Jermain Ketji, or Ketji as he is known by most, is the Community Engagement Manager for Wilderness Safaris and has been in community based conservation and the tourism sector for over 12 years. His love of nature started when as a young boy he would herd goats, today he is a senior manager, in charge of assisting many Namibian communities. …
An environmental and life skills educational programme that focuses on the next generation of rural decision makers, was what was discussed in this episode of the MYD Earth Show. “Most of these children come from remote villages, far away from where they are attending their school and it means that they come and live, either with guardians or in child-lead …
The Riemvasmaakers, as subsistence farmers, have been living together with wildlife while also working to protect wildlife and the environment for ecotourism since the 1980’s when theirs was the first communal conservancy registered in Namibia, the Torra Conservancy. Originally, this community fled to South Africa during the war of 1904-1907. Of Nama, Damara and Herero descent, in 1974 the Riemvasmaakers were …
In this episode of the MYD Earth Show, Desiree Naobes guides us through the first UNESCO World Heritage Site in Namibia. Whilst on a recent visit to Southern Kunene, MYD Earth spent some time near Twyfelfontein, learning about the Damara Culture through the Damara Living Museum and exploring, an open-air art gallery home to, the largest collection of rock engravings in Southern Africa …
In this episode of the MYD Earth Show, we hear first hand from the Save the Rhino Trackers in the Kunene Region, who work tirelessly every day to protect our Rhinos. Rhino poaching numbers in the Kunene Region have been decreasing in recent years, due in large part to team efforts, the tireless work of everyday Namibians and community members who support …
MYD Earth travelled to Koakoveld and Damaraland with Wilderness Safaris, to find out first hand about Namibian conservation successes. At Wereld’s End, in the howling wind, two legends of Namibian conservation, Garth Owen-Smith and Dr. Margaret Jacobson, shared with us on the fight against rhino poaching and community involvement. This is a story of heroes and success in conservation through teamwork “A remarkable …
The RMB Namibia Ride for Rhinos cycle tour is a fund raising cycle safari that takes place in Damaraland from 24 to 28 October 2015. This Travel News Namibia initiative is in aid of Save the Rhino Trust Namibia, and hosted in co-operation with RMB Namibia, Cymot, Wilderness Safaris and Namibia Exclusive. The tour can only accommodate 20 riders on …