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On a starry evening at the Windhoek Country Club and Resort, Namibia celebrated its environmental champions at the fourth Sustainable Development Awards on June 19, 2024. The event, hosted by the Environmental Investment Fund (EIF) in partnership with the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT), recognized outstanding contributions across 11 categories, showcasing the nation’s commitment […]

Namibia’s Second National Integrated State of the Environment Report was launched on the 30th March 2022 and aims to communicate credible, timely and accessible information about the condition of the environment to decision makers, the general public and any other interested stakeholder. At the launch event, Hon. Shifeta described it as a landmark publication that

The Minister of Environment, Forestry and Tourism,  Hon. Pohamba Shifeta, tabled the Annual Report of the Sustainable Development Advisory Council for the 2020/21 financial year in the National Assembly on 6th October 2021. The tabling of the 2020/21 Annual Report to the National Assembly is in fulfilment of the requirement of Section 15 (4) of the Environmental

The publication offers the following recommendations of relevance to Namibia’s Sustainable Development Advisory Council in terms of maintaining long-term cooperation with governments and other stakeholders: The full publication can be downloaded here.

Providing background to the Awards, Council Chairperson Ms. Gloria Simubali, remarked how the Awards reach out to all sectors of society active in promoting sustainable development across the country, including organs of state, non-governmental organisations, community-based organisations, and the private sector. Mr. Benedict Libanda, the Chief Executive Officer of the Environmental Investment Fund of Namibia,

The strategic retreat and planning session was facilitated jointly by the local Consultants, Nickey //Gaseb and Sam Geiseb, who were also contracted with the support of the MEFT-GIZ Climate Change and Inclusive Use of Natural Resources Project to  develop the Strategic Plan for the Council. Speaking at the strategic retreat, Ms. Gloria Simubali emphasized the importance

The 3rd Sustainable Development Awards were launched at a press conference on the 18th of March 2021 in Windhoek.  The awards are being held under the theme “Accelerating the green economy transformation as we recover from COVID-19.” This theme represents the challenges faced by the environmental sector due to COVID-19 and therefore will recognise all those that

The Minister of Environment and Tourism announced the new members of the Sustainable Development Advisory Council today. The council’s overall mandate is to advise the office of the Minister in the implementation and monitoring compliance of the Environmental Management Act to prevent the degradation of the environment and to foster the sustainable management of all

In terms of Section 8 (5) of the Environmental Management Act, 2007 (Act No. 7 of 2007), the Ministry of Environment and Tourism herewith invites nominations of persons that represent the interests of organisations, associations or institutions concerned with environmental matters to serve on the Sustainable Development Advisory Council. The main functions of the Council

The winners of the second Sustainable Development Awards were announced at a gala event in Windhoek on 21st September 2017. The initiative was coordinated through the Sustainable Development Advisory Council, Environmental Investment Fund of Namibia and the Hanns Seidel Foundation Environmental Awareness and Climate Project. The awards intend to recognise the importance of integrating sustainability