Namibia Nature Foundation

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|headquarters = 76 - 78 Frans Indongo Street

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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.{{Cite web |title=Programmes – Namibia Nature Foundation |url=https://nnf.org.na/programmes/ |access-date=2024-11-19 |language=en-US}}

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.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 The Namibia Nature Foundation is a member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature since 1991.{{Cite web |title=Namibia Nature Foundation {{!}} IUCN |url=https://iucn.org/our-union/members/iucn-members/namibia-nature-foundation |access-date=2024-11-19 |website=iucn.org |language=en}}

History

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.{{Cite web |title=Our Journey – Namibia Nature Foundation |url=https://nnf.org.na/our-journey/ |access-date=2024-11-19 |language=en-US}} The organisation is governed by a Board of Trustees.

Projects

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.

Funding

Namibia Nature Foundation manages grant programmes on behalf of partners offering funding opportunities to organisations for conservation and sustainable development projects.{{Cite web |title=Project Management Support - Funding Opportunities |url=http://www.nnf.org.na/index.php/services.html#fav-featurewrap |access-date=2024-10-03 |website=www.nnf.org.na}}

Partners

Namibia Nature Foundation is a member of the Namibian Chamber of Environment.

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,{{cite web |url=http://www.drfn.org.na/about/nisd/ |title=NISD {{!}} DRFN |website=www.drfn.org.na |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722235118/http://www.drfn.org.na/about/nisd/ |archive-date=2011-07-22}} NamPower, Rössing Foundation, the Namibian Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism, and Bonny Vainö Idhenga Foundation (BVIF){{Cite web|url=https://bizpages.org/business--Namibia--Windhoek--12874|title = Bonny Vainö Idhenga Foundation, Windhoek, Namibia - business info, phone, email, website}} among others.

References

External links

[http://www.nnf.org.na Namibia Nature Foundation]
[https://greenearthmoon.com/ GreenEarthMoon Website]

Category:Namibia

Category:Environment of Namibia

Category:Organisations based in Namibia

Category:Foundations based in Namibia