The Namibian Journal of Environment is a peer-reviewed, free, open access scientific journal published by the Environmental Information Service, Namibia, for the Ministry of Environment and Tourism, the Namibian Chamber of Environment and the Namibia University of Science and Technology.

The NJE accepts papers containing information about any aspect of the environment in Namibia. This includes areas of ecology, agriculture, social sciences, economics, policy and law, water and energy, climate change, planning, land use, pollution, strategic and environmental assessment and related fields. It publishes primary research findings, syntheses and reviews, applied and theoretical research, field observations and the testing of hypotheses, new ideas and the exchange of opinions, and book reviews.

The NJE publishes two categories of articles: Section A contains Peer-reviewed papers while Section B contains editor-reviewed Open articles such as field notes, book reviews and opinion pieces.

Announcements

NJE update

2018-07-14

The first half of the year has flown by and it may look as through the journal has been inactive. Not true!

Welcome to Volume 2, 2018

2018-01-24

The editor and editorial committee wish all readers and contributors a very productive year.  We look forward to many interesting and informative contributions this year. 

Current Issue

Vol 1 (2017): Namibian Journal of Environment

Cover of Namibian Journal of Environment 2017 Volume 1

Namibian Journal of Environment 2017 Volume 1

Published: 2017-12-06

Section A: Peer-reviewed papers

Growth rates and mortality patterns of Acacia mellifera subsp. detinens in the semi-arid Highland Savanna, Namibia: Encroachment is not as rapid as previously believed

DF Joubert, A Rust, GN Smit, MT Hoffman
Peer-reviewed paper

Section A, 1-5

Oxpeckers in Namibia: A review of their status and distribution in 2017

D Ward, A Robertson
Peer-reviewed paper

Section A, 6-13

Vegetation of the Auas-Oanob Conservancy in the Khomas Hochland of Namibia

BJ Strohbach
Peer-reviewed paper Appendix 1 XLS Appendix 2 XLS Appendix 3 PDF

Section A, 14-33

A comparison of the community dynamics of bioturbating small mammals between livestock and wildlife farming areas in the Kalahari, Namibia

ML Hauptfleisch, MP Vinte, N Blaum
Peer-reviewed paper

Section A, 34-39

Responses and feedbacks of burrowing mammals under differently managed rangelands

M Rodgers, MC Bilton, ML Hauptfleisch
Peer-reviewed paper

Section A, 40-51

The influence of two levels of debushing in Namibia’s Thornbush Savanna on overall soil fertility, measured through bioassays

I Zimmermann, M Nghikembua, D Shipingana, T Aron, D Groves, L Marker
Peer-reviewed paper

Section A, 52-59

Biodiversity zoning in the Greater Fish River Canyon Landscape in southern Namibia

A Burke
Peer-reviewed paper Appendix 1 PDF

Section A, 60-71

Determining age, growth rate and regrowth for a few tree species causing bush thickening in north-central Namibia

PL Cunningham, F Detering
Peer-reviewed paper

Section A, 72-76

The status of Faidherbia albida trees in the Hoanib River, Namibia

BA Curtis
Peer-reviewed paper

Section A, 77-91

Section B: Open articles

Could critical Australian insights illuminate rangeland management in Namibia?

P Andrews, H Pringle, I Zimmermann
Open article

Section B, 1-6

Options to improve soil fertility with national resources

I Zimmermann, R Matzopoulus, H Kwaambwa
Open article

Section B, 7-15

Addressing informal settlement growth in Namibia

B Weber
Open article

Section B, 16-26

Can camera traps count game?

K Stratford, S Naholo
Open article

Section B, 27-31

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