Namibia, the country with the ‘world’s oldest desert’ and two global biodiversity hot spots, is pursuing an uncommon conservation model— one that sets wild species survival quotas for local communities and allows ‘cropping’ of surplus animals.
A country of 2.1 million with a land area of about 800,000 sq km, Namibia has its entire 1,500 km-long coastline and 44 per cent of the land mass under conservation management. National parks constitute 17 per cent of the land. In contrast, India with its dense population has about 4.7 per cent of its total geographical area under a protected area network.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/wild-harvest-difference
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/g-ananthakrishnan
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-new-delhi
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/namibia
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biodiversity-hotspots
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/national-parks
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/china
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cop-11-cbd
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biodiversity
