Namibia seeks to expand marine protected areas with UNEP support

WINDHOEK, June 18– Namibia is strengthening cooperation with the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) to enhance marine conservation and expand protected ocean areas as the southern African country seeks to increase marine protection coverage to up to 12 percent by 2030.

According to a statement released late Wednesday by Namibia’s Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform, the commitment was reaffirmed during a meeting between minister Inge Zaamwani and UNEP Executive Director Inger Andersen on the sidelines of the 11th Our Ocean Conference in Mombasa, Kenya.