Kunene People's Park

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Kunene People's Park

IUCN category - -

Himba village

Himba village

location Kaokoveld , Namibia
surface 11,500 km²
Geographical location 19 ° 9 ′  S , 14 ° 0 ′  E Coordinates: 19 ° 9 ′ 20 ″  S , 14 ° 0 ′ 27 ″  E
mark
Map of the state protected areas in Namibia
Setup date planned
administration Ministry of Environment and Tourism

The Kunene People's Park ( English Kunene People's Park ) is a planned national park in northwestern Namibia . He should after the Kunene , the border between Namibia and Angola (and the people English People ) and the region Kunene be named.

The park is to cover an area of ​​11,500 square kilometers , which is about half the size of the Etosha National Park .

Goal setting

The long-term goal of the new protected area is to restore the historical dimensions of the Etosha National Park or to create an even larger protected area including the Skeleton Coast National Park. A special feature is the proclamation as a national park for people and animals, as it is supposed to be the first and only state protected area in Namibia in which people are allowed to live.

In 2007 the first talks took place with the groups affected by the parking proclamation. It was made clear that the six municipal areas directly affected by this with around 3,000 inhabitants (mainly Damara and a small number of Herero and Himba ) must definitely benefit from the new protected area. In addition, the park will not be fenced off.

In addition to the communal areas of the so-called Kaokoveld , the three state concession areas Palmwag, Etendeka and Anabeb with more than 6500 km² would also be affected by the establishment of the park.

The park is to be managed jointly by the Ministry of Environment and Tourism and the local administrations and national protection organizations.

nature

Many areas of the park are considered to be relatively undeveloped. Here you will find flora and fauna that are strongly adapted to the climatic conditions . These include elephants , lions , cheetahs , leopards , hyenas and around 190 rhinos, which have been adapted to the desert .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Save the Rhino Presentation. Namibian Environment & Wildlife Society, Newsletter, Issue 7, July 2012, p. 2