Publications
Many of NNF's recent publications are described here and many of these are freely available from the offices of NNF. Please visit our offices for more publications, posters and environmental education materials.
NNF also has an extensive library of environmental and conservation videos and DVDs, numbering over 170, which are available to borrow. Please call the NNF offices for more information on fees and how to become a member of the film library.
For more information on any of the publications shown below, contact Ester Hashiyana.
Indigenous Natural Products of Namibia
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Pamphlet providing marketing information for some of Namibia's key indigenous natural products.
Download the pamphlet here (pdf 569 kb)
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| Produced by the National Forestry Programme Facility in Namibia, 2009 |
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Wildlife census of Namibia's North East Rivers - 2009
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Caprivi is a key area for wildlife, which moves freely between Namibia and
neighbouring countries. Caprivi has a number of community conservancy
programmes, in addition to state protected areas. Conservancies have a
strong commitment towards conservation, which contributes to rural livelihoods
through the development of wildlife-based enterprises.
The third aerial wildlife census of the Caprivi and Kavango river systems in
Namibia took place during September 2009. This poster presents the results of the latest survey and compares them with the previous surveys.
Download the poster here:
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| Based on the report: Fixed-wing aerial wildlife census of the
Caprivi river systems. A survey of rivers, wetlands and floodplains. September 2009
by Michael Chase |
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A Journey through Uukwaluudhi History
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Owamboland, or the north-central region as it is now known, is a flat, sandy region intersected by a network of broad, shallow watercourses called oshanas. The area has a semi-arid climate, high temperatures and can be humid. It is mostly inhabited by subsistence farmers, the majority of whom depend on crops and livestock farming. This region is the heart of Namibia - it is densely populated and is considered Namibia's indigenous and cultural heartland.
Today, Owamboland is home to nearly 50% of Namibia's population. In 2002, just less than 800,000 Aawambo people lived in the north-central region. Although it was higher in the 1980s and 90s, population growth is now estimated at about 2% because of changes in fertility, migration and the effects of HIV. Rural households constitute 85% of the population in this region. Uukwaluudhi is part of the Omusati region. Tsandi is the main settlement in the area and its constituency is home to over 32,000 people.
The Namibian Community Based Tourism Assistance Trust (NACOBTA), with funding from the Global Environmental Fund, developed the concept of information posters and booklets that deal with geology, history, local flora and fauna, cultural and biodiversity issues in parts of Namibia. These are being sold to visitors to help reduce rural poverty. They have been translated into the local language and given to schools to use as an educational resource. It is hoped that this book will promote the protection of resources and cultural heritage amongst Namibians and visitors to the north-central region, particularly in the Uukwaluudhi area.
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Written and compiled by
Annie Symonds |
| Published by Namibian Community Based Tourism Assistance Trust |
| Email: office@nacobta.com.na |
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Spitzkoppe. The Whole Story
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NACOBTA, with funding from the Global Environmental Fund through Namibia Nature Foundation, developed this book that focuses on the geology, and flora and fauna in the Spitzkoppe area, the history of the local people, cultural and biodiversity issues. It is part of a community development project in the /Gâingu Conservancy to provide income and help to reduce rural poverty. The books are translated into the local language for schools to use as an educational resource. All the funds generated will go towards reprints, and a community project of the community's choice.
Copies cost N$90, or N$50 for ten or more copies. Available in English, German and Damara Nama. |
Written and compiled by
Annie Symonds |
| Published by NACOBTA |
| PO Box 86099, Eros |
| Windhoek |
| Tel: +264 61 250558 |
| Fax: +264 61 222647 |
| Email: office@nacobta.com.na |
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State of Conservancies 2007
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Namibia's Communal Conservancies - a review of progress and challenges in 2007.
Download it here as zipped pdf files:
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| Published by NACSO |
| (Namibian Association of CBNRM Support Organisations) |
| PO Box 98353 |
| Windhoek |
| Tel: +264 61 230888 |
| Fax: +264 61 237036 |
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Namibia's Communal Conservancies, a review of progress and challenges
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The USAID Life Programme supported the production of this book. The book covers the 29 communal conservancies in Namibia. [2004] |
| Compiled by Anna Davis |
| Published by NACSO: |
| PO Box 98353 |
| Windhoek |
| Namibia |
| Tel/Fax: +264 64 230888 / 237036 |
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Namibia's Communal Conservancies - An overview of status, progress and potential of Namibia's Communal Area Conservancies. 2004
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This booklet provides an update of the information published in the book listed above.
View booklet [pdf 974kb]. |
| Compiled by Anna Davis |
| Published by NACSO: |
| PO Box 98353 |
| Windhoek |
| Namibia |
| Tel/Fax: +264 64 230888 / 237036 |
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Background information and species management guidelines for Namibia's rare and valuable wildlife
Wild Dog Project Publications
Aus Namibia DVD
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Aus - gateway to the Namibian portion of a declared word biodiversity hotspot: the Succulent Karoo biome. Witness four seasons in a day in this southern desert town. Enjoy the exquisite landscapes and the famous feral horses
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| The Bigger Picture TV Productions CC |
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Orange River Namibia DVD
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The Gariep - as some locals call the Orange River - has many tales to tell. Float down the serene and unspoilt liquid border between Namibia and its southern neighbour. Explore the natural beauty of this lifeline to development, tourism and conservation. |
| The Bigger Picture TV Productions CC |
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Monitoring the Sperrgebiet and adjacent areas
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Best practice guide for monitoring key indicators for the succulent Karoo ecosystem, with special focus on the Sperrgebiet National Park and adjacent areas. |
| Morgan L. Hauptfleisch |
| Southern African Institute for Environmental Assessment |
| PO Box 9521 |
| Windhoek |
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Eleven steps to rehabilitation in the Succulent Karoo and Namib Desert
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This booklet provides simple guidelines for all stakeholders. It focuses particularly on industry-related disturbances to the environment, such as those occurring through infrastructure development and mining. It is designed to give environmental and natural resource managers as well as non-specialists an introduction to the extensive topic of rehabilitation. |
| Antje Burke |
| EnviroScience and Namibia Nature Foundation |
| Oranjemund and Windhoek |
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Best Practices on Community Visioning
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A guide for civil society engagement in sustainable natural resource management. This booklet is a product of the Succulent Karoo Ecosystem Programme (SKEP) of Namibia sub-region. The long term goal of SKEP is to ensure that 'Biodiversity in the Succulent Karoo Ecosystem of Namibia is effectively conserved and managed by the state and civil society through an integrated programme of conservation action and co-management for the sustainable development of the region, the national economy and the livelihoods of people.'
The guide intends to assist communities residing in the Succulent Karoo Biome to take ownership of their developmental initiatives and improve their livelihoods from the sustainable use of natural resources. |
| Benedict Libanda |
| Published in 2007 |
| Namibia Nature Foundation |
| PO Box 245, Windhoek |
| Namibia |
| Tel: +264 61 248345 |
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Finding Treasures: A walk in the Sperrgebiet.
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This booklet illustrates some of the beauty encountered by the 9th EduVentures expedition (15/8- 1/9/2006) to two inselbergs in the Sperrgebiet: the Kowis Mountain, which is closer to the coast and receives more regular fog and is therefore more densely vegetated; and the Tsaukhaib Mountain, which receives most of its moisture from winter rainfall. |
| Tharina Bird & Telane Greyling |
| EduVenture |
| Windhoek |
| Namibia |
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Bloodfinger DVD
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Revel in the visual splendor of the Namibian portion of the succulent Karoo Biome, which includes Namibia's newest National Park - The Sperrgebiet. Explore the history of thus former forbidden zone, which has been practically devoid of human habitation for 100 years. Discover some of the special plants that thrive in the extreme heat, sand and wind of the Namib Desert and its notoriously dangerous but diamond-rich coastline. Learn why this is one of the world's proclaimed biodiversity hotspots! |
| Produced by The Bigger Picture TV Productions CC & the SKEP Programme: |
| PO Box 245 |
| Windhoek |
| Namibia |
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Aloes: Aristocrats of Namibian Flora
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The Namibia Nature Foundation, through the Local Environment Fund 2004 Programme, supported the production of the booklet "Aloes: Aristocrats of Namibia". The booklet covers the 28 Aloe species that occur in Namibia, including two species recently discovered in the country. The booklet provides the first update on the Aloe species since 1973. Limited number of books are available at NNF. |
| Produced by Sakkie Rothmann of ST Promotion: |
| PO Box 2662 |
| Swakopmund |
| Namibia |
| Tel/Fax: +264 64 461990 |
| Email: sakkie@mweb.com.na |
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The Namib Reptiles
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The Namibia Nature Foundation through the Local Environment Fund 2004 commissioned the production of the The Namib Reptiles booklet. The booklet gives a glimpse of a few of the many interesting and beautiful reptiles and other forms of life found here, some endemic to the Namib Desert, others more widely distributed. Limited number of books are available at NNF. |
| Produced by Stuart Hebbard of the Snake Park: |
| PO Box 1570 |
| Swakopmund |
| Namibia |
| Tel/Fax: +264 64 405100 |
| Email: snake@iway.na |
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Lessons Learned on the LEF Programme
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The Local Environment Fund produced a Review Document [pdf 518kb] on the Lessons Learned on the LEF Programme. From the findings of the review report, the LEF commissioned the Best Practice Handbook on Grant Making. |
| Produced by Local Environment Fund |
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Sand and water: A Profile of the Kavango Region
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This book contains a wealth of information on geology, historical background, climate, natural resources, the Okavango River, the people, welfare, land ownership and distribution and projections for the future in the Kavango Region. Funding for the book came from the French Embassy, the MET and USAID with support from NNF and WWF. [2003] |
| Compiled by J. Mendelsohn and S. el Obeid: |
| RAISON |
| PO Box 1405 |
| Windhoek |
| Namibia |
| Published by Struik Publishers: |
| Cornelius Struik House |
| 80 McKenzie Street |
| Cape Town 8001 |
| South Africa |
| www.struik.co.za |
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A Preliminary Profile of the Kavango Region
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This book contains a summary of recent information on climate, surface and ground water, the human population, infrastructure, farming, household economies, vegetation, land uses, and environmental pressures, produced for the Every River has its People project and Namibia Nature Foundation. [2001].
Download the book. |
| Compiled by J. Mendelsohn and S. el Obeid: |
| RAISON |
| PO Box 1405 |
| Windhoek |
| Namibia |
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Okavango River: The Flow of a Lifeline
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Okavango River: Flow of a Lifeline describes the birth, passage and ending of the Okavango River system. It is a publication for the Every River Has Its People Project that aims to promote sound planning and management of the Okavango River Basin in support of the mandate and activities of the Permanent Okavango River Basin Commission (OKACOM). The book was funded by SIDA, and supported by the Kalahari Conservation society, Namibia Nature Foundation and the Harry Oppenheimer Okavango Research Centre. [2004] |
| Compiled by J. Mendelsohn and S. el Obeid: |
| RAISON |
| PO Box 1405 |
| Windhoek |
| Namibia |
| Published by Struik Publishers: |
| Cornelius Struik House |
| 80 McKenzie Street |
| Cape Town 8001 |
| South Africa |
| www.struik.co.za |
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Sustainable management of the Kavango Region of Namibia, within the Okavango River Basin
An executive report on the "Sustainable management of the Kavango Region of Namibia, within the Okavango River Basin" shares information on progress and recent developments in rural enterprises and natural resource management in the Kavango region under the Every River project (ERP) and other community-based initiatives supported and implemented by the Namibia Nature Foundation (NNF).
Contact Ester Hashiyana for more information. |
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The Communal Lands in Eastern Namibia
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This book was commissioned by the NNF as part of its goal to provide broad audiences with information to better understand and manage Namibia's natural resources and provide information on social and environmental conditions in this communal area. [2002].
Download the book. |
| Published on behalf of NACSO with support from the Swedish International Development Agency, for the Namibia Nature Foundation: |
| PO Box 245 |
| Windhoek |
| Namibia |
| Researched and produced by: |
| RAISON |
| PO Box 1405 |
| Windhoek |
| Namibia |
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Best Practices for Trans-boundary Craft Development in the Okavango River Basin
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This booklet provides an outline of the work of the craft component of the Every River Has Its People project that operates in Angola, Namibia and Botswana. |
| Produced by Linda Baker; funded by SIDA; published by Namibia Nature Foundation: |
| PO Box 245 |
| Windhoek |
| Namibia |
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Other publications. Contact NNF for more information.
Environmental directory |
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Owls of Namibia poster |
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Best practices in grant making |
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Best practices and approaches for promoting shared river basin management |
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A model in the co-management of transboundary river basins [video] |
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Wetlands of Namibia |
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