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The Keynote speaker of the HWC Conference, His Excellency Dr. Nangolo Mbumba
The Keynote speaker of the HWC Conference, His Excellency Dr. Nangolo Mbumba

Human Wildlife Conflict Conference

The Namibian Association of Community Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) Support Organisations (NACSO) recently attended a 3-day, first-of-its-kind, National Human Wildlife Conflict (HWC) Conference held by the Ministry of Environment Forestry and Tourism (MEFT) aimed at reviewing the progress, challenges and imploring opportunities that can mitigate the scourge of HWC in communal and freehold land across Namibia and the Kavango Zambezi Transfontier Conservation Area (KAZA). 

Conservancies in Namibia

Vital statistics

86 registered conservancies
Cover 166,045 km2
Include approximately 238,701 people
State of Community Conservation

The State of Community Conservation report is published every year and provides up-to-date information. You can access this through the printed report, website and data: