ENVIRONMENT MINISTRY CLARIFIES ACCESS TO NATURAL RESOURCES
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The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism has clarified how Namibia's natural or biological resources should be accessed and used.
The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism has clarified how Namibia's natural or biological resources should be accessed and used.
Members of Parliament scrutinised the N$1.3 billion budget allocation for the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform, raising concerns over funding sustainability, equitable distribution of marine resources, agriculture decolonisation, and water harvesting strategies.
Namibia's biological resources are among the most diverse and ecologically significant on the African continent.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform says there are no plans to import any bees into the country from South Africa.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform has rolled out interventions to assist flood-affected farmers in the Zambezi Region.
The ministry has stepped in by removing the produce of farmers whose fields are submerged by water.
The Okashana Rural Development Centre at Omuthiya, under the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development, continues to empower local poultry farmers through the chicken revolving plan.
The centre strives to proactively capacitate rural communities, primarily in the Oshikoto Region and neighbouring regions.
The Namibia Agricultural Union (NAU) has urged regional vigilance and complete cooperation in response to the ongoing devastation caused by the highly virulent foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in the SADC region.
The World Food Programme (WFP) has noted that Namibia's humanitarian and food security situation improved in 2026.
This is despite recurring climate and shock-related hazards, including floods, devastating droughts, and pest infestations.
Namibia's approach to resource management at independence has been to rebuild its overexploited and depleted resources to the maximum sustainable level, especially its marine.
The Namibia Professional Hunting Association (NAPHA) has urged game farmers to be vigilant about foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) among wildlife.
The association warned that they, too, are at risk of contracting the disease.