WWF is Conserving Nature and Combating Poverty in Namibia

Poverty may be widespread in Namibia but the sustainable use of natural resources is an area of expanding economic development in the country. Namibia is a leader amongst African nations for its protection of nature and the environment. Namibia was the first African country to incorporate protection of the environment into its constitution. To help with this endeavor the government of Namibia has given local communities the opportunity to manage their wildlife through communal conservancies.

House Made of Plastic Bottles in Nigeria

Nigeria faces some serious environmental issues and one non-governmental organization has come up with some creative solutions. Drinking tap water is not safe in Nigeria, so people consume a lot of bottled water and that creates a lot of plastic waste. One industrious NGO in the country is using those empty plastic water bottles as building materials.