Human-wildlife conflict payments increased
Amount for funeral expenses remains
The environment ministry has paid over N$31.7 million since 2019 to offset losses caused by human-wildlife conflict.
Cabinet has approved revised amounts for payments under the human-wildlife conflict self reliance scheme, set to be implemented from 1 September.
According to the latest Cabinet decisions, the increments were approved to provide improved means to directly offset the loss of communities and individual farmers caused to livestock and crops and provide support to persons injured by wild animals, while supporting families in cases of loss of life.
Funeral expenses and related costs remain at an amount of N$100 000, while injury with no loss of body parts has been increased from N$10 000 to N$15 000, injury with loss of body parts from N$30 000 to N$40 000 and disability from N$50 000 to N$100 000.
With regards to livestock losses, the amount for cattle increased from N$3 000 to N$5 000, N$500 to N$800 for goats, N$700 to N$800 for sheep, N$800 to N$1 500 for a horse and N$700 to N$1 000 for a pig.
Meanwhile, the amount for crop damage increased from N$250 to N$1 000 for one quarter of a hectare and from N$1 000 to N$2 500 for a hectare.
In 2022, communities received just over N$9.27 million in human-wildlife conflict offset payments, according to the 2022 State of Community Conservation in Namibia report. It said the environment ministry has paid over N$31.7 million since 2019 to offset losses caused by human-wildlife conflict.
According to the latest Cabinet decisions, the increments were approved to provide improved means to directly offset the loss of communities and individual farmers caused to livestock and crops and provide support to persons injured by wild animals, while supporting families in cases of loss of life.
Funeral expenses and related costs remain at an amount of N$100 000, while injury with no loss of body parts has been increased from N$10 000 to N$15 000, injury with loss of body parts from N$30 000 to N$40 000 and disability from N$50 000 to N$100 000.
With regards to livestock losses, the amount for cattle increased from N$3 000 to N$5 000, N$500 to N$800 for goats, N$700 to N$800 for sheep, N$800 to N$1 500 for a horse and N$700 to N$1 000 for a pig.
Meanwhile, the amount for crop damage increased from N$250 to N$1 000 for one quarter of a hectare and from N$1 000 to N$2 500 for a hectare.
In 2022, communities received just over N$9.27 million in human-wildlife conflict offset payments, according to the 2022 State of Community Conservation in Namibia report. It said the environment ministry has paid over N$31.7 million since 2019 to offset losses caused by human-wildlife conflict.
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