In this episode of the MYD Earth Show, Kirsty sits down with one of the greats in conservation in Namibia, John Kasaona. John Kasaona is the Executive Director at Integrated Rural Development and Nature Conservation, a pioneer in community based conservation, and is revered amongst communities in Namibia. In this episode we talk the perspective of community members in Lion …
Dr Margaret Jacobsohn is a Namibian writer, anthropologist and community-based conservation specialist. The co-founder of Integrated Rural Development and Nature Conservation (IRDNC), and a mentor for Conservancy Safaris Namibia, Dr Jacobsohn is an authority on the social organisation and cultural economy of the semi-nomadic Himba people of Namibia and Angola and a highly awarded conservationist. In this episode of the MYD …
A large portion of Northern Namibians derive their income from the harvesting of the Devils Claw plant. It requires harvesters to camp away from home for months on end while they carefully remove parts of the roots of the Devils Claw plant. The plant needs to be harvested sustainably to ensure that it can regrow and provide something to harvest …