Namibia: Nearly 2.5 million hectares of land affected by wildfires

The minister of environment, tourism and forestry, Pohamba Shifeta, says nearly 2.5 million hectares of land in Namibia are affected by wildfires.

Deforestation is driven by a large majority of rural people depending on wood biomass for energy needs, unsustainable use of wood resources, and slash-and-burn practices to expand agricultural activities, Shifeta said at Oshakati on Friday.

He was speaking at an event to mark National Arbour Day, under the theme ‘Forest and Innovation:…