Browsing Okavango Research Institute (ORI) by Subject "Biodiversity"

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  • Claims and counterclaims: institutional arrangements and farmers response to the delivery and adoption of innovations in the Okavango Delta, Botswana 

    Noga, Sekondeka Ronnie; Masunga, Gaseitsiwe Smollie; Thakadu, Olekae Tsompi; Kolawole, Oluwatoyin Dare (Taylor & Francis Online, https://www.tandfonline.com, 2017)
    Purpose: This article examined how institutional factors influencing the promotion of two elephant crop-raiding deterrent innovations (ECDIs) introduced to farmers through a ministry-based extension system in the Okavango ...

  • Highly contrasted geochemical pattern in sediments of the Okavango Delta, Botswana driven by dust supply, hydrological heritage and biogeochemical reactions 

    Jolivet, M.; Dauteuil, O.; Dia, A.; Davranche, M.; Pierson-Wikmann, A.C.; Barrier, L.; Murray-Hudson, M.; Mazrui, N.; Marsac, R.; Cheng, F.; Li, X. (Advancing Earth and Space Science, https://www.agu.org, 2023)
    The Okavango Delta in North Botswana is a hot-spot of biodiversity within the semi-arid central part of the South African plateau. This endorheic ecosystem is highly dependent on the annual flood that brings freshwater ...

  • Levers and leverage points for pathways to sustainability. 

    Chan, Kai M. A.; Boyd, David R.; Gould, Rachelle K.; Jetzkowitz, Jens; Liu, Jianguo; Muraca, Barbara; Naidoo, Robin; Olmsted, Paige; Satterfield, Terre; Selomane, Odirilwe; Singh, Gerald G.; Sumaila, Rashid; Ngo, Hien T.; Boedhihartono, Agni Klintuni; Agard, John; de Aguiar, Ana Paula D.; Armenteras, Dolors; Balint, Lenke; Barrington-Leigh, Christopher; Cheung, William W. L.; Díaz, Sandra; Driscoll, John; Esler, Karen; Eyster, Harold; Gregr, Edward J.; Hashimoto, Shizuka; Pedraza, Gladys Cecilia Hernández; Hickler, Thomas; Kok, Marcel; Lazarova, Tanya; Mohamed, Assem A. A.; Murray-Hudson, Mike; O'Farrell, Patrick; Palomo, Ignacio; Ali, Kerem Saysel; Seppelt, Ralf; Settele, Josef; Strassburg, Bernardo; Xue, Dayuan; Brondízio, Eduardo S. (British Ecological Society, 2020-07-23)
    1. Humanity is on a deeply unsustainable trajectory. We are exceeding planetary boundaries and unlikely to meet many international sustainable development goals and global environmental targets. Until recently, there was ...

  • A preliminary survey and analysis of the spatial distribution of aquatic invertebrates in the Okavango Delta, Botswana 

    Dallas, H.F.; Mosepele, B. (African Journal of Aquatic Science http://www.nisc.co.za/journals?id=2, 2006)
    The spatial distribution of aquatic macroinvertebrates in the Okavango River Delta, Botswana, was investigated during the low-water period in February 2003. This complements an earlier study undertaken during high-water ...

  • A review of the freshwater diversity in the Okavango Delta and Lake Ngami 1 (Botswana): taxonomic composition, ecology, comparison with similar 2 systems and conservation status 

    Makati, Kaelo; Chadwick, Michael A.; Catford, Jane A.; Price, Benjamin W.; Mackay, Anson W.; Guiry, Michael D.; Murray-Hudson, Michael; Murray-Hudson, Frances; Moliner Cachazo, Luis (Springer Link, https://www.springer.com/journal/27/, 2023-10-11)
    Freshwater organisms in the Okavango Delta and Lake Ngami (Botswana) provide direct and indirect benefits to people and the economy of the region. However, their existence could be potentially threatened by human activities ...

  • Spatial policy in natural resources governance 

    Gondo, Reniko; Pedzisai, Ezra (Science Pubblishing Group, http://article.sciencepublishinggroup.com/, 2016-09-29)
    Governance of natural resources includes issues of power, use, access and most importantly, responsibility. While many people assume natural resources to be free and open for all, most natural resources are in fact under ...

  • Species diversity of the Okavango Delta, Botswana 

    Ramberg, L.; Hancock, P.; Lindholm, M.; Meyer, T.; Ringrose, S.; Sliva, J.; Vanderpost, C. (Springer link, http://link.springer.com, 2006)
    In the Okavango Delta (about 28,000 km2) the number of identified species is 1,300 for plants, 71 for fish, 33 for amphibians, 64 for reptiles, 444 for birds, and 122 for mammals. The local occurrence of different species ...

  • Tourism and biodiversity conservation: the case of community-based natural resource management in southern Africa 

    Mbaiwa, Joseph E.; Kolawole, Oluwatoyin D. (CAB International Publishing, www.cabi.org, 2013-01-10)
    This review analyses the potential of tourism to contribute to biodiversity conservation with particular reference to developing countries. In the last quarter of a century, there has been a global concern about the extent ...