Can blended finance help increase investment in southern Africa's community-based conservation?
Forum Post By Jessica Smith / 19 June, 2020 - 16:10
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Draft Biodiversity Status Maps for Your 6NR – Namibia
By Annie Virnig / 15 March, 2019 - 20:44
At the beginning of the 6NR process, we challenged Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity to double the number of maps used from your 5NR to your 6NR. Are you on track to meet this challenge? We have exciting news for you! Using the UN Biodiversity Lab, and the global datasets available within it, we created 18 draft biodiversity status maps for your country.
Empowering Local Communities through Community-Based Natural Resource Management | CBD National Reporting Best Practice Series
Forum Post By Heena Ahmed / 7 March, 2019 - 14:34
Namibia is recognized as a global leader in conservation and nature-based rural development.
Sixth National Report (6NR) to the CBD
Empowering Local Communities through Namibia’s Community-Based Natural Resource Management Program
By Heena Ahmed / 5 February, 2019 - 04:17
Namibia is recognized as a global leader in conservation and nature-based rural development. Its State-run Community-Based Natural Resource Management Program (CBNRM) is a successful example of decentralizing natural resource management and recognizing the rights and development needs of local communities.
[EN-FR-ES] Survey on small nature-based enterprises: What do you want to learn?
Forum Post By Martin Sommerschuh / 18 October, 2018 - 01:50
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Eye on Earth Webinar: Effective Communication for Sustainable Development - Distracting People with Reality
Forum Post By Heena Ahmed / 1 May, 2017 - 17:01
Date: May 03, 2017 at 1:30 PM GMT Register: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3724766445296304642 ABSTRACT: Over the last 4 years, World Resource Institute, a global research organization, and Vizzuality, a missio
Biodiversity Mainstreaming
Developing Namibia’s Capacity And Concession System To Secure Sustainable Financing For Protected Areaseveloping Namibia's Capacity And Concession System To Secure Sustainable Financing For Protected Areas
By Sarah Valenti / 1 February, 2017 - 03:22
The UNDP supported GEF financed project “Strengthening the Protected Area Network” (SPAN; from 2005-2012) used a number of strategies to secure sustainable financing for Namibia’s protected areas (PAs). The project undertook and successfully used a comprehensive economic analysis of the PA system to make the business case for increased investment in PAs. In addition it developed a concession management system compatible with the Government of the Republic of Namibia’s conservation and development objectives, significantly increasing the budget available for park management.
NATIONALLY APPROPRIATE MITIGATION ACTION: RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN NAMIBIA
By Heena Ahmed / 12 August, 2016 - 12:52 
Access to modern energy services is a prerequisite for sustainable development. Namibia has made good progress in electrification, and major grid lines can be found in all provinces of the country. However, rural electrification is still at a low level and access to clean energy sources is limited. According to the Rural Electricity Distribution Master Plan (REDMP), 61 per cent of localities were without access to electricity in 2010.
A Biodiversity Expenditure Review Using the BIOFIN Methodology: Namibia
By Christina Supples / 21 July, 2015 - 16:28 
This study adopts the BIOFIN methodology to estimate expenditure on biodiversity-related activities in Namibia between 2007/08 and 2012/13, and projects this forward to 2020/21 under a 'business as usual' scenario. It was produced by the Namibia Nature Foundation (NNF) with funding from the Resource Mobilisation (ResMob) project.
A Biodiversity Expenditure Review Using the BIOFIN Methodology: Namibia
Forum Post By Christina Supples / 21 July, 2015 - 12:28
This study adopts the BIOFIN methodology to estimate expenditure on biodiversity-related activities in Namibia between 2007/08 and 2012/13, and projects this forward to 2020/21 under a 'business as usual' scenario.
Resource mobilization
