New forestry director appointed
ELLANIE SMIT
WINDHOEK
The environment and forestry ministry has appointed Johnson Ndokosho as the new director of forestry, effective 1 February.
Ministry spokesperson Romeo Muyunda said Ndokosho has been in the natural resource management sector for nearly 24 years.
He started his formal employment in the public sector in 1998 as a warden based in Swakopmund and was then appointed to chief warden at headquarters coordination and later moved to the wildlife utilisation permit office.
“He was promoted to the rank of conservation scientist responsible for commercial plants such as hoodia and devil’s claw,” Muyunda added.
Ndokosho then ventured into project management, first as a water and sanitation coordinator at the Namibia Red Cross Society and, in 2008, he took up a position of project coordinator responsible for climate change adaptation based in the Omusati Region.
“Thereafter, he held a position of technical advisor and in 2012 became a project manager in the climate change unit of the ministry,” the spokesperson said.
Humbled
In 2013, Ndokosho then took up the position of deputy director for wildlife and national parks, first for the north-west regions and later for the central regions.
Muyunda added that Ndokosho holds two master’s degrees, one in leadership and change management and the second in integrated water resource management. He also has a B-Tech degree in nature conservation as well as a diploma in natural resource management.
“I am humbled by this appointment and grateful to be granted this opportunity to lead the forestry directorate and the sector in general,” Ndokosho said.
Muyunda added that the ministry has no doubt he is well placed to ensure the sustainable management of Namibia’s natural resources.
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WINDHOEK
The environment and forestry ministry has appointed Johnson Ndokosho as the new director of forestry, effective 1 February.
Ministry spokesperson Romeo Muyunda said Ndokosho has been in the natural resource management sector for nearly 24 years.
He started his formal employment in the public sector in 1998 as a warden based in Swakopmund and was then appointed to chief warden at headquarters coordination and later moved to the wildlife utilisation permit office.
“He was promoted to the rank of conservation scientist responsible for commercial plants such as hoodia and devil’s claw,” Muyunda added.
Ndokosho then ventured into project management, first as a water and sanitation coordinator at the Namibia Red Cross Society and, in 2008, he took up a position of project coordinator responsible for climate change adaptation based in the Omusati Region.
“Thereafter, he held a position of technical advisor and in 2012 became a project manager in the climate change unit of the ministry,” the spokesperson said.
Humbled
In 2013, Ndokosho then took up the position of deputy director for wildlife and national parks, first for the north-west regions and later for the central regions.
Muyunda added that Ndokosho holds two master’s degrees, one in leadership and change management and the second in integrated water resource management. He also has a B-Tech degree in nature conservation as well as a diploma in natural resource management.
“I am humbled by this appointment and grateful to be granted this opportunity to lead the forestry directorate and the sector in general,” Ndokosho said.
Muyunda added that the ministry has no doubt he is well placed to ensure the sustainable management of Namibia’s natural resources.
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