Ministry of Environment and Tourism (Namibia)

Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT)
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JurisdictionNamibia Republic of Namibia
HeadquartersWindhoek
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Websitewww.met.gov.na
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The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT) is a government ministry of Namibia, with headquarters in Windhoek.[1] It was created at Namibian independence in 1990 as Ministry of Wildlife, Conservation and Tourism.[2] The first Namibian environment and tourism minister was Niko Bessinger,[3] the current minister is Pohamba Shifeta.[4]

  1. ^ "Contact Us". Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
  2. ^ Sherbourne, Robin. Guide to the Namibian Economy 2013/14. Institute for Public Policy Research. pp. 302, 303. ISBN 978-99945-78-14-6.
  3. ^ Christof Maletzky (26 March 2008): Niko Bessinger passes away The Namibian
  4. ^ "Geingob announces Cabinet". The Namibian. 20 March 2015.