Protected Areas

148

Areas Protected

- 313,534 km2 Land
- 9,646 km2 Ocean

Terrestrial and Inland Water

37.89%

17%

Area protected, as per WDPA

Area protected, as per country reports

Coastal and Marine Coverage

1.71%

Not found

Area protected, as per WDPA

Area protected, as per country reports

 

Key species

While Namibia has generally had a relatively lower number of species compared to those countries with wetter climates, it does have a high level of endemism, particularly among plants, invertebrates, reptiles and frogs. Namibia is home to 50 species of amphibians (12 endemic), 618 species of arachnids (11 endemic), 592 species of birds (2 endemic), 114 species of fish (8 endemic), over 6,400 species of insects (24 endemic), 229 species of mammals (7 endemic), more than 4,000 species of plants (14 endemic), and 254 species of reptiles (28 endemic).

Pressures and Threats

The main threats to biodiversity in Namibia are: unsustainable water use (large scale irrigation, pollution, damming and over-abstraction of ground water); impacts of climate change (increased drought and flood events, shifts in species distribution, and impacts on vulnerable ecosystems); extractive industries (expansion of mining and prospecting in ecologically sensitive areas); unsustainable land management (soil erosion, land degradation, deforestation and bush encroachment); alien invasive species; illegal harvesting and trade of wildlife and plant resources; human-wildlife conflict; and uncontrolled bush fires.

Protected and conserved areas designated as global sites of importance

Global designation

Number of sites

UNESCO Man and Biosphere Reserves

0

UNESCO World Heritage Sites (Natural or Mixed)

1

Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar sites)

5

 Source ((Ramsar, 2019; UNESCO, 2019a, 2019b)

 

Priority areas for conservation

Designation

Number of sites

Alliance for Zero Extinction sites

0

Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas

19

Key Biodiversity Areas

0

 (AZE Secretariat, 2019; BirdLife International, 2019c, 2019a)

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