Approximately 45% of Namibia’s territory is under different types of conservation management including national parks, private farms and communal conservancies. Through the creation of communal conservancies enshrined in law, the Namibian government has given communities the right and responsibilities to manage and benefit from their natural resources.

As wildlife populations increase, preventing and solving human-wildlife conflict becomes an issue. The Community Conservation Fund of Namibia (CCFN) does this by empowering communities to unlock the value of wildlife, so that they can benefit from it instead of having their livelihoods threatened. Our success lies in our capacity to create partnerships, engage communities and monitor our impact on the ground.