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Celebrating 100 years of the Etosha White Plains
Background
On 22 March 1907, Namibia’s first three protected areas were proclaimed by Ordinance 88 of 1907. One of these, namely Game Reserve Number 2 covered an area including the current Etosha National Park and a further 70,000 km2 which represents a large part of the Kunene region. The park has gone through major transformation since those early times, in particular with regards to its size. The current size of the park 22,270 km˛. Aside from being the oldest, the Etosha has also become Namibia’s flagship conservation area, attracting about 200 000 tourists annually. Compare this to 1990, when about 36 000 people visited the Park.
Preparations for the Centenary year
In preparation for the Etosha Centenary, which will be marked in year-long celebrations starting on 22 March in 2008, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Environment and Tourism, Dr Malan Lindeque, travelled to Etosha and discussed the current state of the park and a vision for the future with a range of stakeholders.
Getting involved
Logo competition: - The contest to design a logo to be used as an emblem during and after the centenary celebrations has just closed. The winning logo will be unveiled soon, so watch this space!
If you have any entrepreneural ideas or need more information then send us an email.
Useful links to the Etosha Centenary:
Namibia to mark Etosha, Namib parks centenary
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