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The Southern African Regional Science Initiative (SAFARI 2000): wet season campaigns
(Wageningen Institute for Environment and Climate Research, http://library.wur.nl/, 2002)
The Southern African Regional Science Initiative (SAFARI 2000) involved two wet season and one dry season field campaigns. This paper reports on the wet season campaigns. The first was conducted at five sites along the ...
Deltamethrin in sediment samples of the Okavango Delta, Botswana
(South African Water Research Commission http://www.wrc.org.za, 2006)
Deltamethrin concentrations were determined in 35 sediment samples collected from three different habitats: channel, lagoon and pool sites from Xakanaxa in the Okavango Delta, NW Botswana. The samples were Soxhlet-extracted ...
Effects of global positioning system collar weight on zebra behavior and location error
(Wildlife Society http://joomla.wildlife.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=43, 2008)
Global Positioning System (GPS) collars are increasingly being used to study fine-scale patterns of animal behavior. Previous studies on GPS collars have tried to determine the causes of location error without attempting ...
The challenges of supplying water to small, scattered communities in the Lower Okavango Basin (LOB), Ngamiland, Botswana: An evaluation of government policy and performance
(Elsevier, www.elsevier.com/locate/pce, 2007)
Supplying adequate water and sanitation facilities to small, scattered rural communities and/or large, fast growing settlements in
remote areas is a challenge not easily met anywhere in the world. This article focuses on ...
More woody plants? the status of bush encroachment in Botswana's grazing areas
(ScienceDirect, www.sciencedirect.com, 2002)
the cattle-dominated grazing areas of Botswana. Bush encroachment species – for instance Acacia tortilis, A. erubescens,
A. mellifera, Dichrostachys cinerea, Grewia flava, and Terminalia sericea –are increasing in cover ...
Groundwater investigation in semi-arid developing countries, using simple GIS tools to facilitate interdisciplinary decision making under poorly mapped conditions: The Boteti area of the Kalahari region in Botswana
(Elsevier www.elsevier.com/locate/jag, 2007)
Locating additional long-term groundwater resources in semi-arid regions of developing countries with growing populations is
an expensive undertaking. Simple geographic information system (GIS) techniques can be utilised ...
Seed weight patterns of Acacia tortilis from seven seed provenances of Botswana
(John Wiley and Sons, http://www.wiley.com, 2005)
Laboratory-based seed storage systems have been developed as an alternative to in situ conservation for indigenous
woody plant species. However, interactions between
seed quality and environmental variables must be known ...
Communicating integrated water resources management: From global discourse to local practice – Chronicling an experience from the Boteti River sub-Basin, Botswana
(Elsevier, www.elsevier.com/locate/pce, 2008)
The Boteti River is an ephemeral outflow of the Okavango River. It lies in the north-western part of Botswana
where about 25,000 people reside across a number of widely scattered villages and informal settlements.
The ...
Access to water in gazetted and ungazetted rural settlements in Ngamiland, Botswana
(Elsevier, www.elsevier.com/locate/pce, 2006)
Lack of access to safe or improved water supply in developing countries is a major global concern, since water is a basic need for
sustenance. Programmes aimed at improving access to safe water have been implemented in ...
Community-based tourism ventures, benefits and challenges: Khama Rhino Sanctuary Trust, Central District, Botswana
(Elsevier, www.elsevier.com/locate/tourman, 2010)
The impact of Community-Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) is seen by many as a ‘win-win’
situation with reference to natural resources conservation and the improvement of local communities’
livelihoods. However, ...