Many of us may not be aware that Namibia is the proud home of the second largest Marine Protected Area (MPA) in Africa. The Namibian Islands Marine Protected Area (Nimpa) was designated in 2008 to protect globally significant populations of seabirds, marine mammals and other marine species which naturally thrive in these waters because of the nutrient-rich Benguela current. Namibia’s protected area, Nimpa, encompasses important breeding sites, including islets, of endangered and critically endangered species. Although Namibia’s protected area spans a large area, it is small compared to the world’s largest MPAs. Our Marine Protected Area is an effort to preserve our marine biodiversity and the livelihoods of people who depend on it.