July 2025: Radio interviews on the causes of desertification in Germany and Namibia
In two recent German radio interviews, Prof. Anja Linstädter compared the drivers of land degradation in Namibia and Germany, urging greater focus on prevention strategies as climate change increases desertification risks.
July 2025: NamTip team presents key project findings at GlobalTip Final Conference
NamTip Principal Investigators joined fellow researchers in Frankfurt am Main to share critical insights on detecting and preventing social-ecological tipping points in vulnerable regions.
June 2025: NamTip Hosts Winter School and Final Stakeholder Workshops in Namibia
NamTip engaged students, researchers, policymakers, and local communities in hands-on learning and dialogue on sustainable rangeland management and desertification prevention in Namibia.
June 2025: Final batch of Factsheets published ahead of NamTip Workshop
Four new NamTip factsheets offer practical insights into the importance of the soil seed bank, resilient forage production, and farmers' strategies to combat desertification.
May 2025: New paper explores how desertification emerges and how freehold farmers respond
Lena Grieger led an interdisciplinary study combining remote sensing and social science data to understand the drivers of desertification and the freehold farmers’ coping strategies.
May 2025: NamTip Winter School featured as global event on Desertification and Drought Day 2025
By building local scientific capacity and promoting practical solutions to land degradation, the NamTip Winter School supports the UNCCD’s global efforts to combat desertification.
May 2025: PhD student defends thesis on drone-based rangeland monitoring
Dr. Vistorina Amputu’s innovative research highlights how drone technology can revolutionize rangeland monitoring and support adaptive land management in Namibia’s semi-arid regions.
May 2025: New interdisciplinary factsheets are out
The latest NamTip factsheets offer practical, field-based insights and strategies to support sustainable rangeland management in Namibia’s communal areas.
April 2025: First NamTip PhD student defends her thesis
Dr. Ndamonenghenda Hamunyela’s research, with a strong focus on soil seed banks and plant recruitment dynamics, offers practical insights into detecting early-warning signals of rangeland degradation.
A delegation from the University of Potsdam, including NamTip project leader Prof. Anja Linstädter, met with the Namibian Ambassador, H.E. Martin Andjaba.
The new factsheets cover the topics of historical factors contributing to desertification in communal areas, as well as the causes of bush encorachment.
The first factsheets introduce the NamTip project, examine drones' use in adaptive rangeland management, and present soil indicators of rangeland health.