Contact

P.O. Box 131

Maltahöhe

Republic of Namibia

Tel: +264-63-683026

Email: info@namibrand.org

RESEARCH

Research conducted on NamibRand aims to directly benefit management of the Reserve and to contribute to the national scientific knowledge base. The Reserve has recently established the NamibRand Desert Research and Awareness Centre (NRAC). This Centre provides support and guidance for local and international researchers and assists research focusing on management issues. The Centre has established partnerships with renowned local and international research institutions and works in conjunction with the Ministry of Environment and Tourism, feeding back into national research. An interpretive/awareness centre is being developed as part of the NRAC.

VISITING RESEARCHERS

The NamibRand Desert Research and Awareness Centre  welcomes visiting students or researchers to Toekoms, a fully furnished, self-catering house that is able to accommodate up to six scientists in three rooms in rustic comfort with bathroom, kitchen, lounge and office / communication facilities. (More people can be accommodated if needed.)

Visitors staying at the NRAC have access to their chosen study sites on the NamibRand Nature Reserve for their research purposes as co-ordinated with Reserve management. NamibRand and The Gobabeb Training and Research Centre have signed a partnership agreement and researchers to NRAC benefit by this arrangement through access to this internationally renowned institution. Gobabeb hosts southern Africa's most extensive library on desert ecology.

For more information or enquiries, please contact the Environment and Research Warden at info@namibrand.org

VULTURE HIDE

The NamibRand Nature Reserve in partnership with Raleigh International and under the guidance of the Vulture Study Group of Namibia has established a vulture hide and restaurant on the Reserve. This project was made possible with funding from the Namibia Nature Foundation's Swedish Local Environment Fund and was expertly constructed under the supervision of Mr. Peter Bridgeford.

It is hoped that the vulture hide and restaurant, where access to poison-free carcasses is provided for the endangered Lapped-faced vultures in the area, will not only contribute towards the conservation of these vultures, but also provide an opportunity for researchers as well as interested tourists to closely observe these birds.

NamibRand Desert Research and

Awareness Centre - Toekoms

Research activities on fairy circles

Vulture hide