A newly revised National Policy on Human-Wildlife Conflict Management has been launched in Windhoek. In terms of this policy, people setting up major projects in areas inhabited by wildlife without an environmental clearance certificate, will not be compensated for any damage caused by wildlife. Environment and Tourism Minister Pohamba Shifeta said some residents violate environmental laws by carrying out projects that happen to be listed activities without having them cleared. He stressed that these activities need an environmental management act and assessment in order to avoid such conflicts. The new policy sets aside 12 strategies, including research and monitoring, land planning and removal of problem-causing animals. It introduces the assessment and establishment of a Human-Wildlife Conflict Insurance Scheme, which directly offsets losses of communities and individual farmers. The policy will be implemented for a period of 10 years.