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The list includes technical and popular publications, major reports and policy documents produced in 1992 - the year that the DEA was established. Staff and associates of the DEA have included items produced since they joined the DEA.


Please note that the Ministry of Environment and Tourism (previously Wildlife Conservation and Tourism) was renamed in April 1994.

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Books, book chapters and conference proceedings

 

  • ASHLEY, C. 1995. Summary report, Community-based Tourism Enterprise Workshop, organised by Ministry of Environment & Tourism and WWF-LIFE Programme. Costas Christ, World Learning, April 1995, 22 pp + appendices.

  • ASHLEY, C. 1995. Eco-tourism in Namibia: considerations for environmentally and socially responsible travel. Summary report of a workshop, Midgaard, Namibia, May 1995. Costas Christ, World Learning, 26 pp.

  • ASHLEY, C & BARNES, J. 1996. Wildlife use for economic gain: the potential for wildlife to contribute to development in Namibia. In: Smith, FDM (ed). Environmental sustainability: practical global implications. St. Lucie Press, Delray Beach, Florida, USA. pp. 163-191.

  • BARNARD, P. 1997a-i. Species accounts: common waxbill Estrilda astrild, blackcheeked waxbill E. erythronotos, Cinderella waxbill E. thomensis, pintailed whydah Vidua macroura, shafttailed whydah V. regia, paradise whydah V. paradisaea, black widowfinch V. funerea, purple widowfinch V. purpurascens, steelblue widowfinch V. chalybeata. In: Harrison, JA, Allan, DG, Underhill, LG, Herremans, M, Tree, AJ, Parker, V & Brown, CJ (eds.). The atlas of southern African birds, Vol. 2, passerines. BirdLife South Africa, Johannesburg.

  • BARNARD, P & HERREMANS, M. 1997a-d. Species accounts: melba finch Pytilia melba, blue waxbill Uraeginthus angolensis, violeteared waxbill U. granatinus, swee waxbill Estrilda melanotis. In: Harrison, JA, Allan, DG, Underhill, LG, Herremans, M, Tree, AJ, Parker, V & Brown, CJ (eds.). The atlas of southern African birds, Vol. 2, passerines. BirdLife South Africa, Johannesburg.

  • BARNARD, P (ed). 1998. Biological diversity in Namibia - a country study. Namibian National Biodiversity Task Force, Windhoek, 332 pp.

  • BARNARD, P. 1998. Variability in the mating systems of parasitic birds. In: Rothstein, SI & Robinson, SK (eds). Parasitic birds and their hosts: studies in co-evolution. Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp. 339-353.

  • BARNARD, P (coordinator). 1998. Overview of Namibia and its biological diversity. In: BARNARD, P (ed). Biological diversity in Namibia -- a country study. Namibian National Biodiversity Task Force, Windhoek. pp. 15-55.

  • BARNARD, P, BETHUNE, S & KOLBERG, HH (coordinators). 1998. Biodiversity of terrestrial and freshwater habitats. In: BARNARD, P (ed). Biological diversity in Namibia -- a country study. Namibian National Biodiversity Task Force, Windhoek. pp. 57-187.

  • BARNES, JI. 1993. The economic and ecological characteristics of livestock and wildlife utilisation in Africa. Proceedings of the 17th International Grassland Conference, Palmerston North, Hamilton and Lincoln, New Zealand, and Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, February 1993. pp. 2085-2091.

  • BARNES, JI. 1994. The economic and ecological characteristics of livestock and wildlife utilisation in Africa. In: Baker, MJ (ed). Grasslands for our world. SIR Publishing, Wellington, New Zealand. pp. 784-790.

  • BARNES, JI. 1994. Alternative uses for natural resources in Botswana: wildlife utilisation. In: Brothers, S, Hermans, J and Nteta, D (eds). Botswana in the 21st century. The Botswana Society, Gaborone, Botswana. 323-336.

  • BARNES, JI. 1995. Some economic values for consumptive use of wild living resources in Namibia and Botswana. Proceedings of a One-Day Symposium: Conservation of southern Africa's wild living resources -- exploitation, sustainability and ethics. University of Cape Town, South Africa, May 1995. pp. 13-16.

  • BARNES, JI. 1998. Economic analysis of land use alternatives. Paper for the Conservation International, Regional Workshop on Fences. Maun, Botswana, July 1998. 13 pp.

  • BARNES. J.I. 1998. Economic influences on elephant management in southern Africa. Proceedings from the Workshop on Cooperative Regional Wildlife Management in Southern Africa, University of California, Davis, California, USA, August 13-14 1998. 1-20.

  • BARNES, JI & KALIKAWE, MC. 1994. Game ranching in Botswana: constraints and prospects. In: van Hoven, W, Ebedes, H and Conroy, A (eds.). Wildlife ranching: a celebration of diversity. South African Game Organisation, Pretoria, South Africa. pp. 245-252.

  • BARNES, JI & MUIR-LERESCHE, K. 1996. Economics of wildlife utilization. In: Roth, HH & Merz, G (eds). Wildlife resources: a global account of economic use. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Germany. pp. 52-62.

  • BROWN, CJ. 1993. Land as a factor in poverty alleviation in Namibia: environmental considerations. In: Anon (ed). Land as a factor in poverty alleviation. Ministry of Lands, Resettlement and Rehabilitation, Windhoek. pp. 72-100.

  • BROWN, CJ & BARNARD, P (coordinators). 1998. Future priorities, research needs and actions. In: BARNARD, P (ed). Biological diversity in Namibia -- a country study. Namibian National Biodiversity Task Force, Windhoek. pp. 299-305.

  • DEA / DRFN (eds). 1994. Proceedings of Namibia's National Workshop to Combat Desertification. Desert Research Foundation of Namibia, Windhoek. 214 pp.

  • DE KLERK, J.N. 2003. Bush encroachment in Namibia. Report on phase 1 of the bush encroachment research, monitoring and management project. Ministry of Environment and Tourism. 255 p. 

  • FIGUEIRA, MJ. 1998. Integrated pollution control and waste management legislation: Workshop Proceedings, 12 and 13 August 1998. Ministry of Environment and Tourism.

  • GLAZEWSKI, JI. 1995. Country/ region reports: Namibia 1994. Yearbook of International Environmental Law. Oxford University Press, Oxford. pp. 448-452.

  • GLAZEWSKI, JI, KANGUEEHI, N & FIGUEIRA, M. 1998. Legal approaches to protecting biodiversity in Namibia. In: BARNARD, P (ed). Biological diversity in Namibia -- a country study. Namibian National Biodiversity Task Force, Windhoek. pp. 279-297.

  • GLAZEWSKI, JI & TARR, PW. 1996. Proceedings of an environmental assessment legislation workshop. Ministry of Environment & Tourism, November, 1995, 42 pp.

  • JONES, BTB. 1993. People, parks and biodiversity: challenges for Namibia. Paper presented at the workshop Science as a facilitator for maximising the preservation of biological diversity in national parks and other nature reserves. Desert Ecological Research Unit of Namibia, Gobabeb.

  • JONES, BTB. 1994. Community-based natural resource management. In: DEA / DRFN (eds). Proceedings of Namibia's National Workshop to Combat Desertification. Desert Research Foundation of Namibia, Windhoek. pp. 82-88.

  • LANGE, G-M. 1998. Natural resource accounting in Namibia: representing depletion and degradation of water, land, and biodiversity in physical terms. In: Bartelmus, P., Stahmer, C. and Uno, K. (Eds) Environmental accounting in theory and practice. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, Holland. 171-186.

  • LANGE, G-M. 2001. Fisheries accounting in Namibia. In: Perrings, C. and Vincent, J. (Eds) Natural resource accounting and economic development: theory and practice. Edward Elgar Publishing, Aldershot, UK. (in press) 23pp.

  • LANGE, G-M. 2001. Designing a sustainable future with natural resource accounts: the experience in Namibia and implications for southern Africa. In: Bartelmus, P. and Safonov, P. (Eds) Integrating environment and economy: accounting, policy, and business. Edward Elgar Publishing, Aldershot, UK. (in press) 43pp.

  • LANGE, G-M. 2001. Natural resource accounts as a tool for sustainability in Namibia. In: Köhn, J., Gowdy, J. and van der Straaten, J. (Eds) Sustainability in action: sectoral and regional case studies. Edward Elgar Publishing, Aldershot, UK. (in press) 21pp.

  • LANGE, G-M., BLIGNAUT, J. & HASSAN R.M. 2001. Natural resource accounts for minerals: a southern African country comparison. In: Perrings, C. and Vincent, J. (Eds) Natural resource accounting and economic development: theory and practice. Edward Elgar Publishing, Aldershot, UK. (in press) 27pp.

  • LONG, S.A. 2004. (ed). Livelihoods and CBNRM in Namibia: The findings of the WILD Project. 
    Prepared for the DEA and DPWM Directorates of the Namibian Ministry of Environment and Tourism. 289 pp.

  • MacGREGOR, J. & J. STAGE (2002): Environmental accounting as a tool for policy analysis - examples from Namibia. In G. Milne, ed., Environmental Economics and Natural Resource Policy Analysis: Training Manual for the Forum for Economics and the Environment (FEE) 196 – 203. Pretoria: Forum for Economics and the Environment.

  • MENDELSOHN, JM. 1997. Education management and administration, and the use of geographical information systems. UNESCO, Paris, 76 pp.

  • MENDELSOHN, JM & ROBERTS, CS. 1997. An environmental profile and atlas of Caprivi. Directorate of Environmental Affairs, Windhoek, 50 pp.

  • Ministry of Environment and Tourism. 2005. Namibia`s Third National Report to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBO).
    Namibian National Biodiversity Task Force. Windhoek, Namibia.

  • MOLLOY F. & REINIKAINEN T. (Eds) 2003.  Namibia`s Marine Environment 
    Directorate of Environmental Affairs, MET. 

  • RICHARDSON, J. 1998. Economics of biodiversity conservation in Namibia. In: BARNARD, P (ed). Biological diversity in Namibia -- a country study. Namibian National Biodiversity Task Force, Windhoek. pp. 227-278.

  • SAKKO, AL. 1998. Biodiversity of marine habitats. In: BARNARD, P (ed). Biological diversity in Namibia -- a country study. Namibian National Biodiversity Task Force, Windhoek. pp. 189-226.

  • SIMMONS, RE. 1997. The Lesser Flamingo in southern Africa - a summary. In: Conservation of the Lesser Flamingo in Eastern Africa and beyond. pp 50-61. IUCN Workshop, August 1997, Lake Bogoria, Kenya.

  • SIMMONS, RE. 1999. The desert-breeding Damara Tern Sterna balaenarum: a case study. In: Beintema, A. & van Vessem, J. (Eds.) Strategies for conserving migratory waterbirds - Proceedings of Workshop 2 of the 2nd International Conference on Wetlands and Development. Wetlands International Publication 55, 48-52. Wageningen, Netherlands.

  • SIMMONS, RE. 2000. Declines and movements of Lesser Flamingos in Africa. In: BALDASSARE, G et al. (eds). Conservation Biology of Flamingos. Waterbirds, vol 23, pp. 40-46.

  • SIMMONS, RE, BOIX-HINZEN, C. BARNES, KN, JARVIS, AM & ROBERTSON, A. 1998. Important bird areas of Namibia. In: Barnes, KN (ed.) The Important Bird Areas of Southern Africa. BirdLife South Africa, Johannesburg.

  • SIMMONS RE & BRIDGEFORD, P. 1998. The status and conservation of vultures in Namibia. In: Boshoff, A.F. Anderson, M. & Borello, W. Vultures in the 21st Century. Proceedings of Workshop on Vulture Research and conservation in southern Africa. Vulture Study Group, Johannesburg.

  • STAGE, J. 1999. Effects of fuel levies and carbon dioxide taxes on the Namibian economy. In: Liljegren, E. (Ed.) Proceedings of Regional International Input/Output Conference, Arusha, Tanzania, 12-17 September, 1999. Statistics Tanzania, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. (in press) 15pp.

  • STOLTZ, A-K. 1996. Wildlife- and nature tourism in Namibia: a study of willingness to pay. Masters thesis, Institute for National Economics, Uppsala University, Sweden. 61 pp.

  • SUTTON, W. 1998. The costs of living with elephants in Namibia. Proceedings from the Workshop on Cooperative Regional Wildlife Management in Southern Africa, University of California, Davis, California, USA, August 13-14 1998. 57-71.

  • SWANSON, T, BARNES, J & DE JAGER, JV. 1996. Conflicts in wildlife conservation - the role of property rights in their resolution: the southern African conservancies. In: Swanson, TM, Fernandez Ugalde, C & Luxmoore, RA (eds). A survey of wildlife mangement regimes for sustainable utilisation. World Conservation Monitoring Centre, Cambridge, UK. pp. 191-331.

  • TARR, PW (ed). 1994. Proceedings of the 1993 Ministry of Wildlife, Conservation & Tourism Annual Meeting. Ministry of Environment and Tourism, 344 pp.

  • TARR, PW (ed). 1995. Proceedings of the 1995 Ministry of Environment & Tourism Annual Meeting. Ministry of Environment & Tourism, 253 pp.

  • TARR, PW (ed). 1996. Namibia Environment 1:1-208. Ministry of Environment & Tourism.

  • TARR, P. 1998. Environmental assessment in southern Africa: is there a need for a regional approach? Discussion paper presented at the GLOBE Regional Conference on the Environment, Cape Town, South Africa, September 1998, 13 pp.

  • VAN KENT, A (ed). 1993. Proceedings of a symposium on toxic waste management in Namibia. Ministry of Environment and Tourism.

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Popular articles

 

  • ASHLEY, C. 1996. Balancing population pressure and environmental sustainability. Namibia Environment 1: 178-184.

  • BARNARD, P. 1995. Urbanization and quality of life: why Namibian towns and cities need open space networks. The Namibian 4(3): 7.

  • BARNARD, P. 1995. The secret life of African whydahs. Newsletter of the African Academy of Sciences 4(1): 5-6.

  • BARNES, JI. 1996. Trophy hunting in Namibia. Namibia Environment 1: 100-103.

  • BROWN, CJ. 1992. The Earth Summit: hot air or hot stuff? Roan News 3/1992: 22-24.

  • BROWN, CJ. 1993. Namibian Bird Atlas Project: part of SABAP, the largest biodiversity project in Africa. Roan News 1/1993:5-6.

  • BROWN, CJ. 1996. The outlook for the future. Namibia Environment 1:15-19.

  • CORBETT, A & GLAZEWSKI, J. 1996. Environmental law in Namibia. Namibia Environment 1:25-29.

  • GRIFFIN, M & BARNARD, P. 1996. What is this thing called biodiversity? Namibia Environment 1:122-125.

  • JONES, BTB. 1994. A guide to Namibia's game parks and resorts. Namibia Brief 19:110-115.

  • JONES, BTB. 1996. The northern Kalahari. Namibia Environment 1:71-74.

  • JONES, BTB. 1996. The people's role in conservation. Namibia Environment 1:128-130.

  • MACGREGOR, J. 2001. Valuing our environment. Travel News Namibia, Special Edition on Conservation: Conservation 2001. 28-29.

  • TARR, PW. 1993. Conservation and mining -- can they coexist? Namibia Brief 17: 80-84.

  • TARR, PW. 1994. The Namib Coast -- a destination with a difference. Namibia Brief 19: 95-97.

  • TARR, PW. 1994. Conserving endangered species. Namibia Brief 19: 64-67.

  • TARR, PW. 1996. International treaties. Namibia Environment 1: 159-163.

  • TARR, PW. 1996. Namibia's environmental assessment policy. Namibia Environment 1: 135-138.

  • TARR, PW. 1996. Environmental NGOs in Namibia. Namibia Environment 1: 207-208.

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Policy documents
 

  • BROWN, CJ (ed). 1992. Environmental policies for Namibia and Policies for the Ministry of Wildlife, Conservation and Tourism. Ministry of Environment and Tourism, 69 pp.

  • BROWN, CJ. 1994. Namibia's 12-point plan for integrated and sustainable environmental management. Directorate of Environmental Affairs, 9 pp.

  • DEA. 1992. Namibia's Transitional National Development Plan, Chapter 24: Environmental protection and conservation.

  • DEA. 1995. Namibia's National Development Plan 1 (1995-2000), Chapter 14: Environment.

  • DEA. 1994. Mission statement and the mandate of the Ministry of Environment and Tourism. Ministry of Environment and Tourism, 3 pp.

  • DEA. 1994. Conservation of biotic diversity and habitat protection. Ministry of Environment and Tourism, 3 pp.

  • DEA. 1994. Land-use planning: towards sustainable development. Ministry of Environment and Tourism, 18 pp.

  • DEA. 1994. Research. Ministry of Environment and Tourism, 3 pp.

  • DEA. 1994. Namibia's national policy to combat desertification. Ministry of Environment and Tourism, 4 pp.

  • DEA. 1995. Namibia's environmental assessment policy for sustainable development and environmental conservation. Ministry of Environment and Tourism, 17 pp.

  • DEA. 1995. Promotion of community based tourism. (PDF - 42KB) Ministry of Environment and Tourism, 7 pp.

  • DEA. 1995. Namibia's policy on wildlife management, utilisation and tourism in communal areas. Ministry of Environment and Tourism, 23 pp.

  • GRN. 1999. Enabling the safe use of biotechnology - National Policy Document. (PDF - 1112KB) Ministry of Higher Education, Vocational Training, Science and Technology; Ministry of Environment and Tourism; Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Rural Development, 22 pp.

  • TARR, PW. 1993. Policy guideline document for park management plans. Ministry of Environment and Tourism.

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Research discussion papers
 

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Technical journal articles
 

  • BARNARD, P. 1995. Scientific research traditions and collaboration in tropical ecology. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 10: 38-39.

  • BARNARD, P. 1995. Timing of ornament growth, phenotypic variation, and size dimorphism in two promiscuous African whydahs (Ploceidae: Vidua). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 55: 129-141.

  • BARNES, JI. 1995. Economic analysis of community-based wildlife utilisation initiatives in Botswana. Development Southern Africa 12: 783-803.

  • BARNES, JI. 1996. Economic characteristics of demand for wildlife viewing tourism in Botswana. Development Southern Africa 13: 377-397.

  • BARNES, JI. 1996. Changes in the economic use value of elephant in Botswana: the effect of international trade prohibition. Ecological Economics 18: 215-230.

  • BARNES, JI. 1996. Economic analysis of exports of live ostrich and crocodile from Botswana. Development Southern Africa 13: 733-744.

  • BARNES, JI. 1998. Economic value of wilderness in Namibia. International Journal of Wilderness 4: 33-38.

  • BARNES, J.I. 1999. Economic potential for biodiversity use in southern Africa: empirical evidence. Environment and Development Economics 4: 215-220.

  • BARNES, J.I. 2001. Economic returns and allocation of resources in the wildlife sector of Botswana. South African Journal of Wildlife Research (in press). 19pp.

  • Barnes J.I. 2001. Economic returns and allocation of resources in the wildlife sector of Botswana. South African Journal of Wildlife Research 31: 141-153.

  • BARNES, JI & DE JAGER, JLV. 1996. Economic and financial incentives for wildlife use on private land in Namibia and the implications for policy. South African Journal of Wildlife Research 26: 37-46.

  • BARNES, J.I., SCHIER, C. & VAN ROOY, G. 1999. Tourists? willingness to pay for wildlife viewing and wildlife conservation in Namibia. South African Journal of Wildlife Research 29: 101-111.

  • BROWN, CJ. 1992. Distribution and status of the bearded vulture Gypaetus barbatus in southern Africa. Ostrich 63: 1-9.

  • BROWN, CJ. 1993. The birds of Owambo, Namibia. Madoqua 18: 146-161.

  • BROWN, CJ. 1997. Population dynamics of the bearded vulture Gypaetus barbatus in southern Africa. African Journal of Ecology 35: 53-63.

  • BROWN, CJ. in press. Activity, energetics and food requirements of the bearded vulture. Ostrich.

  • BROWN, CJ. in press. The status of grey kestrels in Namibia. Journal of African Raptor Biology.

  • DE VILLIERS, D. & SIMMONS, R. 1997. The incidence and origin of two-egg clutches in a Damara Tern colony in southwestern Namibia. Madoqua 19: 111-113.

  • EVANS, MR & BARNARD, P. 1995. Variable sexual ornaments in scarlet-tufted malachite sunbirds (Nectarinia johnstoni) on Mount Kenya. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 54: 371-381.

  • FOX, VE, LINDEQUE, PM, SIMMONS RE, BERRY, HH, BRAIN, C & BRABY, R. 1997. Flamingo "rescue" in Etosha National Park, Namibia, 1994: technical, conservation and economic considerations. Ostrich 68: 71-75

  • HERREMANS, M, BROWN, CJ, BORELLO, WD, & HERREMANS-TONNOEYR, D. 1993. The abundance of European rollers Coracias querrulus in Botswana and Namibia. Ostrich 64: 93-94.

  • JAMIESON, IG, McRAE, SB, SIMMONS, RE, & TREWBY, M. 2000. High rates of conspecific brood parasitism and egg recognition in coots and moorhens breeding in ephemeral wetlands in Namibia. Auk 117: 250-255.

  • JARVIS, AM & ROBERTSON, A. 1999. Predicting population sizes and priority conservation areas for ten endemic Namibian bird species. Biological Conservation 88: 121-131.

  • KIRSCHNER, C.H., SAKKO, A.L. & BARNES, J.I. 1999. An economic valuation of the Namibian recreational shore-angling fishery. South African Journal of Marine Science 22: 17-25.

  • KOMEN, J & BROWN, CJ. 1993. Food requirements and the timing of breeding of a Cape vulture colony. Ostrich 64: 86-92.

  • LANGE, G-M., BARNES, J.I. & MOTINGA, D.J. 1998. Cattle numbers, biomass, productivity, and land degradation in the commercial farming sector of Namibia, 1915 to 1994. Development Southern Africa 15: 555-572.

  • LANGE, G-M. 1998. An approach to sustainable water management in southern Africa using natural resource accounts: the experience in Namibia. Ecological Economics 26(3): 299-311.

  • LANGE, G-M., HASSAN, R. & HAMILTON, K. 1999. The natural resource accounting approach to integrated environmental and economic management and planning: experiences from Africa. Agrekon 38: 78-108.

  • OAKES, EJ & BARNARD, P. 1994. Fluctuating asymmetry and mate choice in paradise whydahs: an experimental manipulation. Animal Behaviour 48: 937-943.

  • POONYTH, D., BARNES, J.I., SUICH, H. & MONAMATI, M. 2001. Satellite and resource accounting as tools for tourism planning in southern Africa. Development Southern Africa (in press) 20pp.

  • ROBERTSON A & JARVIS AM (2000) Oxpeckers in north-eastern Namibia: recent population trends and the possible negative impacts of drought and fire. Biological Conservation, 92: 241-247

  • ROBERTSON, A, SIMMONS, RE, JARVIS, AM & BROWN, CJ. 1995. Can bird atlas data be used to estimate population size? A case study using Namibian endemics. Biological Conservation 71: 87-95.

  • SIMMONS, RE. 1996. Population declines, viable breeding areas and management options for flamingos in southern Africa. Conservation Biology 10: 504-514.

  • SIMMONS, RE & ALLAN DG. 2001. The Orange River avifauna: abundance, richness and comparisons. Ostrich (in press).

  • SIMMONS, RE & CORDES, I. 2000. Why is shorebird density so high in Walvis Bay? Delayed blooming and Benguela upwellings. (Abstract). South African Journal of Aquatic Science, 25

  • SIMMONS, RE. CORDES, I. & BRABY, R. 1998. Latitudinal trends, population size and habitat preferences of Damara Terns Sterna balaenarum on Namibia's desert coast. Ibis 140: 439-445.

  • SIMMONS, RE, STANDER, PE, BARNARD, P & COWLISHAW, G. 1997. Behavioural ecology in southern Africa. South African Journal of Science 93: 489-490.

  • SIMMONS, RE, BARNARD, P & JAMIESON, IG. 1998. What precipitates influxes of wetland birds to ephemeral pans in arid landscapes? Observations from Namibia. Ostrich, 70; 145-148. 

  • STAGE, J and F. FlEERMUYS (2001): Energy use in the Namibian economy from 1995 to 1998, Development Southern Africa 18 (4): 423 - 441

  • STAGE, J (2001): Decomposition of Namibian energy intensity, South African Journal of Economics 69 (4): 698 - 707

  • ZEYBRANDT, F. & BARNES, J.I. 2001. Economic characteristics of demand in Namibia's recreational marine shore fishery. South African Journal of Marine Science (in press) 29pp.

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Special technical publication

 

  • BARNARD, P (ed). 1998. Special issue: The biological diversity of Namibia. Biodiversity and Conservation, vol. 7 (4). 

  • BARNARD, P. 1998. (Guest editorial:) Biological diversity in Namibia: a clash of sea and land, fog and dust. Biodiversity and Conservation 7: 415-417.

  • SAKKO, AL. 1998. The influence of the Benguela upwelling system on Namibia's marine biodiversity. Biodiversity and Conservation 7: 419-434.

  • MAGGS, GL, CRAVEN, P & KOLBERG, HH. 1998. Plant species richness, endemism, and genetic resources of Namibia. Biodiversity and Conservation 7: 435-446.

  • CURTIS, BA, ROBERTS, KS, GRIFFIN, M, BETHUNE, S, HAY, CJ & KOLBERG, H. 1998. Species richness and conservation of Namibian freshwater macro-invertebrates, fish and amphibians. Biodiversity and Conservation 7: 447-466.

  • GRIFFIN, RE. 1998. Species richness and biogeography of non-acarine arachnids in Namibia. Biodiversity and Conservation 7: 467-481.

  • GRIFFIN, M. 1998. The species diversity, distribution and conservation of Namibian mammals. Biodiversity and Conservation 7: 483-494.

  • ROBERTSON, A, JARVIS, AM, BROWN, CJ & SIMMONS, RE. 1998. Avian diversity and endemism in Namibia: patterns from the Southern African Bird Atlas Project. Biodiversity and Conservation 7: 495-511.

  • SIMMONS, RE, GRIFFIN, M, GRIFFIN, RE, MARAIS, E & KOLBERG, H. 1998. Endemism in Namibia: patterns, processes and predictions. Biodiversity and Conservation 7: 513-530.

  • BARNARD, P, BROWN, CJ, JARVIS, AM, ROBERTSON, A & VAN ROOYEN, L. 1998. Extending the Namibian protected area network to safeguard hotspots of endemism and diversity. Biodiversity and Conservation 7: 531-547.

  • RICHARDSON, J. 1998. Wildlife utilisation and biodiversity conservation in Namibia: conflicting or complementary objectives? Biodiversity and Conservation 7: 549-559.

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Information pamphlets
 

  • Biodiversity and Development

  • Issues and Threats to Sustainable Development in Namibia.

  • Biodiversity and environmental health.

  • Biodiversity and development: An overview of Namibia's strategic plan of action for sustainable development through biodiversity conservation, 2001-2010 (PDF - 2242KB)

  • The economic potential of tourism in Namibia.

  • The economic impact of desertification.

  • Environmental treaties: Namibia's environmental obligations.

  • The Directorate of Environmental Affairs.

  • Natural resource accounting: providing a tool for sustainable economic policy.

  • Namibia`s Environmental Information System

  • Embugaleka nkene hali nkundipaleke onkalo yomahupilo.

  • Omapulo nomayamukulo kombinga yomatonatelwahala guunshitwe miitopolwa yokomikunda muNamibia.

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Other publications & presentations
 

  • ASHLEY, C. 1994. Revenue-sharing between a community and a tourism company: what's a good deal? Graphical presentation available on paper.

  • ASHLEY, C. 1995. An environmental trust fund for Namibia. DEA Draft Paper, 11 pp.

  • ASHLEY, C. 1996. Community-private sector negotiations for tourism joint ventures: an overview. DEA Draft Paper, 12 pp.

  • ASHLEY, C. 1996. Future landuse options and the role of trophy hunting. DEA Draft Paper, 3 pp.

  • ASHLEY, C. 1996. The contribution of tourism and wildlife to rural diversification. DEA Draft Paper, 3 pp.

  • ASHLEY, C. 1998. Intangibles matter: non-financial dividends of community-based natural resource management. WWF-LIFE Draft Report, Windhoek, 31 pp.

  • ASHLEY, C & BARNES, JI. 1994. The economic potential of wildlife utilisation in the communal areas of Namibia. Display presentation at Down to Earth: Biennial Conference of the International Society of Ecological Economics, San José, Costa Rica, October 1994.

  • ASHLEY, C & BARNES, JI. 1994. The economic potential of wildlife and tourism in former Damaraland. Graphical presentation available on paper.

  • ASHLEY, C & BARNES, JI. 1995. The economic potential of wildlife and tourism in former Damaraland. Display presentation also available on paper, Planning Workshop of the National Programme to Combat Desertification, Midgaard, Namibia, September 1995.

  • ASHLEY, C, BARNES, J & HEALY, T. 1994. Profits, equity, growth and sustainability: the potential role of wildlife enterprises in Caprivi and other communal areas of Namibia. EEU Working Paper 1994:11, Unit for Environmental Economics, Department of Economics, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. 26 pp.

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  • BARNES, JI. 1994. Suggested criteria for shadow-pricing in cost-benefit analysis of projects in Namibia. DEA Draft Paper, 7 pp.

  • BARNES, JI. 1995. Current and potential use values for natural resources in some Namibian communal areas: a planning tool. DEA Draft Paper, 60 pp.

  • BARNES, JI. 1995. A note on the potential for generation of natural resource use values in LIFE Programme target areas. DEA/ WWF Draft Paper.

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  • BARNES, JI. 1995. Preliminary financial and economic analysis of Salambala Conservancy Project, Caprivi Region, Namibia. DEA Draft Paper, 14 pp.

  • BARNES, J.I. 1996. Economic value of wilderness in Namibia. Paper for Wilderness Management Symposium, Waterberg Plateau Park, Namibia, 24-27 June 1996, 12pp.

  • BARNES, JI. 1998. The implications an expansion of the national CBNRM Program might have in the national economy. DEA Draft Paper, 7 pp.

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  • BARNES, JI & ASHLEY, C. 1994. Goals, objectives, and activities for the economics section in the Directorate of Environmental Affairs, Ministry of Environment and Tourism. DEA Draft Paper, 7 pp.

  • BARNES, JI & ASHLEY, C. 1994. What can be earned from Caprivi's renewable natural resources? Graphical presentation available on paper.

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  • FIGUEIRA, MJ. 1998. Comprehensive list of environmental legislation in Namibia.

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  • KRUG, W. 1998. Etosha environment and tourism study: an analysis of tourists' willingness to pay and the demand structure for nature tourism, a summary of preliminary results. Unpublished Working Document, Directorate of Environmental Affairs, Ministry of Environment and Tourism, Windhoek, Namibia. 35pp.

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  • LANGE, G-M. 1996. Designing a sustainable future with natural resource accounts: the experience in Namibia and the implications for southern Africa. DEA Draft Paper, 22 pp.

  • LANGE, G-M. 1996. Building physical resource accounts for Namibia: depletion of water, minerals and fish stocks and loss of biodiversity. Paper for International Symposium on Integrated Environmental and Economic Accounting in Theory and Practice, 5-8 March 1996, Tokyo, Japan. 36pp.

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  • LINDGREN, A. 1999. The value of water: a study of the Stampriet aquifer in Namibia. Masters thesis, Department of Economics, University of Umeå, Umeå, Sweden. 54pp.

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