Abbreviations
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ABS |
Access and Benefit Sharing |
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ACLRA |
Agricultural (Commercial) Land Reform Act |
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AD |
Anno Domini (after the birth of Christ) |
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ADMADE |
Administrative Management Design |
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AFD |
Agence Française de Développement |
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AGG |
Auxiliary Game Guard |
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AGM |
Annual General Meeting |
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AHRC |
Arts and Humanities Research Council (UK) |
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ALWG |
African Lion Working Group |
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BAB |
Basler Afrika Bibliographien |
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BAD |
Department of Bantu Administration and Development (Pretoria) |
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BBC |
British Broadcasting Company |
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BMZ |
German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development |
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BP |
Before Present |
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CAMPFIRE |
Communal Area Management Programme for Indigenous Resources |
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CBD |
UN Convention on Biological Diversity |
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CBNRM |
Community-Based Natural Resources Management |
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CBO |
Community-Based Organisation |
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CCFN |
Community Conservation Fund of Namibia |
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CENR |
Center for Environment and Natural Resources |
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CGG |
Community Game Guard |
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CITES |
UN Convention on Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora |
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CLRA |
Communal Land Reform Act |
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CONINFO |
Conservation Information system, Namibia |
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CNN |
Cable News Network |
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CRR |
Community Rhino Ranger |
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CSO |
Civil Society Organisation |
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DAS |
Desert Adventure Safaris |
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DEA |
Directorate of Environmental Affairs |
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DEC |
Damara Executive Committee |
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DFG |
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) |
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DLCT |
Desert Lion Conservation Trust |
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DNC |
Department of Nature Conservation |
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DRA |
Damara Regional Authority |
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DRFN |
Desert Research Foundation of Namibia |
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DRWS |
Directorate of Rural Water Supply |
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DSD |
Division of San Development |
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DTA |
Democratic Turnhalle Alliance |
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EHA |
Etosha Haiǁom Association |
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EHRA |
Elephant-Human Relations Aid |
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EIA |
Environmental Impact Assessment |
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EIF |
Environment Investment Fund |
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ELCRN |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Namibia |
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EMP |
Environmental Management Plan |
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ENP |
Etosha National Park |
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ESS |
Environment and Social Safeguarding |
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EW |
Early Warning |
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EWS |
Early Warning System |
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EWT |
Endangered Wildlife Trust |
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FGD |
Focus Group Discussion |
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FZS |
Frankfurt Zoological Society |
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GCF |
Green Climate Fund |
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GDP |
Gross Domestic Product |
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GEF |
Global Environment Facility |
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GEL |
Greater Etosha Landscape |
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GIZ |
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (German Development Agency / German Society for International Cooperation) |
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GN |
Government Notice |
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GPS |
Global Positioning System |
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GPTF |
Game Products Trust Fund |
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GRN |
Government of the Republic of Namibia |
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GSWA |
German South West Africa |
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HEC |
Human-Elephant Conflict |
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HLC |
Human-Lion Conflict |
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HWC |
Human-Wildlife Conflict |
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ICEIDA |
Icelandic International Development Agency |
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ICEMA |
Integrated Community-Based Ecosystem Management |
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ICJ |
International Court of Justice |
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ICWE |
International Conference on Water and the Environment |
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IIED |
International Institute for Environment and Development |
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ILO |
International Labour Organisation |
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INGO |
International Non-Government Organisation |
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IRDNC |
Integrating Rural Development and Nature Conservation |
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IUCN |
International Union for Conservation of Nature |
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IWGIA |
International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs |
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KfW |
Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau / German Development Bank |
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KLMG |
Kaoko Land and Mining Company / Kaoko Land und Minengesellschaft |
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KNP |
Kruger National Park |
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KPP |
Kunene People’s Park |
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KREA |
Kunene Regional Ecological Assessment |
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LAC |
Legal Assistance Centre |
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LIFE |
Living in a Finite Environment |
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LINGS |
Local Institutions in Globalized Societies |
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LLF |
Legacy Landscapes Fund |
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LRC |
Legal Resource Centre (South Africa) |
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LRP |
Lion Rangers Programme |
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MAWLR |
Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform |
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MAWRD |
Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Rural Development |
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MBI |
Market-Based Instrument |
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MCA-N |
Millennium Challenge Account – Namibia |
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MCC |
Millenium Challenge Corporation |
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MCD |
Marginalised Communities’ Division |
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MET |
Ministry of Environment and Tourism |
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MEFT |
Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism |
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MGEPESW |
Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare |
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MLR |
Ministry of Land Reform |
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MLaR |
Ministry of Lands and Resettlement |
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MLRR |
Ministry of Lands, Resettlement and Rehabilitation |
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MWCT |
Ministry of Wildlife, Conservation and Tourism |
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NACSO |
Namibian Association of CBNRM Support Organisations |
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NAM-PLACE |
Namibia Protected Landscape Conservation Areas Initiative |
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NAN |
National Archives of Namibia |
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NBC |
Namibian Broadcasting Corporation |
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NCRST |
National Commission for Research, Science and Technology |
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NGO |
Non-Governmental Organisation |
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NLP |
National Land Policy |
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NLT |
Namibian Lion Trust |
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NNF |
Namibia Nature Foundation |
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NNPC |
Namibian National Planning Commission |
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NPF |
National Patriotic Front |
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NRM |
Natural Resource Management |
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NRMP |
Natural Resources Management Programme |
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NRWG |
Natural Resources Working Group |
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NSA |
Namibia Statistics Agency |
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NSC |
Namibian San Council |
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NUST |
Namibia University of Science and Technology |
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NWR |
Namibia Wildlife Resorts |
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NWT |
Namibia Wildlife Trust |
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OPL |
Ombonde People’s Landscape |
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OPM |
Office of the Prime Minister |
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OPP |
Ombonde People’s Park |
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OVP |
Office of the Vice-President |
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PA |
Protected Area |
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PDM |
Peoples’ Democratic Movement |
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PES |
Payments for Ecosystem Services |
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POSCCIN |
Poverty-Oriented Support to Community Conservation in Namibia |
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PTO |
Permission to Occupy |
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RCC |
Road Construction Company |
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RMS |
Rhenish Missionary Society |
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SA |
South Africa |
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SADC |
Southern African Development Community |
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SADF |
South African Defence Force |
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SANBI |
South African National Biodiversity Institute |
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SANF |
South African Nature Foundation |
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SCNP |
Skeleton Coast National Park |
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SDG |
Sustainable Development Goal |
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SDP |
San Development Programme |
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SMART |
Spatial Monitoring and Reporting Tool |
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SMS |
Short Message Service |
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SOP |
Standard Operating Procedure |
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SPAN |
Strengthening the Protected Areas Network |
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SRT |
Save the Rhino Trust |
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SWA |
South West Africa |
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SWAA |
South West African Administration |
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SWANU |
South West Africa National Union |
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SWAPO |
South West African People’s Organisation |
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TA |
Traditional Authority |
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TAA |
Traditional Authorities Act |
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TOSCO |
Tourism Supporting Conservation Trust |
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UDF |
United Democratic Front |
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UN |
United Nations |
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UNAM |
University of Namibia |
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UNDP |
United Nations Development Programme |
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UNDRIP |
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People |
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UNICEF |
United Nations Children’s Fund |
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UNSD |
United Nations Sustainable Development |
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USA |
United States of America |
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USAID |
United States Agency for International Development |
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VCF |
Veterinary Cordon Fence |
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VHF |
Very High Frequency |
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WASP |
Water and Sanitation Policy |
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WB |
World Bank |
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WPA |
Water Point Associations |
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WPC |
Water Point Committees |
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WW1 |
World War 1 |
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WW2 |
World War 2 |
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WWF |
World Wide Fund for Nature |