Namibia Designates Its Entire 976-Mile Coastline a National Park

Namibia has long embraced the idea that tourism can fund conservation. It’s had some notable success with the strategy; the nation succeeded in stabilizing a once-endangered population of lions. Now, Namibia is upping the ante — it just designated its entire coastline a national park. The new park spans 976 miles, and protects an area roughly the size of all of Portugal. The Telegraph has the full story …. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Namibia Designates Its Entire 976-Mile Coastline a National Park

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