Revamped wildlife, tourism department for Unam Katima campus
Boosting learning environment
Unam aims to provide students with the best possible environment for studying wildlife management, conservation and tourism.
President Nangolo Mbumba on Tuesday officiated the inauguration of a new extension of the University of Namibia's (Unam) department of wildlife management and tourism studies at its Katima Mulilo campus in the Zambezi Region.
Mbumba, who also serves as Unam’s chancellor, said the wildlife department aims to provide students with the best possible environment for studying wildlife management, conservation and tourism, hence the need for the extension.
He said tourism is a key sector in the economic and social development of the country and the southern African region.
“Government is cognisant of the fact that the Zambezi Region faces numerous challenges, such as a multitude of infectious and parasitic livestock diseases in the region,” Mbumba said.
Rich in biodiversity
He said the Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA TFCA) is home to several national parks rich in biodiversity.
One of the ways to address the immense challenges and development prospects in the area, Mbumba said, is through the development of the youth by motivating them to take advantage of the opportunities that the parks present.
If equipped with the requisite skills, such as research, technology, wildlife and tourism management practices and many others, young Namibians will be able to help address the manifold challenges of wildlife management in Namibia and across the region, Mbumba said.
Mbumba, who also serves as Unam’s chancellor, said the wildlife department aims to provide students with the best possible environment for studying wildlife management, conservation and tourism, hence the need for the extension.
He said tourism is a key sector in the economic and social development of the country and the southern African region.
“Government is cognisant of the fact that the Zambezi Region faces numerous challenges, such as a multitude of infectious and parasitic livestock diseases in the region,” Mbumba said.
Rich in biodiversity
He said the Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA TFCA) is home to several national parks rich in biodiversity.
One of the ways to address the immense challenges and development prospects in the area, Mbumba said, is through the development of the youth by motivating them to take advantage of the opportunities that the parks present.
If equipped with the requisite skills, such as research, technology, wildlife and tourism management practices and many others, young Namibians will be able to help address the manifold challenges of wildlife management in Namibia and across the region, Mbumba said.
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