Integrated Rural Development and Nature Conservation (IRDNC)

The Integrated Rural Development and Nature Conservation (IRDNC) works in Namibia and has pioneered one of Africa’s leading models of community-based natural resource management.

IRDNC strives to improve the lives of rural people by diversifying the socio-economy in Namibia’s communal areas to include wildlife and other valuable natural resources. IRDNC believes this will secure a long-term place for wild animals outside of national parks, and significantly reduce future pressure on these areas.