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Inappropriate Use of agrochemicals poses potential threats to Botswana vultures: a call for research and legal instruments
(Botswana Notes and Records;http://journals.ub.bw/index.php/bnr/, 2017-07-05)
Agrochemicals are widely used across the world to serve different purposes. However, inappropriate use of agrochemicals affects wildlife particularly non-target species such as vultures. In this paper, we discuss the ...
Rural livelihoods and community local knowledge of risk of malaria transmission in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
(Botswana Society; http://journals.ub.bw/, 2017)
The Okavango Delta in north-western Botswana is a malaria endemic area. Most livelihood activities in this area are seasonal, usually coinciding with malaria season (November-April). The objective of this paper is to assess ...
Socio-economic factors influencing household forest dependency in Chobe enclave, Botswana
(Springer Link, https://link.springer.com/, 2017-11-13)
Introduction:
Human dependence on forests is a multifaceted phenomenon. The degree of reliance on forests varies geographically, overtime and across communities. These dynamics underpin the importance of understanding the ...
Heat wave characteristics in the context of climate change over past 50 years in Botswana
(Botswana Notes and Records; journals.ub.bw/index.php/bnr/, 2017-07-05)
Heat waves have impacts on human health, society and the economy. This study seeks to improve the understanding of their characteristics in Botswana. For their identification, a heat wave is defined as a period when daily ...
An assessment of source water quality in Karoi, Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe
(The Journal of Water Management Modeling (JWMM); https://www.chijournal.org/, 2017-02-24)
The aim of this study was to assess the quality of source water used for domestic purposes in the town of Karoi. The objectives were: to determine the quality of surface water in the study area; and to characterize point ...
Herbivore size matters for productivity-richness relationships in African savannas
(British Ecological Society, https://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/, 2017-05)
Productivity and herbivory often interact to shape plant community composition and species richness with levels of production mediating the impact of herbivory. However, differences in herbivore traits such as size, feeding ...
Poor performance in the advanced level geography: a case of four high schools in Hurungwe District, Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe
(Lonaka Journal of Learning and Teaching; http://journals.ub.bw/index.php/jolt, 2017-12-06)
The study investigates the causes of high failure rate in Advanced level Geography in four high schools in Hurungwe district, Zimbabwe. A multi-stage procedure was used to sample a total of 4 high schools, 100 high school ...
Fisheries governance, management and marginalisation in developing countries: Insights from Botswana
(Taylor & Francis Online, https://www.tandfonline.com, 2017-06-13)
Globally, fish is a key source of food and nutrition security for all marginalized riparian communities. This is particularly so for Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Indeed, debates about power relations on fisheries ...
Claims and counterclaims: institutional arrangements and farmers response to the delivery and adoption of innovations in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
(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 ...
Soils, people and policy: land resource management conundrum in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
(Journal of Agriculture and Environment for International Development, https://www.jaeid.it, 2017-06-26)
The multi-faceted aspects of natural resource governance underscore the complex nature of the subject. The intricacies associated with the skewed power relations between those who allocate these resources (land, in this ...