Throughout Africa rhinos, elephants and lions are disappearing. In Namibia they’re thriving - and so are the communities working to protect them.
Namibia
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
Income to Communities Supporting Conservation in N$
Income to Conservancies – 2021
| CONSERVANCY INCOME | ZAMBEZI | KUNENE | TOTAL IN N$ |
| Wildlife Utilisation | 15,094,894 | 507,948 | 15,602,842 |
| Joint Venture | 1,443,980 | 3,845,727 | 5,289,707 |
| Plant Utilisation | 402,624 | 24,945 | 427,569 |
| SME | 25,400 | 130,202 | 155,602 |
| Others | 284,908 | 185,616 | 470,524 |
Land under conservation management (proportion of Namibia’s total land area)
1990 = 12%
2021= 44%
Facts and Figures
Where we work
Kunene Wildlife
8X
More elephants today than in 1980
10X
More plains animals (springbok, gemsbok, mountain zebra, etc.) since 1980
People employed by IRDNC supported conservancy enterprises 2000-2021 *
Conservancy Income
Kunene income by category 2021
Zambezi income by category 2021
| 2015 (N$) | 2018 (N$) | 2021 (N$) | TOTAL INCOME (N$) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kunene | 10,384,698 | $19,488,957 | 12,659,865 | 96,056,998 |
| Zambezi | 24,089,9563 | 22,909,035 | 23,842,924 | 166,761,567 |
Enterprises: Crafts, joint ventures, indigenous natural products, wildlife utilization, etc.
33 X Conservancy-based enterprises in Kunene
33 X Conservancy-based enterprises in Zambezi
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