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Defining the Angolan Highlands Water Tower, a 40 plus-year precipitation budget of the headwater catchments of the Okavango Delta
Angola is a source of many major rivers in southern Africa and is referred to as the “water tower” of the region. The lack of a defined area...
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Nutrient composition of common fish species in the Okavango Delta: potential contribution to nutrition security
Fish can be a key strategy in addressing the global food and nutrition insecurity challenges. Fish nutrient data are critical for policy development...
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Perspectives of nature-based tourism-dependent communities on climate change in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
The intensity and frequency of climate extremes such as heat waves, droughts and extreme rainfall events are projected to rise. This will increase...
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Microplastic load in the surface water and Tilapia sparrmanii (Smith, 1840) of the river systems of Okavango Delta, Botswana
Microplastics are ‘emerging’ contaminants that threatens freshwaters and may have negative impact on the aquatic organisms. However, Botswana has no...
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Interface of Tourism, Basket Weaving and Indigenous Knowledge in the Okavango Delta Panhandle of Botswana
Women in the Okavango Delta panhandle of Botswana have culturally engaged in weaving baskets. The Okavango Delta is Botswana’s major tourist...
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Access to Water Resources and Household Vulnerability to Malaria in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
Malaria is a persistent health risk for most rural communities in tropical wetlands of develo** countries, particularly in the advent of climate...
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Access to Water Resources and Household Vulnerability to Malaria in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
Malaria is a persistent health risk for most rural communities in tropical wetlands of develo** countries, particularly in the advent of climate...
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Prevalence of Eight Phthalate Monoesters in Water from the Okavango Delta, Northern Botswana
Phthalate diesters are used in personal care products, plastics, and pesticides, resulting in widespread human and wildlife exposure. Phthalate...
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‘I didn’t make much of a difference, but there was a difference in me’: a qualitative study of students’ participation in efforts to mitigate human–elephant conflict in Botswana
International learning opportunities for students are sometimes framed as merely tourist experiences. Yet, short-term study abroad programs have the...
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Riparian-Based Nature-Based Solutions to Climate Change in Transfrontier Components of Botswana and Zimbabwe: Opportunities and Challenges
This study used case studies of the Runde and Cubango-Okavango River Basins in the Great Limpopo and Kavango TFCAs, respectively, to assess...
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Nitrate-Nitrogen Pollution and Attenuation Upstream of the Okavango Delta in Angola and Namibia
Development plans in the Okavango River Basin in Angola and Namibia will abstract 18.13% of mean annual flow for urban water supply and irrigate...
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Spatial variation of the influence of distance from surface water on riparian plant communities in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
IntroductionUnderstanding the environmental factors that influence riparian vegetation community composition and distribution is important for...
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The influence of cultivation frequency on weed species composition and diversity in flood recession farming in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
IntroductionFlood recession farming, locally known as molapo farming, is an important livelihood activity for the subsistence farming community...
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Human–nature relationships: An introduction to social–ecological practice theory for human–wildlife interactions
Conservation science requires a balance of social and ecological perspectives to understand human–wildlife interactions. We look for an integrative...
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Fire regime of peatlands in the Angolan Highlands
The Angolan Highlands region includes the Angolan miombo woodland ecoregion which supports miombo woodland, grasslands, subsistence agricultural...
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Dissonance in customary and statutory water management institutions: issues of cultural diversity in the management of water resources in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
Customary institutions have existed in parallel with statutory institutions for many years in Africa. These traditional water management systems were...
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Ecotoxicological evaluation of surface waters in Northern Namibia
The increasing pressure on freshwater systems due to intensive anthropogenic use is a big challenge in central-northern Namibia and its catchment...
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Water and sediment pollution of intensively used surface waters during a drought period — a case study in Central Northern Namibia
Semiarid regions are often affected by water scarcity and poor water quality. Seasonal changes in precipitation and drought events increase the...
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The effect of exchange rate (regime) on Botswana’s inbound leisure tourism demand
This paper investigated the effect of the exchange rate (regime) on inbound leisure tourism, using annual data from four primary tourist markets for...
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Climate Change, Biodiversity, and Tip** Points in Botswana
Climate adaptation planning requires new ways of thinking and approaching the analysis of risks. Such thinking needs to be systemic in nature and...