Namibia Nature Foundation
| Formation | 1987 |
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| Headquarters | 76 - 78 Frans Indongo Street |
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| Website | www.nnf.org.na |
Namibia Nature Foundation, established in 1987, is a non-profit and non-governmental organisation located in Windhoek, Namibia. The organisation implements projects under the programmatic areas of sustainable forestry, CBO strengthening, sustainable agriculture, combatting wildlife crime, marine and coastal conservation, freshwater and inland fisheries, technical services, and applied scientific research.[1]
According to the organisations Strategic Plan 2024-2029, Namibia Nature Foundation strives to be a leading civil society organisation in Namibia, working to bridge the gap between local, national, and global policies and practice at the climate change and biodiversity nexus.[2] The Namibia Nature Foundation is a member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature since 1991.[3]
History
[edit]Namibia Nature Foundation was registered under a deed of trust with the Master of the Namibian High Court in 1987. Its initial purpose was to help the Namibian government Department of Nature Conservation to raise and administer funds for the conservation of wildlife as well as protected area management.[4] The organisation is governed by a Board of Trustees.
Projects
[edit]The Namibia Nature Foundation supports projects working in a wide range of programme areas and cross-cutting principles within the general areas of transboundary conservation initiatives, community based natural resource management, environmental education and social ecology.
Many of the projects and working groups which the foundation supports are carrying out a range of research projects. In addition, recent research projects with which it has been involved include:
Funding
[edit]Namibia Nature Foundation manages grant programmes on behalf of partners offering funding opportunities to organisations for conservation and sustainable development projects.[5]
Partners
[edit]Some of the partner organizations of the foundation include the Information System for Rare & High Value Species, the Namibia Association of CBNRM Support Organisations, Namibia Community Based Tourism Association (NACOBTA), the Desert Research Foundation of Namibia,[6] NamPower, Rössing Foundation, the Namibian Ministry of Environment and Tourism, and Bonny Vainö Idhenga Foundation (BVIF)[7] among others.
References
[edit]- ^ "Programmes – Namibia Nature Foundation". Retrieved 2024-11-19.
- ^ Namibia Nature Foundation. (2024). Strategic Plan 2024–2029. Retrieved from https://nnf.org.na/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/NNF-Strategic-Plan_FINAL-1.pdf
- ^ "Namibia Nature Foundation | IUCN". iucn.org. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
- ^ "Our Journey – Namibia Nature Foundation". Retrieved 2024-11-19.
- ^ "Project Management Support - Funding Opportunities". www.nnf.org.na. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
- ^ "NISD | DRFN". www.drfn.org.na. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22.
- ^ "Bonny Vainö Idhenga Foundation, Windhoek, Namibia - business info, phone, email, website".
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