Purros Conservancy
E665432
Purros Conservancy is a community-managed wildlife and landscape conservation area in Namibia’s remote Kunene Region, known for its desert-adapted elephants and other wildlife.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
community-based natural resource management area
ⓘ
conservancy ⓘ protected area ⓘ |
| benefitsToCommunity |
community development projects
ⓘ
employment opportunities ⓘ tourism revenue ⓘ |
| climate |
arid
ⓘ
low and highly variable rainfall ⓘ |
| country | Namibia ⓘ |
| governance | local community committee ⓘ |
| hasConservationFocus |
landscape conservation
ⓘ
wildlife conservation ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
dry riverbeds used by elephants
ⓘ
ephemeral river systems ⓘ rugged terrain ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
conservation
ⓘ
limited pastoralism ⓘ sustainable tourism ⓘ |
| hasManagementType | community-managed ⓘ |
| hasTourismActivity |
cultural tourism
ⓘ
guided game drives ⓘ wildlife viewing ⓘ |
| knownFor |
arid landscapes
ⓘ
desert-adapted elephants ⓘ desert-adapted wildlife ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kunene Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northwestern Namibia ⓘ remote area of Namibia ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Purros village NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective |
biodiversity protection
ⓘ
community livelihood improvement ⓘ sustainable use of natural resources ⓘ |
| partOf | Namibian communal conservancy network ⓘ |
| regionType | remote wilderness area ⓘ |
| supportsEcosystemType |
desert ecosystem
ⓘ
semi-arid savanna ⓘ |
| supportsSpecies |
African elephant
ⓘ
brown hyena ⓘ cheetah ⓘ desert-adapted African elephant ⓘ giraffe ⓘ lion ⓘ oryx ⓘ springbok ⓘ |
| threat |
drought
ⓘ
human-wildlife conflict ⓘ |
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