Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) has won the PMR Africa Diamond Arrow Award for Doing the Most for Conservation and Tourism in Namibia.
The PMR Africa Awards honour excellence across a number of industries in Namibia. It uses a surveying and research process to determine the winners.
In a press release issued on Thursday, NWR Managing Director Matthias Ngwangwama stated that the Diamond Arrow Award is the highest level of recognition that PMR Africa can bestow and demonstrates NWR’s commitment to conservation and sustainable tourism.
He said NWR operates several campsites, lodges and resorts throughout Namibia, all of which are located in or near protected areas such as national parks and reserves.
“Despite the difficulty in identifying a winner, it is always fulfilling to be recognised as doing
something good. Therefore, we are thrilled to receive this award and to be recognised for our efforts in promoting conservation and sustainable tourism in Namibia. We dedicate this award to all our diligent and hardworking employees who, despite various constraints, are ever committed to meaningfully contribute to hospitality and tourism service as well as sustainable tourism,” he said.
The promotion of responsible tourism practices to visitors, as well as the adoption of eco-friendly practices like solar power and waste management systems, demonstrate NWR’s dedication to conservation and sustainable tourism, he continued.
In order to aid conservation efforts in Namibia, the company has also partnered with conservation groups like the KAZA TCI (Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Initiative).
Through these programmes, NWR actively promotes conservation and eco-friendly travel in Namibia, said Ngwangwama.
Source: The Namibian Press Agency