Namibia Nature Foundation

Namibia Nature Foundation, established in 1987, is a non-profit and non-governmental organisation located in Windhoek, Namibia. The organisation implements projects under the programmatic areas of sustainable forestry, CBO strengthening, sustainable agriculture, combatting wildlife crime, marine and coastal conservation, freshwater and inland fisheries, technical services, and applied scientific research.^[1]

Namibia Nature Foundation

Formation	1987
Headquarters	76 - 78 Frans Indongo Street
Location	Windhoek, Namibia
Website	www.nnf.org.na

According to the organisations Strategic Plan 2024-2029, Namibia Nature Foundation strives to be a leading civil society organisation in Namibia, working to bridge the gap between local, national, and global policies and practice at the climate change and biodiversity nexus.^[2] The Namibia Nature Foundation is a member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature since 1991.^[3]

History

Namibia Nature Foundation was registered under a deed of trust with the Master of the Namibian High Court in 1987. Its initial purpose was to help the Namibian government Department of Nature Conservation to raise and administer funds for the conservation of wildlife as well as protected area management.^[4] The organisation is governed by a Board of Trustees.

Funding and Activities

The Namibia Nature Foundation implementation of donor funded and philanthropic projects within the realm of environmental conservation. Part of this work is the coordination of grant programs and the provision of grant funds to third parties. Specific areas of activity include trans-boundary conservation, community-based natural resource management, environmental education and social ecology.^[5]

Partners

Namibia Nature Foundation is a member of the Namibian Chamber of Environment.

Partner organizations of the foundation include the Information System for Rare & High Value Species, the Namibia Association of CBNRM Support Organisations, Namibia Community Based Tourism Association (NACOBTA), the Desert Research Foundation of Namibia,^[6] NamPower, Rössing Foundation, the Namibian Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism, and Bonny Vainö Idhenga Foundation (BVIF)^[7] among others.