A Conference on Tourism and Conservation in the Great Plains
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Luncheon Nils Odendaal, CEO, NamibRand Nature Reserve, southern Namibia e NamibRand Nature Reserve is one of Africa's largest privately owned conservation areas and its story is one of hardship redirected into a shining example for the world. A er droughts in the 1980s, ranches in this arid landscape were failing. NamibRand founder Albi Bruckner started buying contiguous farms and created a connected landscape where animals could graze freely. ey tore down 1,000 miles of interior fences, reintroduced animals who had once le the area, and set up low-environmental-impact ecotourism spots. NamibRand is able to employ three times as many people and earn more money than the former ranching operations on the same land. NamibRand and its neighbors formed the Greater Sossusvlei-Namib Landscape Association to further spread their impact.
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