Mr Jackson Hamutenya
Laboratory Technician: Natural Resources Sciences
Qualifications
Biography
Biography
I am a natural resources management specialist with expertise in wildlife conservation, biodiversity monitoring, and spatial ecological analysis. My work focuses on human–wildlife interactions, community-based natural resource management, and the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), remote sensing, and wildlife monitoring technologies to support research and conservation planning.
I have contributed to biodiversity research, ecological data analysis, and environmental management initiatives, including efforts related to Namibia’s biomass sector and rangeland restoration aimed at promoting sustainable bush biomass utilisation and ecosystem restoration. My research interests include human–wildlife conflict, spatial ecology, wildlife population monitoring, climate change adaptation, and sustainable land management.
My goal is to advance sustainable natural resource management, ecosystem restoration, and biodiversity conservation in Namibia and across Africa.
Publications
Hamutenya, J., Hauptfleisch, M. L., De Cauwer, V., & Fennessy, J. (2024). A suitability assessment for re-introducing locally extinct Angolan giraffe (Giraffa giraffa angolensis). African Journal of Wildlife Research, 54(1), 20–34. https://doi.org/10.3957/056.054.0020.
Hamutenya, J., Hauptfleisch, M., De Cauwer, V., Fennessy, J., & Fennessy, S. (2022). Understanding community attitudes toward the Angolan giraffe (Giraffa giraffa angolensis) and their potential reintroduction into Iona National Park, Angola.
Namibian Journal of Environment, 6(A), 47–56.
