Desert Ecology and Conservation Biology in Namibia

  Namibia

Windhoek

Term: Summer 
Dates: Please contact us for current dates

Description: Namibia is famous for its Namib desert and National Parks, which possess among the most striking African ecosystems on the continent. Charismatic African mega fauna can be observed as well as large numbers of birds, reptiles and some amphibians. Botanically, Namibia offers an enormous variety of succulent plants typical for African arid lands.

Participants will visit the true coastal Namib desert and a cline of arid and semiarid habitats which extend from the west (coast) to the east (inland) and experience the change of climate and landscape firsthand. Students will also travel to the enigmatic waterfalls along the Kunene river which are situated in typical Mopane savanna .

Namibia has one of the best developed infrastructures for tourism in Africa and has a large number of campgrounds and good roads. A stable political situation and long established nature conservation programs allow visitors to fully experience African ecosystems, as well as the local people and their cultures.

Highlights: This five-week field program is designed to introduce students to one of the world's oldest deserts, the Namib, and to arid and semiarid biotopes on the African continent.

Cost in US$: Please contact us for current information

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Namibia Independently

Application Process Involves:

• In-Person Interview when Feasible
• Letters of Reference
• Phone Interview
• Transcript

Post-Program Services Include:

• Alumni Network

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Year Founded: 1990