- Promote economic empowerment of formerly disadvantaged Namibians and their entrance into the tourism, hunting and wildlife-based industries;
- Provide support to ensure the development of capacity, skills and to facilitate access to capital for all Namibians to meet concession requirements;
- Enhance the conservation of biodiversity and maintenance of ecological integrity in proclaimed protected areas and on other State land;
- Enhance through concessions the economic value of proclaimed protected areas, wildlife and plant resources;
- Enhance the ability of the Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET) to effectively manage proclaimed protected areas and wildlife resources, to control and monitor concession operations; and
- Use concessions as a means of promoting sustainable development, poverty alleviation and employment creation in protected areas and on other State land.
