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The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT) is a government ministry of
Namibia Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and ea ...
, with headquarters in
Windhoek Windhoek (, , ) is the capital and largest city of Namibia. It is located in central Namibia in the Khomas Highland plateau area, at around above sea level, almost exactly at the country's geographical centre. The population of Windhoek in 20 ...
. It was created at
Namibian independence The history of Namibia has passed through several distinct stages from being colonised in the late nineteenth century to Namibia's independence on 21 March 1990. From 1884, Namibia was a German colony: German South West Africa. After the First W ...
in 1990 as Ministry of Wildlife, Conservation and Tourism. The first Namibian environment and tourism minister was Niko Bessinger, the minister is
Pohamba Shifeta Pohamba Penomwenyo Shifeta (born 27 March 1968) is a Namibian politician. He is Namibia's Minister of Environment and Tourism since his appointment by president Hage Geingob in March 2015. Early life and education Shifeta was born at Ongenga in ...
.


Mandate

The ministries self-declared mission is "to promote biodiversity conservation in the Namibian environment through the sustainable utilization of natural resources and tourism development for the maximum social and economic benefit of its citizens." Its mandate is derived from the
Constitution of Namibia The Constitution of Namibia is the supreme law of the Republic of Namibia. Adopted on 9 February 1990, a month prior to Namibia's independence from apartheid South Africa, it was written by an elected constituent assembly. Preamble "Whereas ...
, specifically Chapter 11 "Principles of State Policy" and Article 95 "Promotion of the Welfare of the People". Namibia is the first African country that has integrated environmental conservation in the national constitution.


Structure

The ministry has three departments: * Tourism, Planning and Administration * Natural Resources Management * Environmental Affairs and Forestry It further consists of seven directorates: * Wildlife and National Parks (DWNP) * Directorate of Forestry (DoF) * Environmental Affairs (EA) * Planning and Technical Services * Scientific Services * Tourism and Gaming * Administration, Finance and Human Resources


Ministers

All environment and tourism ministers in chronological order are:


See also

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List of national parks of Namibia This is a list of national parks in Namibia, operated by the Ministry of Environment and Tourism. National parks * ǀAi-ǀAis Hot Springs Game Park * Bwabwata National Park * Dorob National Park *Etosha National Park *Khaudum National Park ...
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Protected areas of Namibia The protected areas of Namibia include its national parks and reserves. With the 2010 declaration of Dorob National Park, Namibia became the first and only country to have its entire coastline protected through a national parks network. Protect ...


References


External links


Official website
Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism
Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism
at the
Commonwealth of Nations The Commonwealth of Nations, simply referred to as the Commonwealth, is a political association of 56 member states, the vast majority of which are former territories of the British Empire. The chief institutions of the organisation are the Co ...
Environment and tourism Environment and tourism ministers of Namibia
Namibia Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and ea ...
Namibia Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and ea ...
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