What kind of tourism do we want for our country
[Image Source: https://www.indietraveller.co/overtourism-what-can-travelers-do/] Two years ago my partner and I visited Barcelona,...
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Oct 8, 2018
Updates and decisions Land reform in Namibia - A Paper to the Land Conference
[Image Source: Tweeted by Integrated Land Management Institute of Namibia, Namibia University of Science and Technology....
Sep 23, 2018
If we could all think in systems, we could build a better world
[Image source: Source: https://medium.com/disruptive-design/tools-for-systems-thinkers-the-6-fundamental-concepts-of-systems-thinking-379...
Jul 15, 2018
Fuel prices are increasing could this be a good thing
The fuel prices are going up, and everyone is in high distress. Of course, in our current system, increasing fuel prices will inevitably...
Jun 17, 2018
Talking in circles on Universal Basic Income in Namibia
[Picture Source: https://torontotoollibrary.com/will-universal-basic-income-be-the-poverty-reduction-strategy-we-need/] I am convinced...
Jun 10, 2018
Economic transformation requires a change in worldviews
Cartoon Source: http://www.polyp.org.uk/cartoons.html Reading a great book written by colleague and friend Maja Göpel called the Great...
Jun 3, 2018
The GDP Trap - and the possibilities to get out
[Image Source: Ida Kubiszewski et al, “Beyond GDP: Measuring and Achieving Global Genuine Progress,” Ecological Economics, 93, (2013).]...
May 27, 2018
National clean-up campaign sees some great activities come to life
President Hage Geingob called on all Namibians to stand together on Africa Day in turning up for a national clean-up campaign in their...
May 20, 2018
Ramblings and shared thoughts on land redistribution in Namibia
"A conference on the land suggested that those who have plenty of land they should sell it to the government. And we tried to get the...
May 13, 2018
White privilege and racism is blocking Namibia's progress
Image Source: Facebook user Emanu - Satir & Illustration If you have not noticed that anger is bubbling in this country, then you have...
Apr 29, 2018
Introducing the WE-All The Wellbeing Economy Alliance
What a better way to introduce to all of you the Wellbeing Economy Alliance than through a webinar where Katherine Trebeck, one of the...
Mar 26, 2018
Come on! Capitalism, short-termism, population and the destruction of our planet
The book 'Come On! Capitalism, Short-termism, Population and the Destruction of the Planet - A Report to the Cub of Rome' is a read that...
Mar 12, 2018
Mapping biodiversity in Namibia through Citizen Science
What is citizen science you say? It is a wonderful concept that has been gaining popularity in recent years which is basically the...
Feb 26, 2018
Itsup2us A message to bring us together for Namibian Independence Day
Featured image credit: The Namibian, www.namibian.com.na Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywGYi4Acp0c Yes, we should celebrate...
Feb 12, 2018
Namibia looking at developing environment statistics for national planning
Today a workshop gears off to discuss the implementation of environment statistics in Namibia. After the workshop, bilateral...
Feb 5, 2018
The 'big push' transforming the world's energy systems (Guest Author Alan AtKisson)
As I’m sure you have noticed, renewable energy is taking the world by storm, driven by rapidly falling prices. Ever wonder how that...
Jan 29, 2018
A few thoughts on Sustainable Tourism
Namibia prides itself on sustainable tourism. In fact, many of our lodges declare that their operations are sustainable. Namibia, thanks...
Jan 19, 2018
Namibians make meaning of a good life and progress
“Transformation is our watchword. At this moment in time, we are called to lead and act with courage. We are called to embrace change....
Jan 9, 2018
Lessons from a year of playing 'Games for the SDGs'
For our first news item of the new year, we thought we would share our 2017 experiences with running the series 'Games for the SDGs'. In...
Dec 12, 2017
Namibian Journal of Environment Launched
Last week, the Namibian Chamber of Environment, the Ministry of Environment and Tourism, and the Namibia University of Science and...
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