KAMANJAB(NAMIBIA), April 24 (Xinhua) -- More than 400 Namibian youths on Wednesday converged in Kamanjab in the northwest Namibia near Etosha National Park to celebrate youth week and deliberate on best practices of animal conservation.
Speaking at the gathering, Ministry of Environment and Tourism Executive Director Theophilus Nghitila said the Namibian Government has taken a move to involve youth in conservancy to cut down on cases of poaching.
"We are gathered here today to emancipated Namibian youth about the importance of conservancy of our national resources," he said.
"As a country we have experienced various challenges with poaching and also depleting of national resources in national parks. As a country we have taken the decision to involve our young people in fighting such challenges, "he said.
Speaking at the same event, Executive Chairperson of National Youth Council Mandela Kapere underscored the importance of conservation in youth based programs.
"The youth for an integral part of animal conservation and as a country we feel that we need to involve the youth in our in such activities," he said.
The national youth week ran under the theme: Youth for Conservation.
