Why is Namibia population so low?
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102 Citations | This model may have applicability in Namibia and similar regions elsewhere with low population densities, high species endemism and prevailing or emerging threats to biodiversity. |
| If such a development continues the population of Namibia will be over 836000 smaller in 2026 than without HIV/AIDS. | |
Open access•Journal Article | From the other point of view, Namibia is a poor country. |
50 Citations | This was largely attributable to events in the northern part of the population's range coinciding with Namibia, where seal numbers declined at most colonies in the south of Namibia while several new breeding colonies developed in the northern part of Namibia and one in southern Angola. |
06 Dec 2018 | We argue that although Namibia |
9 Citations | This paper argues that the case against a major land reform in Namibia is overstated and inaccurate, and that, in spite of its relatively harsh climate, the country contains sufficient land of good enough quality, and a small enough population, to undertake a major land reform. |
| Higher vulnerability of women is recorded, most likely related to economic dependency and increasing transactional sex in Namibia. | |
| Decomposition analysis shows that poverty reduction in Namibia is largely driven by growth in mean incomes rather than redistribution. | |
11 Citations | This is no less true in Namibia. |
12 Citations | By contrast, Namibia constitutes an old population, possibly the geographic origin of the species. |
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