One of the pioneers of the Communal Conservancy Program in Namibia, Dr. Margaret Jacobsohn is no stranger to the MYD show. This time around, she joins us to talk about Namibian conservation and her memoir, ‘Life Is Like A Kudu Horn’. MYD: What motivated you to write this book? I think my belief and passion for community action, because I …
On this episode of the MYD Earth Show, we sit down with Dr. Jonathan Kamwi, a Plant Studies Lecturer at the Namibia University of Science and Technology. MYD: Tell us about how you became a forest scientist? It started at a very young age. I just loved nature so in secondary school I continued with subjects which are related to …
The Managing Director of Conservation Synergies, Alistair Nielson in this episode of the MYD Earth show shares his insight on conservation in Namibia and Africa at large. After working for years to fight poaching in Mozambique, Alistair is able to share a snapshot of the environmental situation in Mozambique and while it’s a very different picture to Namibian conservation, the …
This episode of MYD Earth sheds light on how Namibian conservationist Patricia Tricorache who has been fighting alongside international counterparts to stop cheetah trafficking. Patricia, who is the Assistant Director for Strategic Communications and Illegal Wildlife Trade at the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF), talks about a little known threat to the fastest mammal on earth. She says that in terms …
Desertification is one of the biggest threats to the Namibian ecosystem and essentially, it’s economy. Ina Wilkie, manager of the World Future Council, in this episode of MYD Earth talks about desertification, what causes it and how Namibians can work to combat it. MYD: Where are we when talking desertification? There’s two sides to this, one side is a lot …
Kirsty Watermeyer chats to Professor Bothma, an author and wildlife conservationist with a wealth of wisdom in his field. He has carried out tremendous research here in Namibia and has written an incredible book titled ‘Written In The Sand’, but his most impressive career accomplishment is no doubt the fact that he is the person who developed the South African …
Kirsty Watermeyer interviews Heiko Denker in this episode of MYD Earth. Not a stranger to the show, he shares his thoughts on conservation and the possibilities that it opens up for a country. While art has become a passion for him in recent years, Heiko is actually an engineer by profession and only recently started to explore his artistic …
The Botanical Society of Namibia, in honour of the people that plant, advocate for and work to support our unique Namibian trees. Diana Thompson, the Chairperson of the Botanical Society of Namibia joined us in the studio for this episode of the MYD Earth Show, to share the latest news and developments at the Botanical Society of Namibia. In this episode of the MYD …
In today’s episode of the MYD Earth show, Kirsty chats to Samantha Matchila from the Albatross Task force. She talks about the importance of the work they are doing in the coastal area of Namibia preserving seabirds as well as what they plan to do for World Oceans Day.
In this episode of the MYD Earth, Kirsty chats to Danene van der Westhuyzen, the president of the Namibian Professional Hunters’ Association(NAPHA). She will be talking about how hunting preserves habitat and why it is important for the Namibian economy.