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  • Live by the gun, die by the gun: Botswana’s ‘shoot-to-kill’ policy as an anti-poaching strategy 

    Mogomotsi, Goemeone E.J.; Madigele, Patricia Kefilwe (African Journal Online, https://www.ajol.info, 2017)
    Rhino and elephant poaching affects various Southern African countries. Despite recent reductions in rhino poaching in Namibia and South Africa, it remains a concern. In response, the government of Botswana has implemented ...
  • Livestock predation, household adaptation and compensation policy: a case study of Shorobe village in the northern Botswana 

    Kgathi, Donald L.; Mmopelwa, Gagoitseope; Mashabe, Baitshephi; Mosepele, Ketlhatlogile (Taylor & Francis, http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/ragr20, 2012-06-28)
    Human-wildlife conflict is a worldwide phenomenon. Through a household survey supplemented by informal interviews, this study attempts to understand the dynamics of livestock predation by carnivores at village level in ...
  • Local residents’ pride, tourists’ playground: the misrepresentation and exclusion of local residents in tourism 

    Stone, Lesego Senyana; Nyaupane, Gyan P. (Taylor & Francis (Routlegde), https://www.tandfonline.com, 2019-05-11)
    In most studies, Africans and other local residents in the Global South are often considered merely as hosts, and as a result, they are often misrepresented in shaping tourism in their own countries. Using Botswana as an ...
  • Looking for progenitors: a molecular approach to finding the origins of an invasive weed 

    Bond, J.M.; Veenedaal, E.M.; Hornby, D.D.; Gray, A.J. (Kluwer Academic Publishers, http://www.springerlink.com, 2002-11-28)
    One of the major problems in determining the origin of invasive species is that often their arrival is unnoticed. Only when population levels increase is their presence noticed but by this time determining the point of ...
  • Macrophyte species distribution, indices of biotic integrity, and sampling intensity in isolated Florida marshes 

    Murray-Hudson, M.; Lane, C.R.; North, S.; Brown, M.T. (Springer Link, https://link.springer.com, 2012)
    This study examined the distribution of wetland plants used in macrophyte-based index of biotic integrity (IBI) metrics to determine the effectiveness of zone sampling in assessing wetland condition. Using sampling data ...
  • Mechanisms for biosorption of chromium(III), copper(II) and mercury(II) using water extracts of Moringa oliefera seed powder 

    Sajidu, S.M.I.; Persson, I.; Masamba, W.R.L.; Henry, E.M.T. (Academic Journals, http://www.academicjournals.org/AJB, 2008)
    In continuation of our work on heavy metal remediation using Moringa seed powder, this study examines the mechanisms of metal sorption on water extracts of Moringa oleifera (MO) seed powder using extended X-ray absorption ...
  • Methane flux measurements along a floodplain soil moisture gradient in the Okavango Delta, Botswana 

    Gondwe, M.J.; Hefter, C.; Murray-Hudson, M.; Levy, P.E.; Mosimanyana, E.; Makati, A.; Mfundisi, K.B.; Skiba, U.M. (The Royal Society, https://royalsociety.org/, 2021-09-21)
    Data-poor tropical wetlands constitute an important source of atmospheric CH4 in the world. We studied CH4 fluxes using closed chambers along a soil moisture gradient in a tropical seasonal swamp in the Okavango Delta, ...
  • Microplastic accumulation in endorheic river basins – the example of the Okavango Panhandle (Botswana) 

    Kelleher, Liam; Schneidewind, Uwe; Krause, Stefan; Haverson, Lee; Allen, Steve; Allen, Deonie; Kukkola, Anna; Murray-Hudson, Mike; Maselli, Vittorio; Franchi, Fulvio (Elsevier, https://www.elsevier.com, 2023-05-20)
    The Okavango Panhandle is the main influent watercourse of the Okavango Delta, an inland sink of the entire sediment load of the Cubango-Okavango River Basin (CORB). The sources of pollution in the CORB, and other endorheic ...
  • Minerals that host metals at Dorowa Rock Phosphate Mine, Zimbabwe 

    Meck, M.; Atlhopheng, J.; Masamba, W.; Ringrose, S.; Diskin, S. (Bentham Open, 2010)
    This study set out to establish the major minerals at Dorowa and determine which of those are likely to host metals that may leach into surface and groundwater. This study comes after a preliminary assessment of the water ...
  • More woody plants? the status of bush encroachment in Botswana's grazing areas 

    Moleele, N.M.; Ringrose, S.; Matheson, W.; Vanderpost, C. (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 ...
  • Nutrient limitations on aboveground grass production in four savanna types along the Kalahari Transect 

    O'Halloran, L.; Shugart, H.; Wang, L.; Caylor, K.; Ringrose, S.; Kgope, B. (Elsevier, 2010-02-19)
    The Kalahari Transect (KT) is an International Geosphere–Biosphere Programme mega-transect designed to examine hydrological and ecological patterns and processes throughout the savannas of southern Africa. The KT traverses ...
  • Okavango Delta – A Kalahari oasis under environmental threats 

    Darkoh, Michael B.K.; Mbaiwa, Joseph E. (Omics International, https://www.omicsonline.org, 2014-10-15)
    Wetlands all over the world are continuously faced with enormous environmental threats. The Okavango, a Kalahari hotspot, is not an exception. This research article provides a description of the environmental threats facing ...
  • The Okavango: whose Delta is it? 

    Magole, L.; Magole, L.I. (Elsevier, 2009-07-15)
    The Okavango Delta is amongst the largest Ramsar sites (http://www.ramsar.org/sitelist.pdf) in the world and an important wetland for community livelihoods, conservation and tourism in Botswana. Over the years, the utilization ...
  • The Okavango: whose Delta is it? 

    Magole, L.; Magole, L.I. (Elsevier www.elsevier.com/locate/pce, 2009)
    The Okavango Delta is amongst the largest Ramsar sites (http://www.ramsar.org/sitelist.pdf) in the world and an important wetland for community livelihoods, conservation and tourism in Botswana. Over the years, the ...
  • The Okavango; a river supporting its people, environment and economic development 

    Kgathi, D.L.; Kniveton, D.; Ringrose, S.; Turton, A.R.; Vanderpost, C.; Lundqvist, J.; Seely, M. (Elsevier; www.elsevier.com/locate/jhydrol, 2006)
    The Okavango basin comprises the Cuito and Cubango active catchment areas in Angola, in addition to the Kavango's Okavango non-active catchment in northern Namibia and Botswana. The Okavango River water and its ecosystem ...
  • Origin and palaeo-environments of calcareous sediments' in the Moshaweng dry valley, Southeast Botswana 

    Ringrose, S.; Kampunzu, A.B.; Vink, B.W.; Matheson, W.; Downey, W.S. (John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/117935722/grouphome/home.html, 2002)
    Quaternary sedimentation in the Moshaweng dry valley of southeastern Botswana is evaluated on the basis of geomorphological evolution and sedimentological analyses. Stratigraphic evidence reveals an 'upper surface (1095 ...
  • Pathways of human sprawl in wilderness buffer zones 

    Vanderpost, C. (Springer, http://www.springer.com, 2006)
    Intensification of human sprawl in buffer zones of globally important African wilderness areas is of worldwide concern. The paper identifies two major conflicting (yet potentially reconcilable) pathways of rural sprawl in ...
  • Pathways of Human Sprawl in Wilderness Buffer Zones 

    Vanderpost, C. (Population Environment; Springer Netherlands; http://www.springerlink.com/content/0t141ml76q32717m/, 2006-01)
    Intensification of human sprawl in buffer zones of globally important African wilderness areas is of worldwide concern. The paper identifies two major conflicting (yet potentially reconcilable) pathways of rural sprawl in ...
  • Perceptions of safe water and accessibility by rural farming communities residing along the fringes of the Okavango Delta 

    Ramolefhe, Galase Tshepiso; Ngwenya, Barbara Ntombi; Ama, Njoku Ola; Nnyepi, Maria S.; Chimbari, Moses John (Botswana Notes and Records;http://journals.ub.bw/index.php/bnr/, 2017-07-05)
    Globally, access to safe water for domestic use is a key social development indicator promoting health and enhancing national development. About 1 in 10 people are without access to safe water with Sub Saharan Africa facing ...
  • Phenology is the dominant control of methane emissions in a tropical non-forested wetland 

    Hefter, Carol; Gondwe, Mangaliso; Murray-Hudson, Michael; Makati, Anastacia; Lunt, Mark F.; Palmer, Paul, I.; Skiba, Ute (Springer Nature, https://www.springernature.com, 2022-01-10)
    Tropical wetlands are a significant source of atmospheric methane (CH4), but their importance to the global CH4 budget is uncertain due to a paucity of direct observations. Net wetland emissions result from complex ...