Namibia Nature Foundation

Namibia Nature Foundation is a non-profit organization and foundation based in Namibia that is actively registered to receive federal grants and cooperative agreements from the U.S. government. It works to promote conservation efforts and combat transnational wildlife crimes in Namibia and the surrounding region.

The organization has received several federal grants related to combating wildlife trafficking, supporting anti-poaching efforts, building investigative and prosecutorial capacity, establishing early warning systems, incentivizing community participation, and coordinating civil society engagement around these issues. A major $2.4 million grant from the Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement aims to reduce the ability of criminal networks to profit from wildlife crimes in Namibia and Angola. Namibia Nature Foundation has also received grants from the Department of State Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs to assess seabird bycatch, and from the U.S. Forest Service for natural resource management in Namibia. Additionally, it has served as a sub-recipient on larger grants led by the World Wildlife Fund, working to increase black rhino populations, stabilize elephant populations in the Kavango Zambezi region, support anti-poaching operations, investigate wildlife crime cases, prosecute poachers, intercept smuggled wildlife products, incentivize community rhino monitoring, and guide civil society anti-wildlife trafficking efforts in partnership with the government.