Wildlife Conservation Causes Deforestation in Colonial Namibia
Arcadia, 2015, no. 15
Latitude:
-18.00
Longitude:
16.00
GeoNames ID:
3 371 194
Geofield:
POINT (16 -18)
Ovamboland
"Deforestation in the Owambo Region, North Namibia, Since the 1850s"
Early European travellers were impressed by the trees and forests of the Owambo region, north Namibia. As they became better acquainted with the Owambo way of life, Europeans began to warn of deforestation in the region.