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News: 2025

April 2025: Ambassador of Namibia visits Potsdam
Namibian Ambassador shaking the hand of the President of the University of Potsdam in front of university buildings at Neues Palais
Photo: Marita Böhning

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.

March 2025: More Factsheets published
Overview of two NamTip Factsheets
Source: NamTip

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.

February 2025: First NamTip Factsheets are out!
Overview of 3 published factsheets
Source: NamTip

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.

January 2025: New interdisciplinary paper
Cattle resting under the shade of a tree in a communal area of Namibia
Photo: Ildikó Orbán

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.

January 2025: Update from TipEx
Vegetation emergence from dry soil in the surroundings of a rainout shelter
Photo: Mark Bilton

January 2025: Update from TipEx

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

2024
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.
Photo: NamTip

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