230705001670 - Environmental Clearance Certificate renewal for the Operation and Maintenance of Hobas Camp, //Karas Region.

Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) is a state-owned enterprise, mandated to run the tourism facilities within the protected areas of Namibia. NWR has several operations across the country which are owned and managed by NWR. An Environmental Clearance Certificate (ECC) was granted on 7June 2017 to NWR for the operation and maintenance of the NWR Resort located in the /Ai-/Ais Richtersveld Transfrontier Park namely Hobas Camp. In accordance with the Environmental Management Act No 7 of 2007 and the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations of 2012 the ECC is only valid for three years and as such the ECC has expired. As part of the application for the renewal of the expired ECC, an Environmental Management Plan (EMP) Compliance Audit has been conducted and subsequently the EMP for the project has been reviewed and updated. This application serves as the ECC renewal application for the Hobas Camp in /Ai-/Ais Richtersveld Park

Prpject status APPROVED

For further information contact:

Ministry of Environment and Tourism

Department of Environmental Affairs

(+264 -61) 284 2701 (T)

(+264-61) 240 339 (F)

http://www.met.gov.na