Partnership: Uukwaluudhi Conservancy
Type: Enabling activity for small business development in support of conservation.
Website(s): http://www.usaid.gov/stories/namibia/cs_nm_wildlife.html
Contact Name:
Phone: 202 712 4810
Email: pinquiries@usaid.gov
Address: Information Center, US Agency for International Development, Ronald Reagan Building, Washington, D.C. 20523-1000
Description: In an area adjacent to Etosha National Park, the Uukwaluudhi Conservancy is a community based natural resource management project promoting expanded livelihood options and ecological restoration, including the return of wildlife to the plains north of Etosha National Park. The conservancy developed a core protected area where wildlife could be reintroduced, and the Namibian government relocated 400 head of game to the area, including 47 rare black-faced impala and four endangered black rhinoceros. Current activities include the development of a community management tourism enterprise and sustainable agriculture programme.