Namibia - formerly South West Africa - is one of the driest countries on earth, making its pristine environment particularly sensitive and in need of protection. This publication examines national environmental law and Namibian environmental policy in interaction with international environmental norms and standards. The environmental law of the African Union and the Southern African Development Community is also addressed. The publication reflects legal and policy options for regulating different sectoral environmental interests that are also relevant for international development cooperation and economic exchange. In addition, the work provides a solid foundation for comparative environmental law scholarship. With contributions by Shirley Bethune, Clinton Hay, Pieter Heyns, Manfred O. Hinz, Jonathan M. Kamwi, Peter Frank Koep, Eliamani Laltaika, Isaac Mapaure, Willem Odendaal, Felicity F. Owoses, Oliver Ruppel, Katharina Ruppel-Schlichting, Elize Shakalela, Hugo Meyer van den Berg, Clemens C. C. von Doderer, Anielle von Finckenstein and Detlof von Oertzen.