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Help Celebrate Namibia’s Unique Flora...
and Stand a Chance to Win!
Namibia Through Your Lens
Namibia is home to an extraordinary diversity of plant life, with many species found almost nowhere else in the world. Now, you have the opportunity to help showcase this natural heritage through photography, while also standing a chance to win cash prizes.
The Near-Endemic Plants Project, coordinated by the Namibian Chamber of Environment (NCE), is compiling a series of public information sheets that will feature Namibia’s near-endemic plant species. These sheets will be made available online through the Namibian Environmental Information Service (EIS). To complete this project, the team is seeking high-quality photographs of near-endemic species. If you have explored Namibia’s wild landscapes and photographed its plant life, your images could play an important role. A list of the target species is available through the EIS’s Plant Information System. Many species on the list still have no photographs on record!
To encourage participation, the JRS Biodiversity Foundation is offering cash prizes to the individuals who submit the most records and photographs of near-endemic plants to the Indigenous Plant Atlas on the EIS.
Prizes include:
- First prize: N$3,000
- Second prize: N$2,000
- Third prize: N$1,000
- Five consolation prizes: N$425 each
How to enter:
All records and photos must be submitted through the Indigenous Plant Atlas, available on the EIS website.
Only records of near-endemic species will count toward the prize totals. If there is a tie, additional plant records submitted will be considered.
Each species will only be counted once per quarter-degree square per contributor.
By submitting your photographs, you agree to their use in the online information sheets. All images used will be properly acknowledged.
The competition closes on 31 October 2025.
Whether you are a nature photographer, a plant enthusiast, or simply someone with an eye for detail, your contribution could help raise awareness and appreciation for Namibia’s exceptional botanical diversity.
For questions or further details, please contact the project team at boscia.nam@gmail.com
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