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The Centre is part of national, regional and international networks of research associations and institutions.

 

Gobabeb is connected to the education sector, including the Ministry of Education, and education institutions ranging from primary to tertiary level, such as the Polytechnic of Namibia, the University of Namibia, Teachers’ Colleges of Education, schools, and universities in other SADC countries and worldwide.

 

Gobabeb's natural resource management programmes provide strong support to the land and water management responsibilities of the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry. Gobabeb also relates to Local Authorities, including Regional Councils, Municipalities, Traditional Authorities, and Basin Management Committees.

 

The evolution of Gobabeb’s relationship with many partners remains fascinating as it provides many opportunities of understanding the development of environmental management in Southern Africa.
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  Link   Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET)
The Ministry of Environment and Tourism, a partner with the DRFN in the Gobabeb Centre joint venture, is the Namibian governmental body responsible for managing and regulating the country's environment, including its many national parks.
  Link   Desert Research Foundation of Namibia (DRFN)
An NGO focusing on environmental and sustainable development issues in Namibia. DRFN is a founding party of the Gobabeb Training and Research Centre's joint venture agreement. DRFN has three members on the Gobabeb Board of Trustees.
  Link   Gesellschaft fuer Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ)
The German Gesellschaft fuer Technische Zusammenarbeit ("Agency for Technical Cooperation") is a German quasi-governmental agency that has assisted the Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation in changing Gobabeb from a pure research institution into the training, research and conference hub that it is today.
  Link   Southern African Development Community Food Agriculture and Natural Resources Sector (SADC-FANR)
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has selected Gobabeb as a Centre of Excellence for training on drylands issues. SADC-FANR membership on the Gobabeb Board of Trustees facilitates the functioning of Gobabeb as regional centre.
  Link   Polytechnic of Namibia
One of Namibia's top institutions of higher learning. The Polytechnic of Namibia has worked with Gobabeb for many years. The Rector of the Polytechnic sits on the Gobabeb Board of Trustees.
  Link   Topnaar Community
Topnaar are the neighbouring rural community to Gobabeb in the Namib-Naukluft Park. The Chief of the Topnaar Community is member of the Gobabeb Board of Trustees.
  Link   International Long Term Ecological Research (ILTER)
A network of scientists engaged in long-term, site-based ecological and socioeconomic research. The ILTER mission is to improve understanding of global ecosystems and inform solutions to current and future environmental problems.
  Link   ELTOSA
  Link   BIOdiversity Monitoring Transect Analysis in Africa (BIOTA)
A network of scientific support for sustainable use and conservation of biodiversity in Africa.
  Link   The Regional Environmental Education Programme (SADC-REEP)
A program which enables environmental education practitioners in the SADC region to strengthen environmental education processes for equitable and sustainable environmental management choices. This will be achieved through enhanced and strengthened environmental education policy, networking, resource materials and training capacity.
  Link   Desert*Net
German copetance network for research to combat desertification.
  Link   Grinnell College