Throughout Africa rhinos, elephants and lions are disappearing.
In Namibia they’re thriving – and so are the communities working to protect them.
8x
more elephants today than in 1980
600-800
lions in Namibia today and the only country with a free-roaming population that is expanding outside of national parks
3x
more rhinos today than in 1982, making Namibia’s the largest free-roaming population of black rhino in the world
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Number of enterprises we have supported
Wildlife is one of Africa’s greatest resources and offers opportunities that could help lift millions out of poverty.
Yet wild animals are disappearing due to poaching and habitat loss across the continent. Namibia has taken a different road: our wildlife has more than doubled since the 1980’s, thanks to local community action.
Today we face new challenges, such as corruption and rapacious external markets for ivory, rhino horn and lion ‘parts’. As a pioneer of the community-conservation approach, IRDNC has never been more relevant.
What we do
IRDNC is helping rural communities benefit from managing and utilizing their natural resources sustainably.
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The impact
More than 43.5% of Namibia’s land is managed under conservation. Wildlife populations are recovering, and communities are benefiting from conservation.
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