The Namib Sand Sea in Namibia is one of the eight natural and man-made wonders included recently in the United Nations educational and cultural agency’s World Heritage List.
Benzinetekort politieauto’s Windhoek
Clean town Windhoek Namibia
Windhoek the capital of Namibia is a clean town, probably one of the cleanest in Africa. Every day many street sweepers do their work with a gerat result. You just have to look around you to notice how well-kept and litter free our town is – a quality that has not gone unnoticed by visitors and tourists alike who marvel at our high living standards and unpolluted living environment. Even outside the city you are warned for dirt (see picture).
Toerisme zonder grenzen in Afrika
A safari to the stars in Namibia
Sossusvlei Desert Lodge in Namibia offers travellers stargazing from its observatory in the NamibRand Nature Reserve, which has just been declared Africa’s first International Dark Sky Reserve (IDSR). Like a ranger on a wildlife safari, here an astronomer is available to explain the guests the unrivalled scene that unfolds before their upwards moved eyes.
Conservation by travelling in the ‘Tracks of Giants’
On May 1 conservationists Ian McCallum and Ian Michler will start a journey which takes them 5000 kilometers trough six countries in Southern Africa. They are travelling in the “Tracks of Giants”, to attract attention to the environment and the animals and people in it.
Climate research centre for southern Africa
African countries agree on sale of rhino horn powder
Zimbabwe, Botswana, Zambia, Namibia and Angola are heading for a collision with rhino conservationists after it emerged that their governments had agreed to the sale of rhino horn powder in clinics and pharmacies.
Water storage essential for Africa’s future
The average annual rainfall across the continent is around 800mm a year. Conditions vary from country to country – and within countries. But it is not necessarily the amount of rainfall a country receives that is of most importance. What is essential for a country’s growth and prosperity is that it has a predictable water supply.
Enorm nieuw reservaat zuidelijk Afrika
Vijf landen in zuidelijk Afrika hebben donderdag overeenstemming bereikt over de vorming van het grootste internationale natuurreservaat ter wereld.