Environmental law and policy in namibia towards making africa the tree of life edited by oliver c ruppel professor of law faculty of law university of stellenbosch south africa katharina ruppel schlichting director legal research and development trust of namibia lrdt fully revised and updated second edition 2013 hanns seidel foundation 1dpleld 2ifh dr frans indongo st 70 72 po . Environmental law and policy in namibia edited by oliver c ruppel professor of law faculty of law university of stellenbosch south africa katharina ruppel schlichting senior legal researcher legal research and development trust of namibia lrdt 2011 ii hanns seidel stiftung legal research and development trust of namibia po box 22524 po box 11334 windhoek windhoek email officehsforg . Environmental law and policy in namibia third edition 2016 envi since independence environmental law has become an important branch of the law in namibia over the past years new legislation has been passed and environmental law and policy has gained momentum practically and academically internationally envi. The publication advances the harmonisation of environmental law and policies in the member states of the southern african development community sadc and the african union au by setting out the main environmental concerns of namibia within regional and international contexts in a nutshell the publication incorporates the following areas of interest o national environmental law and policy o international environmental law o environmental management o water law