Namibia: Looking Back on SPAN

With merely two months left before the project comes to an end, Strengthening the Protected Area Network (SPAN) is considered to be one of the most influential projects implemented by the Ministry of Environment and Tourism and has been recognized as one of the most successful Global Environment Facility (GEF) projects in the world at this year's Rio+20 Summit held in Brazil.

The Ministry of Environment and Tourism, in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the GEF developed the SPAN project, with the long-term goal of sustainable management of natural resources and to protect biodiversity and contribute to equitable economic and social development. The objective of the project is to increase effective management in the country's protected areas. The project's preparatory phase started in 2004, with the full phase implemented in 2006 running until this year.

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