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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 ...
The Success and Sustainability of Community-Based Natural Resource Management in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
(Society of South African Geographers; http://www.journals.co.za/ej/ejour_sageo.html, 2004)
This paper assesses the success and sustainability of Community-Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) in the Okavango Delta. It does so by asking the following questions: a) to what extent has CBNRM contributed to ...
Characterization of arsenic occurrence in the water and sediments of the Okavango Delta, NW Botswana
(Elsevier Science B.V. Amsterdam; http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/768/description#description, 2006)
Detailed chemical analyses were performed on surface water, groundwater and sediment samples collected from the
Okavango Delta between February and November 2003 in order to examine the distribution and geochemistry ...
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 ...
Effects of annual flooding on dissolved organic carbon dynamics within a pristine wetland, the Okavango Delta, Botswana
(The Society of Wetland Scientists, 2005)
In the Okavango Delta in Botswana, dissolved organic matter (DOM) transport is controlled by
the slow movement of an annual flood ‘pulse’ across permanently and seasonally flooded wetlands, known
respectively as the ...
A laboratory assessment of the potential molluscicidal potency of Jatropha curcas aqueous extracts
(Taylor & Francis, 2008-05-05)
Preliminary laboratory studies were conducted to determine the molluscicidal potency of Jatropha curcas, the physic nut. Biomphalaria glabrata and Bulinus globosus snails were exposed to varying concentrations of aqueous ...
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 ...
Habitat utilization by impala (Aepyceros melampus) in the Okavango Delta
(Botswana Society, 2005)
This paper presents preliminary results from a long-term study on the ecology of large
herbivores in the Okavango Delta. The paper evaluates habitat selection and utilization by
impala (Aepyceros melampus) at the various ...
Community based natural resource management and social sustainability in Ngamiland, Botswana
(Botswana Society, http://www.botsoc.org.bw, 2005)
This paper examines the impact of Community-Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) in Ngamiland over the past ten years. It shows that CBNRM has made some strides in strengthening and creating new organisations/ ...
Prospects of basket production in promoting sustainable rural livelihoods in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
(John Wiley and Sons, http://www.wiley.com, 2004)
This paper uses the concept of sustainable rural livelihoods and income diversification to assess the role that basket making as a cultural tourism activity can play in improving rural livelihoods in the Okavango Delta, ...