Nature reserves in Namibia

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Outline map of the state protected area in Namibia

Numerous state national parks as well as state and private nature reserves have been set up in Namibia to protect and preserve the country's still untouched nature. With this measure, one also fulfills a constitutional mandate, because nature conservation enjoys constitutional status in Namibia. The Ministry of Environment and Tourism is responsible for the administration and organization of the state nature conservation . In 2013, 138,163.7 km² were under direct state protection. This is almost 16.8 percent of the land area of ​​Namibia. In addition, there are 177,435 square kilometers (about 21.5 percent of the country's area), which are under partial state protection (so-called conservancies ).

Protection status

Namibia differs law only two types of protected areas, the wildlife park ( English "Game Park" ) and the nature reserve ( "Nature Reserve"), which have equal protection status. There is no IUCN categorization . In order to emphasize the special status of individual protected areas, they have the additional national park ("National Park"). There is also the establishment of a since 2009 marine protected area ( "Islands' Marine Protected Area"), since 2012 the landscape protection areas ( "Protected Landscape Conservation Areas").

State protected areas

Nature reserves and wildlife parks

Source: State of Protected Areas in Namibia - A review of progress and challenges, MET, 2010, p. 18 ff

Surname Size (km²) proclamation particularities status IUCN category photo
ǀAi-ǀAis hot springs / Hunsberge
ǀAi-ǀAis Richtersveld Transfrontier Park 		4611 1968 ( ǀAi-ǀAis )
1988 (Hunsberge)		 Fish River Canyon ; Apollo 11 cave Nature reserve; cross-border Peace Park II Fish River Canyon
Bwabwata National Park 6274 1963 (Caprivi Nature Park)
since 2007 including Mahango Wildlife Park		 one of the few protected areas that is inhabited National park (wildlife park); Part of the cross-border Peace Park KAZA no Elephants in the park
Dorob National Park > 7800 2010
1973 ( National West Coast )		 National Park (nature reserve); planned as part of the Namib Skeleton Coast National Park no Dunes in the park
Daan Viljoen Wildlife Park 40 1968 one of the few protected areas with hiking opportunities wildlife Park II (national park) View of Windhoek from the park
Etosha National Park 22,270 1907 one of the most important protected areas in Africa; Etosha pan National park (wildlife park) II (national park) Etosha pan
Groß-Barmen hot springs 1 1968 Thermal bath Nature reserve III (national monument) Thermal bath before renovation
Hardap Recreation Area 252 1968 Hardap Dam (larger dam and lake ) wildlife Park V Hardap reservoir
Khaudum National Park 3842 1989 most untouched protected area in the country National park (wildlife park) II Image wanted
Cape Cross Seal Reserve 60 1968 Cross cape ; world's largest population of the South African fur seal wildlife Park IV seals
Mangetti National Park 420 2008 former wildlife breeding area National park (wildlife park) no Image wanted
Mudumu National Park 1010 1990 National park (wildlife park); Part of the cross-border Peace Park KAZA II Entrance to Mudumu NP
Namib-Naukluft Park 49,768 1907 Sossusvlei ; Sesriem ; Naukluft Mountains Nature reserve; planned as part of the Namib Skeleton Coast National Park II Dead Vlei
Naute recreation area 225 1988 Naute dam Nature reserve V Naute reservoir
Nkasa Rupara National Park (Mamili) 320 1990 large flood area National park (wildlife park); Part of the cross-border Peace Park KAZA II Elephants in the park
Popa Wildlife Park 0.25 1989 Popa Falls Wildlife Park; Part of the cross-border Peace Park KAZA III Popa Falls
Skeleton Coast National Park 16,390 1971 no public access except for the main road C34 and C39 permits Nature reserve; planned as part of the Namib Skeleton Coast National Park II Shipwreck
Southwest nature reserve 0.12 1970 Botanical Garden Nature reserve no Image wanted
Tsau ǁKhaeb (Restricted Area) National Park 22,000 2008 Completely untouched, as a restricted diamond area until the proclamation ; Access only with selected travel companies National Park (nature reserve); planned as part of the Namib Skeleton Coast National Park no Aerial view of the restricted area
Von Bach Recreation Area 43 1972 Von Bach dam Nature reserve V Von Bach reservoir
Waterberg Plateau Park 405 1972 Waterberg ; rare animal species, e.g. B. Sable antelope wildlife Park II Waterberg

Marine protected areas

Source: State of Protected Areas in Namibia - A review of progress and challenges, MET, 2010, p. 18 ff ( Memento from September 4, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 7.6 MB)

Surname Size (km²) proclamation particularities status IUCN category photo
Meob chamais 20,000 2009 Penguin colonies; numerous islands Marine reserve VI Halifax Island

Fish sanctuaries

Source:

Surname Size (km²) proclamation particularities status IUCN category photo
Kalimbeza Canal 2011 Fish sanctuary
Simasiku Lagoon and Katoya Canal 2011 Fish sanctuary
Kasaya Canal 2011 Fish sanctuary Impalila Island

Landscape protection areas

Landscape protection areas were introduced in 2011 to expand nature reserves and wildlife parks. They expand the size of this nationwide by 15,550 km² and are distributed nationwide.

Surname Size (km²) proclamation status
Mudumu 2047 2011 Landscape protection area
Greater Waterberg 18,763 2011 Landscape protection area
Greater Sossusvlei - Namib 5730 2011 Landscape protection area
Greater Fish River Canyon 7621 2011 Landscape protection area
Windhoek Green Belt 888 2011 Landscape protection area

Planned protected areas

The following protected areas are planned but not yet officially proclaimed.

Concession areas

So-called concessions are state land that is handed over to private concessionaires for administration for a fixed period of time. At the end of 2009 there were seven such concession areas.

Private nature reserves

The following protected areas are under private management, but have been recognized by the state and also z. B. supported by the Black Rhino Custodian Project .

Municipal protected areas

There are numerous so-called communal conservancies in Namibia (communal areas or farm associations with a protective character). At the end of 2018 this was 86 municipal areas and 43 municipal forests with an area of ​​169,756 km².

National monuments

Nature reserves and national monuments are special attractions for national and international tourism in Namibia .

See also

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b State of Protected Areas in Namibia - A review of progress and challenges Directorate of Wildlife and National Parks, 2010, accessed on May 26, 2020
  2. ↑ Summary of Conservancies. NACSO, October 2014. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
  3. ↑ Namibia Protected Landscape Conservation Areas Initiative (NAM-PLACE). Ministry of Environment & Tourism ( Memento of the original from May 5, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 23, 2013. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.met.gov.na
  4. ↑ Fish Protection Areas: Documentation for their establishment in Sikunga and Impalila Conservancies December 2011. INTEGRATED CO-MANAGEMENT OF ZAMBEZI / CHOBE RIVER FISHERIES RESOURCES PROJECT, 2011.
  5. ↑ the state of community conservation in Namibia, Annual Report 2018. (PDF) In: www.nacso.org.na. NACSO, 2019, p. 8 , accessed on May 26, 2020 (English).

Remarks

  1. ↑ Note: This article contains characters from the alphabet of the Khoisan languages spoken in southern Africa . The display contains characters of the click letters ǀ , ǁ , ǂ and ǃ . For more information on the pronunciation of long or nasal vowels or certain clicks , see e.g. B. under Khoekhoegowab .