservation aspirations and practices of the region.