Bloemertz, Lena; Nghitevelekwa, Romie; Prudat, Brice; Weidmann, Laura; Dobler, Gregor; Graefe, Olivier; Kuhn, Nikolaus J.(Integrated Land Management Institute, Namibia University of Science and Technology, 2021-03)
The paper scrutinizes perceptions of and discourses about scarcity of land in northern Namibia in order to
show the multiple meanings that land has for the population. It is based on two years of fieldwork, and
brings ...
Delgado, Guillermo; Lühl, Phillip(Namibia University of Science and Technology, 2019)
One of the misconceptions about the right to adequate housing that many government officials have is that, if we embrace the right to adequate housing, it means that we need to provide a home immediately to everybody. Under ...
Mendelsohn, John(Integrated Land Management Institute, 2019-11)
This Document Note presents the discussions that took place during three seminars with John Mendelsohn on the issue of livelihood needs for
Namibia’s urban future. The first seminar focused on the topic of “‘Traditional’ ...
ILMI(Integrated Land Management Institute, 2019-10)
This Document Note documents the activities during the workshop held with Prof. James Ferguson in August 12-15, 2019 at NUST. The workshop took place in the context of the Urban Forum programme 2019-2020. The Urban Forum ...
ILMI, ONE Economy Foundation(Integrated Land Management Institute and ONE Economy Foundation, 2019-07)
The following points are a synthesis of the ideas that transpired from the Shack/Slum Dwellers International and Urban Poor Fund International (SDI-UPFI) High Level Roundtable that took place at State House on February ...
Esterhuizen, Louis(Integrated Land Management Institute, 2016-10)
The project in question refers to the case of 'Ext.5 & 6' in Rehoboth, in which the speaker took part as employee of the town and regional planning consultancy office that undertook the assignment. The aim was to provide ...
António, Telmo Ernesto Meneses(Namibia University of Science and Technology, 2022-04)
Angola has high biodiversity, representing the second-largest ecoregional diversity in Africa, with 7 biomes, 15 ecoregions, 22 vegetation types, and 4 regional centres of endemism. The first studies on the distribution, ...
Akashambatwa, Clifford Lubinda(Namibia University of Science and Technology, 2016)
Cattle play an important socio-economic role in the livelihood of communal farmers in Namibia. This study examines the socio-economic determinants of adoption of improved livestock management practices among communal ...
Montle, Bonolo Pontsho(Namibia University of Science and Technology, 2016-10)
Pearl millet is a major staple food crop of Northern Namibia dominantly produced by small scale
farmers. This paper examines technical efficiency of smallholder pearl millet farmers under
Conservation and Traditional ...
Abraham, Emilie Mekondjo(Namibia University of Science and Technology, 2020-02)
Despite the importance of cattle and the enormous economic contribution to the country,
communal cattle farmers seldom earn increased return on investment because of their
adherence to their traditional system of farming. ...
Katjana, Johannes Katjana(Namibia University of Science and Technology, 2020-10)
The declining trend of soil fertility of smallholder farms due to continuous land cultivation is a factor that limits crop production and threatens food security. Improving soil fertility is a major concern for the farmers, ...
Prediger, Kelsey Anne(Namibia University of Science and Technology, 2020-05)
Pangolins are the most trafficked mammals worldwide and as Asian species’ numbers have
drastically declined, African pangolin species have been increasingly targeted for the illegal
wildlife trade. Due to their nocturnal ...
Mawenge, Gideon(Namibia University of Science and Technology, 2020-11)
Globalisation increases competitive pressure and technological changes. Agribusiness in developing economies experiences these new challenges in an attempt to globalise their operations. These challenges have a continuous ...
Iiyambula, Ailla-Tessa Nangula(Namibia University of Science and Technology, 2021-09)
Habitat fragmentation has increased the prospect of human and wildlife encounters consequently resulting in conflict. In an agriculture-focused landscape, conflict occurs when wildlife including carnivores destroy property ...
Redemann, J ,; Wood, R; Zuidema, P; Doherty, S. J; Luna, B; LeBlanc, S E; Diamond, M S; Shinozuka, Y; Chang, I Y; Ueyama, R; Pfister, L; Ryoo, J.-M; Dobracki, A. N; da Silva, A M; Longo, K. M; Kacenelenbogen, M. S; Flynn, C. J; Pistone, K; Knox, N. M; Piketh, S. J; Haywood, J. M; Formenti, P.; Mallet, M; Stier, P; Ackerman, A S; Bauer, S.E; Fridlind, A.M; Carmichael, G. R; Saide, P. E; Ferrada, G. A; Howell, S. G; Freitag, S; Cairns, B; Holben, B. N; Knobelspiesse, K. D; Tanelli, S; L'Ecuyer, T. S; Dzambo, A. M; Sy, O.O; McFarquhar, G. M; Poellot, M. R; Gupta, S; O'Brien, J.R; Nenes, A; Kacarab, M; Wong, J. P. S.; Small-Griswold, J. D; Thornhill, K. L; Podolske, J. R; Schmidt, K.S; Pilewskie, P; Chen, H; Cochrane, S. P; Sedlacek, A. J; Lang, T. J; Stith, E; Segal-Rozenhaimer, M; Ferrare, R. A; Burton, S. P; Hostetler, C. A.; Diner, D. J; Seidel, F. C F. C.; Platnick, S. E; Myers, J. S; Meyer, K. G; Spangenberg, D.A; Maring, H; Gao, L(2020-06-14)
Southern Africa produces almost a third of the Earth's biomass burning (BB) aerosol particles, yet the fate of these particles and their influence on regional and global climate is poorly understood. ORACLES (ObseRvations ...
Orti, Miguel Vallejo; Winiwarter, Lukas; Corral-Pazos-de-Provens, Eva; Williams, Jack G; Bubenzer, Olaf; Höfle, Bernhard(2021)
Gullies are landforms with specific patterns of shape,
topography, hydrology, vegetation, and soil characteristics. Remote
sensing products (TanDEM-X, Sentinel-1, and Sentinel-2) serve
as inputs into an iterative ...
Orti, Miguel Vallejor; Winiwarter, Lukas; Corral-Pazos-de-Provens, Eva; Williams, Jack G.; Bubenzer, Olaf; Höfle, Bernhard(2020)
Gullies are landforms with specific patterns of shape,topography, hydrology, vegetation, and soil characteristics. Remote sensing products (TanDEM-X, Sentinel-1, and Sentinel-2) serve as inputs into aniterative algorithm, ...
Hauptfleisch, Morgan; Knox, Nichola; Heita, P; Aschenborn, Ortwin; MacKenzie., Monique Lea(Environmental Information Service and Namibia University of Science and Technology, 2020)
Collisions between aircraft and birds and other animals occur frequently and are known in the aviation industry as wildlife strikes. They are considered to be one of the most serious safety and financial risks to the global ...