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Portions of land protected by special restrictions and laws for the conservation of the natural environment. They include large tracts of land set aside for the protection of wildlife and its habitat; areas of great natural beauty or unique interest; areas containing rare forms of plant and animal life; areas representing unusual geologic formation; places of historic and prehistoric interest; areas containing ecosystems of special importance for scientific investigation and study; and areas which safeguard the needs of the biosphere. (Source: DODERO / WPR)
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2020. Criteria for biodiversity special value zones in the Sperrgebiet - plant endemism and species richness measures in practice. Namibian Journal of Environment 4 (Section A) 28-40
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| Criteria for biodiversity special value zones in the Sperrgebiet_2020.pdf | 3.71 MB |
2012. Empowering Local People through Community-based Resource Monitoring: a Comparison of Brazil and Namibia. Ecology and Society 17 (4) 22
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| Empowering Local People through Community_based Resource Monitoring_a Comparison of Brazil and Namibia.pdf | 134.02 KB |
2018. Status of terrestrial mammals at the Kafue-Zambezi interface: implications for transboundary connectivity. Oryx 2018
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| Status of terrestrial mammals at the Kafue_Zambezi interface.pdf | 422.86 KB |
2017. Relative efforts of countries to conserve world’s megafauna. Global Ecology and Conservation 10 (2017) 243-252
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| Relative efforts of countries to conserve worlds megafauna.pdf | 666.41 KB |
2020. Surviving 'development' - Rural development interventions, protected area management and formal education with the Khwe San in Bwabwata National Park, Namibia.
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| Rural development interventions_protected area management and formal education with the Khwe San in Bwabwata National Park.pdf | 7.35 MB |
2020. The state of protected and conserved areas in Eastern and Southern Africa.
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| The state of protected and conserved areas in Eastern and Southern Africa.pdf | 21.37 MB |
2017. Base layer-Conservation Areas: Communal Conservancies.
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| Communal conservancies registered.kml | 2.32 MB |
| Communal Conservancies Registered.kmz | 621.83 KB |
| Communal Conservancies Registered_0.zip | 991.25 KB |
2007. A review of the status and distribution of carnivores, and levels of human-carnivore conflict, in the protected areas and surrounds of the Zambezi Basin.
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| A review of the status and distribution of carnivores and levels of human_carnivore conflict_Zambezi Basin.pdf | 1.4 MB |
2015. KAZA Kavongo-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe).
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| 2015_09 KAZA map.jpg | 2.23 MB |
2005. Namibia's protected areas: Their economic worth and the feasibility of their financing.
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| Research Discussion Paper 73_2005.pdf | 340.79 KB |
2018. Conservation Areas - Namibia.
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| Protected_Areas_A3.jpg | 3.84 MB |
2015. Conservancies given concessions in State Protected Areas in noth-western region of Namibia - Map 2015.
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| Conservancies given Concessions in State PAs in NW Map 2015.jpg | 301.4 KB |
1997. Tourists' willingness to pay for wildlife viewing and wildlife conservation in Namibia.
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| Research Discussion Paper 15_1997.pdf | 133.11 KB |
2020. African wild dog dispersal and implications for management. The Journal of Wildlife Management 84 (4) 614-621
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| African wild dog dispersal and implications for management.pdf | 865.37 KB |
2021. Bound within boundaries: Do protected areas cover movement corridors of their most mobile, protected species?. Journal of Applied Ecology 00 1-12
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| Bound within boundaries_Do protected areas cover movement corridors of their most mobile_protected species.pdf | 32.59 MB |
2020. Towed passive acoustic monitoring complements visual survey methods for Heaviside’s dolphins Cephalorhynchus heavisidii in the Namibian Islands Marine Protected Area.
African Journal of Marine Science 42 (4) 495-506
2011. Fish Protection Areas: Documentation for their establishment in Sikunga and Impalila Conservancies, December 2011.
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| FD 2.6 FPA final document.pdf | 2.35 MB |
2019. The first range-wide assessment of Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis distribution. Ostrich 90 (4) 347-357
2021. Of teeth and claws: Taking stock of carnivore research in the greater Etosha landscape. Namibian Journal of Environment 5 (Section A) 12-24
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2020. Transfrontier Conservation Areas and Human-Wildlife Conflict: The case of the Namibian component of the Kavango-Zambezi (KAZA) TFCA. Scientific Reports 10 7964
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| Transfrontier Conservation Areas and Human_Wildlife Conflict.pdf | 3 MB |
2020. Landscape-scale conservation of lions in the Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area.
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| Landscape_scale conservation of lions in the Kavango_Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area.pdf | 5.37 MB |
2021. Regional Profile: Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area - Giraffe Conservation Status Report, May 2021.
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| Kavango_Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area_Giraffe Conservation Status Report.pdf | 873.38 KB |
2022. Zimbabwe join forces with other southern Africa countries in combating wildlife crime.
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| ZIM_2022_02_Zimbabwe join forces with other southern Africa countries in combating wildlife crime_NewsDay.pdf | 652.35 KB |
2009. Striking a better balance: An investigation of mining practices in Namibia's Protected Areas.
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| Mining in Protected Areas.pdf | 1.85 MB |
2022. Mehr Bemühungen zum Artenschutz.
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| NAM_2022_04_Mehr bemuhungen zum Artenschutz_Allgemeine Zeitung.pdf | 389 KB |
| NAM_2022_04-More conservation efforts_Allgemeine Zeitung_Eng.pdf | 386.94 KB |
2019. Historicising Natures, Cultures and Laws in the Etosha-Kunene Conservation Territories of Namibia: From Deutsch Südwestafrika's "Game Reserve No. 2" to "Kunene People's Park"?.
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| Historicising Natures_Cultures and Laws in the Etosha_Kunene Conservation Territories of Namibia.pdf | 636.04 KB |
2017. Protected area asset stewardship. Biological Conservation 212 183-190
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| Protected area asset stewardship.pdf | 562.94 KB |
2022. Legal hunting for conservation of highly threatened species: The case of African rhinos. Conservation Letters 2022 (15) e12877
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| Legal hunting for conservation of highly threatened species_The case of African rhinos.pdf | 431.47 KB |
2022. A preliminary comparison of brown hyaena activity patterns at den sites located within a protected reserve and a commercial farmland. Namibian Journal of Environment 6 (B) 1-5
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| A preliminary comparison of brown hyaena activity patterns at den sites located within a protected reserve and a commercial farmland.pdf | 1.17 MB |
As the Fences come down: Emerging Concerns in TransfrontierrnConservation Areas. The Great Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area and a Proposed Conceptual Framework for Progress.
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| As the Fences come down.pdf | 856.92 KB |
2012. The effects of protected area and veterinary fencing on wildlife conservation in southern Africa. Parks
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| Protected areas_vet fences.pdf | 5.39 MB |
2009. Namibian Islands' Marine Protected Area.
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| NIMPA Report_May2009.pdf | 5.58 MB |
2022. Understanding continent-wide variation in vulture ranging behavior to assess feasibility of Vulture Safe Zones in Africa: Challenges and possibilities. Biological Conservation 268 109516
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| Understanding continent_wide variation in vulture ranging behavior to assess feasibility of Vulture Safe Zones in Africa.pdf | 433.47 KB |
2023. The significance of the Sikunga Fish Protected Area towards fisheries conservation in the Zambezi River, Namibia. African Journal of Ecology 61 (2) 354-367
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| The significance of the Sikunga Fish Protected Area towards fisheries conservation in the Zambezi River_Namibia.pdf | 490.45 KB |
2019. Identifying and categorizing stakeholders for protected area expansion around a national park in Namibia. Ecology and Society 24 (2)
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| Identifying and categorizing stakeholders for protected area expansion around a national park in Namibia.pdf | 1.43 MB |
2024. Population trends and conservation status of elephants in Botswana and the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area - A review of elephant aerial surveys, 2010 - 2022.
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| Population trends and conservation status of elephants in Botswana and the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area.pdf | 1.61 MB |
2024. Analysis of largest elephant surveys ever shows stable population, but disturbing trends.
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| Analysis of largest elephant surveys ever shows stable population_but disturbing trends.pdf | 561.4 KB |
2016. Continent-wide survey reveals massive decline in African savannah elephants. PeerJ
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| Continent_wide survey reveals massive decline in African savannah elephants.pdf | 392.74 KB |
2013. National Policy on Protected Areas' Neighbours and Resident Communities.
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| National policy on protected areas neighbours and resident communities.pdf | 1.62 MB |
1999. Forest Conservation within the Protected Areas Network System of Namibia. Pilot Study to Evaluate Forest Cover and Vegetation Types as Indicators of Forest Conservation Value.
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| Forest_Conservation_Within_the_Protected_Areas_Network_System_of_Namibia_Burke_1999.pdf | 3.14 MB |
Community Partnerships in Tourism for the Greater Kafue Economic Development (GKED) Project. Programmatic Description of GMA Sub-Activity. Annex A. Model of typical wildlife viewing lodge JV GKED 2011.
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| Community Partnerships in Tourism for the Greater Kafue Economic Development_2011_Addendum 2.pdf | 152.37 KB |
2011. Community Partnerships in Tourism for the Greater Kafue Economic Development (GKED) Project. Programmatic Description of GMA Sub-Activity. Annex K. Settlement Distribution and Zoning Maps.
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| Community Partnerships in Tourism for the Greater Kafue Economic Development_2011_Annex K.pdf | 2.3 MB |
2011. Community Partnerships in Tourism for the Greater Kafue Economic Development (GKED) Project. Programmatic Description of GMA Sub-Activity. Annex A: Field Research Shedule.
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| Community Partnerships in Tourism for the Greater Kafue Economic Development_2011_Annex A_H.pdf | 1.12 MB |
2011. Community Partnerships in Tourism for the Greater Kafue Economic Development (GKED) Project. Programmatic Description of GMA Sub-Activity. Annex I. Resource and Wildlife Distribution Sketch Maps.
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| Community Partnerships in Tourism for the Greater Kafue Economic Development_2011_Annex I_J.pdf | 2.32 MB |
2011. Enhancing the value of Protected Areas of the Makgadikgadi Pans Wetland System through co-management and sustainable financing.
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| Makgadikgadi BirdLife 2011.pdf | 3.4 MB |
2010. Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment for Namibia's Biodiversity and Protected Area System.
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| Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment for Namibias Biodiversity and Protected Area System 2010.pdf | 6.61 MB |
2007. Study on Characteristics of Demand of Tourists and Use Patterns of Protected Areas and in Namibia.
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| jwwUNDP FINAL Parks Survey Report MET SIAPAC 1_07.doc | 4.74 MB |
2009. Environmental Information Services, Systems and Knowledge Management for Biodiversity and Protected Areas, 14 August 2009, Windhoek. Workshop Proceedings.
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| Proceedings Workshop Environmental Info Syste Aug 09 Final.pdf | 262.48 KB |
1997. Preliminary account of the floristic zones of the Sperregebiet (Protected Diamond Area) in southwest Namibia. Dinteria
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| Preliminary account of the floristic zones of the Sperregebiet_1997.pdf | 4.93 MB |
2012. Namibia's Coast: Figure 52 Conservation areas. Namibia's Coast: Ocean Riches and Desert Treasures
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| Figure 52_Conservation areas_2012.zip | 415.71 KB |