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Community-Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM)

There are some 13 organisations operating in the CMNRM field in Namibia.

  • Namibian Association of CBNRM Support (NACSO)
  • Integrated Rural Development and Nature Conservation (IRDNC)
  • Legal Assistance Centre (LAC)
  • Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET) (see Environment pages)
  • University of Namibia, Multi-disciplinary Research Centre (UNAM-MRC)
  • Namibia Community Based Tourism Association (NACOBTA)
  • Namibian Non-Governmental Organisations Forum (NANGOF)
  • Namibia Development Trust (NDT)
  • Nyae Nyae Development Foundation of Namibia (NNDFN)
  • Namibia Nature Foundation (NNF) (see Environment pages)
  • Rossing Foundation (RF)
  • Rural Peoples development Institute for Social Empowerment (RISE)
  • Desert Research Foundation of Namibia (DRFN) (see Environment pages)
  • Centre for Research, Information, Action in Africa (CRIAA)
Contacts

For all research matters related to CBNRM
contact UNAM-MRC
amosimane@unam.na
snangulah@unam.na

Individual organisation contacts
NACSO: nacso@iafrica.com.na
IRDNC: irdnc@iafrica.com.na, knott@iafrica.com.na
LAC: NTjombe@lac.org.na
MET drmmk@mweb.com.na
NACOBTA: nacobta@iafrica.com.na
NANGOF: nangof@iafrica.com.an
NDT: ndtwhk@iway.na
NNDFN: nndfn@iafrica.com.an
NNF: nnf@nnf.org.na
RF: Lleroux@rf.org.na
RISE: Rise-ww@iafrica.com.na
DRFN: drfn@drfn.org.na
CRIAA: criaawhk@iafrica.org.na

University of Namibia, Northern Campus Research Unit

The unit was established to strengthening the research capacity in the north central regions of Namibia and to make the results more accessible to the public. The main focus is on six areas:
* Health, Social Welfare and HIV/AIDS
* Agriculture and Environment
* Education
* Community Development
* Economic Development
* Culture and History

UNAM-Northern Campus
P O Box 2654, Oshakati
Tel +264 65 2232238 / 2232000

Contact: Ms Margareth NghixulifwaCommunity Liaison and Development Coordinator