The protected areas of Namibia include its national parks and reserves. With the 2010 declaration of Dorob National Park, Namibia became the first and...
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A marine protected area (MPA) is a protected area of the world's seas, oceans, estuaries or in the US, the Great Lakes. These marine areas can come in...
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or more protected areas, as well as multiple resources use areas." The Global Transboundary Protected Areas Network (GTPAN) lists four types of "transboundary...
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Fish River Canyon (category Protected areas of Namibia)
located in the south of Namibia. It is the largest canyon in Africa, and the second most visited tourist attraction in Namibia. It features a gigantic...
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Population of Namibia: 2,074,000 – 141st most populous country Area of Namibia: 825,418 km2 Atlas of Namibia Climate of Namibia Geology of Namibia Protected areas...
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Bwabwata National Park (category Protected areas established in 2007)
is a protected area in northeastern Namibia that was established in 2007 and covers 6,274 km2 (2,422 sq mi). It was created by merging Namibia's Caprivi...
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Otjihaenamparero dinosaur tracks (category Protected areas of Namibia)
east of the small town of Kalkfeld in the Otjozondjupa Region in central Namibia. The tracks were first reported as dinosaur imprints in 1925 and the site...
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Large areas of the Namibian geology exposed onshore are associated with the Late Proterozoic Pan-African orogenic cycle. The geology of Namibia is dominated...
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Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural or cultural values. Protected areas are...
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Mountain zebra (category Mammals of Southern Africa)
worldwide have been set up for them. Mountain Zebra National Park Protected areas of Namibia#section Naukluft Mountain Zebra Park Quagga Table Mountain National...
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Kalahari Desert (redirect from Protected areas in the Kalahari Desert)
000 sq mi) including much of Botswana as well as parts of Namibia and South Africa. It is not to be confused with the Angolan, Namibian, and South African Namib...
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the conservation of wildlife as well as protected area management. The organisation is governed by a Board of Trustees. The Namibia Nature Foundation...
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Skeleton Coast National Park (category Protected areas established in 1971)
in northwest Namibia, and has the most inaccessible shores, dotted with shipwrecks. The park was established in 1971 and has a size of 16,845 km2 (6...
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in Namibia, 25% in Zambia, and 14% in Zimbabwe.[citation needed] 287,132 km2 (110,862 sq mi) of the included land consists of pre-existing protected areas...
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Mahango Game Park (category Protected areas established in 1986)
is a protected area in Namibia within Bwabwata National Park. It is situated at the country's eastern border with Botswana in the flood plains of the Okavango...
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The protected areas of South Africa include national parks and marine protected areas managed by the national government, public nature reserves managed...
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Namibia is one of few countries in the world to specifically address habitat conservation and protection of natural resources in their constitution. Article...
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Caprivi Strip (category Geography of Zambezi Region)
from the northeastern corner of Namibia. It is bordered by Botswana to the south and Angola and Zambia to the north. Namibia, Botswana and Zambia meet at...
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Tsau ǁKhaeb Sperrgebiet National Park (redirect from Diamond Area 1 (Namibia))
up three percent of Namibia's land mass. However, mining only takes place in five percent of the Sperrgebiet, with most of the area acting as a buffer...
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in chronological order are: List of national parks of Namibia Protected areas of Namibia "Contact Us". Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism...
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Mudumu National Park (category Protected areas established in 1990)
State of Protected Areas in Namibia. Windhoek, Namibia: Ministry of Environment and Tourism, Namibia. 2010. p. 172. . Windhoek, Namibia: Ministry of Environment...
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Nkasa Rupara National Park (category National parks of Namibia)
Sangwali village to the north. It is Namibia's largest formally protected wetland area. It is one of Namibia’s protected areas that benefits local communities...
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The marine protected areas of South Africa are in an area of coastline or ocean within the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the Republic of South Africa...
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Namib-Naukluft National Park (category Protected areas established in 1907)
park in western Namibia, situated between the coast of the Atlantic Ocean and the edge of the Great Escarpment. It encompasses part of the Namib Desert...
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Palmwag (category African protected area stubs)
veterinary control point, an oasis and a tourism concession area on communal land in northern Namibia. It is located in the Kunene region on the Uniab River...
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Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country on the west coast of Southern Africa. Its borders include the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Angola...
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Popa Game Park (category Protected areas established in 1989)
The Popa Game Park is a game park in Namibia, situated around the series of cascading rapids known as Popa Falls in the Okavango River, where the river...
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Waterberg Plateau Park (redirect from Waterberg, Namibia)
inaccessible from beneath, several of Namibia's endangered animal species were relocated into the area during the early 1970s to protect them from predators and...
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Area (TNND TFCA), would include the ǀAi-ǀAis/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park to the south. List of national parks of Namibia List of protected areas in...
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are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972. Namibia accepted the...
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