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…
Category: Conservation & Environment
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)…
UB to construct one of the largest commercial solar photovoltaic plants in Botswana
The University of Botswana, in collaboration with Sturdee Consortium, is set to construct one of the largest commercial solar photovoltaic…
Incredible vision in Botswana using Futsal court to address social and environmental challenges
Botswana’s First Bontleng Futsal court/park, is a 100% solar-powered park that prides itself on having 21 sheltering stinkwood trees and…
Rhino poaching way down in Botswana
Botswana said it’s seen a dramatic drop in rhinoceros poaching this year after taking greater steps to protect its shrinking…
Former Botswana President urges British MPs to finally ban trophy hunting in crunch vote
Ian Khama has urged British MPs to ‘put a stop to this cruelty, this slaughter, greed and the wholesale destruction…
Botswana grappling with illegal pangolin trade
According to Senyatso, the highest incidents of illegal pangolin trade were registered in 2017, in which 12 cases were recorded…
Former bushmeat hunters now help mitigate human wildlife conflict in northern Botswana
Computer Scientist, Joel Kangootui, 29, grew up in rural Botswana learning the craft of tending to cattle at a young…
Botswana pins hope on China-Africa linkage in solar energy
Experts and policymakers in Botswana have expressed hope that the China-Africa linkage in the use of solar energy technologies will…
Elephant census under way in Zimbabwe, Zambia, Botswana, Namibia and Angola
The elephant census that started in Zambia’s Kafue National Park has moved to Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe. Botswana, Namibia…
How Botswana is learning to live alongside elephants
Botswana has as many elephants as it does people, leading to conflict where they both live in close quarters. Can…
Botswana: First ever elephant wide aerial survey
A group has launched a more than $3 million dollar exercise that uses Artificial Intelligence technology to provide data to…
Top predators could ‘trap’ themselves trying to adapt to climate change, study shows
As climate change alters environments across the globe, scientists have discovered that in response, many species are shifting the timing…
SADC to increase renewable energy generation to reduce carbon emissions
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is developing the Regional Gas Masterplan to enable the utilisation of the abundant gas…
Satellite Collars To Aid Address Human-Wildlife Conflict
As part of Okavango Wilderness Safaris’ impact strategy to help alleviate the human-wildlife conflict in its areas of operation, the…
Conservation Group Urges Tracking of Botswana’s Big Tusk Elephants
The Botswana Wildlife Producers Association, a group that focuses on the conservation and management of the country’s wildlife, says placing…
Natural Selection creates a sustainable safari in Botswana
Natural Selection has introduced an eight-day sustainable safari through Botswana. Travellers will visit the Makgadikgadi Pans and the Okavango Delta…
Concerns COVID-19 expenditure may hamper conservation efforts
Concerns have been raised about the ability of governments to maintain their commitment to wildlife conservation in the face of…
Okavango Delta boosts work to involve communities in conservation
With the support of UNESCO, UNDP, the Government of Botswana and local partners, projects to support conservation and sustainable livelihoods…
Okavango Eternal: Protecting a natural wonder
Through Okavango Eternal, De Beers is in partnership with National Geographic to address one of Africa’s most critical conservation challenges:…
Botswana moves rhinos out of Okavango Delta as poaching worsens
(Bloomberg) — The Botswana government is moving rhinos out of the Okavango Delta after a surge in poaching that has…
You know the drill: Prince Harry issues another eco-plea… this time for his beloved Botswana
Prince Harry has spoken out against drilling by an oil and gas company in the Okavango River basin in a…
Great Plains’ new Botswana tours transform guests into explorers
Dereck Joubert, CEO of Great Plains Conservation, and his wife, Beverly, will be launching a new range of conservation expeditions…
Office building in Botswana receives 5-Star Green rating
Botswana-based PrimeTime Property Holdings’ Motswere building has been awarded a 5-Star Green Star Africa – Office Design v1.1 rating by…