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News: 2025

Namibian Ambassador shaking the hand of the President of the University of Potsdam in front of university buildings at Neues Palais

April 2025: Ambassador of Namibia visits Potsdam

A delegation from the University of Potsdam, including NamTip project leader Prof. Anja Linstädter, met with the Namibian Ambassador, H.E. Martin Andjaba.

Overview of two NamTip Factsheets

March 2025: More Factsheets published

The new factsheets cover the topics of historical factors contributing to desertification in communal areas, as well as the causes of bush encorachment.

Overview of 3 published factsheets

February 2025: First NamTip Factsheets are out!

The first factsheets introduce the NamTip project, examine drones' use in adaptive rangeland management, and present soil indicators of rangeland health.

Cattle resting under the shade of a tree in a communal area of Namibia

January 2025: New interdisciplinary paper on understanding desertification at the village level

Diego A. Menestrey Schwieger led a comparative analysis integrating methods from rangeland ecology and anthropology.

Vegetation emergence from dry soil in the surroundings of a rainout shelter

January 2025: Update from TipEx

Following early rainfall, vegetation is emerging around the TipEx rainout shelters, while the ground beneath them remains bare.

Collage of pictures showing cows grazing on rangeland, researchers on the field, group picture with project members and stakeholders and educational activities with school learners.

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