Scatec starts construction of 120-MW solar complex in Botswana
26 March 2024 Norwegian renewable power producer Scatec ASA (OSL:SCATC) has begun the construction of the 120-MW Mmadinare solar complex…
Category: Conservation & Environment
Govt extends bidding for 200MW tender
13 March 2024 Minerals and Energy minister, Lefoko Moagi, says government’s tender for a private contractor to develop a 200…
Actom High Voltage Secures Contract For 60 MW Phase Of Botswana’s Selebi-Phikwe Solar PV Plant
15 February 2024 Electromechanical equipment manufacturer Actom High Voltage has successfully obtained a contract to furnish high-voltage equipment for the…
Solarcentury Africa and ENRC forge strategic partnership to develop 100 MW solar project in Botswana
12 February 2024 Solar Century Africa Limited and Energy & National Resource Corporation (Botswana) Pty Ltd are proud to announce a…
Drones and AI can improve wildlife monitoring efforts in Botswana
23 January 2024 A view from above can help tackle alternative methods for wildlife population counts including black and white…
Botswana launches “elephant express” bus to safeguard community
23 October 2023 Botswana on Sunday launched an “elephant express” bus to transport the community and school-age children in its…
GloWAL: A New Global Water Resources Initiative
23 October 2023 A new global laboratory network is empowering countries around the world to generate the data needed to…
1st PPP in solar power, Bobonong and Shakawe power stations commissioned
19 October 2023 The Bobonong and Shakawe solar photovoltaic power stations are coming on stream in Botswana. These facilities, built…
Environmental inequality in Botswana caused by economic inequality: UN expert
15 October 2023 The UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment has praised Botswana for being a world…
Over 160 conservation experts urge UK PM to take lessons from Botswana, KAZA
11 September 2023 As science denial, misinformation, and populism around the topic of trophy hunting gathers traction, over 160 eminent…
More elephants in Southern Africa than previously thought: survey
1 September 2023 Southern Africa’s elephant population is estimated at 227,900, according to the results of the first-ever aerial survey,…
Natural Habitat Adventures introduces electric safari vehicle in Botswana
27 August 2023 Natural Habitat Adventures has deployed one of the first solar-powered electric safari vehicles (ESV) in Botswana. The initiative…
National Geographic Okavango Wilderness Project launches 2023 Annual Okavango Delta Crossing
1 August 2023 This year’s annual research expedition to follow two routes, focusing on biodiversity and human impact, while documenting…
Mozambique, South Africa, Botswana and Zimbabwe: Limpopo basin countries pledge to promote sustainable development
22 June 2023 The four countries that share the Limpopo River basin (Mozambique, South Africa, Botswana and Zimbabwe) have pledged…
Can coal-hungry Botswana ramp up solar to meet renewables target?
23 May 2023 What’s the context? Sunny Botswana gets 99% of its electricity from coal – but new policies aim…
Solar plants are having a field day in Botswana
19 May 2023 Sustainability is becoming increasingly crucial for tourists – and this is especially true for those travellers who are…
Mining, tourism displace Basarwa
15th May 2023 Some United Nations (UN) member states have expressed concern that mining, tourism and agricultural activities are displacing…
Oxford Professor defends KAZA
Professor Amy Dickman, a conservation biologist and senior research fellow in Wild Cat Conservation at the University of Oxford says…
Going green: How technology offers development and climate benefits
Green technologies such as artificial intelligence, the internet of things and electric vehicles are growing rapidly and could create a…
Botswana launches first Agrivoltaic project to harness solar power
Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (BUAN) launched an Agrivoltaic project in Gaborone, the capital of Botswana, on Wednesday.…
Elephants are a dream for safari lovers – but a nightmare for local farmers
A microbrewery in Botswana is creating a recipe to relieve tensions between people and pachyderms As horizontal lightning darted across…
In Maun, Elephant Havens Orphanage offers abandoned baby elephants a lifeline
The last time we ere in Maun at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a buzz – everyone…
Dryland Sustainable Landscapes Impact Programme
As part of the Global Environment Facility Dryland Sustainable Landscapes Impact Programme, IIED and partners of the Forest and Farm…
Botswana on track for net-zero emissions by 2050
A report from researchers at Yale and Columbia Universities shows that Botswana’s environmental performance is on a sustainable path to…
Efforts to mitigate human, lion conflict result in economic benefits for locals
Okavango Delta: Non-profit organisation Claws Conservancy’s efforts to promote human- wildlife coexistence will also have marginalised villagers in the Okavango…
New GEF-Funded project to deploy earthranger to strengthen protected areas in Africa, prevent poaching and reduce human-wildlife conflict
Supports management of 4.9 million hectares of Protected Areas in Botswana, Mozambique, Republic of Congo The Global Environment Facility (GEF)…