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Assessment of diversity and composition of tree species in residential areas of Chobe District, Northern Botswana
(Agriculture and Forestry; http://www.agricultforest.ac.me/, 2022-02-21)
A vegetation survey was conducted in Chobe district to document tree species in residential areas. The survey resulted in 44 tree species, representing 44 genera and 22 families across the nine study villages. The diversity ...
Classifying soils: points of convergence in indigenous knowledge engagement with scientific epistemologies
(Taylor & Francis Online; https://www.tandfonline.com/, 2022-02-25)
While cultures are diverse in nature, there are many similarities between them. This is the case with African and Maōri cultures. Local people largely view their realities in a similar way. The question as to whether there ...
Is local knowledge peripheral? The future of Indigenous knowledge in research and development
(Sage; https://journals.sagepub.com/, 2022-04-11)
The concepts of the core, semi-periphery, and periphery emanated from a mix of dependency and postmodernist thoughts, which rejected the notion of a Third World from which local knowledge emanates and develops. That local ...
Influence of household demographic and socio-economic factors on water demand in Ngamiland District, Botswana
(Taylor & Francis Online; https://www.tandfonline.com, 2022-03-11)
Water is one of the most important natural resources without which humans cannot survive. Although efforts have been geared toward ensuring an adequate water supply, potable water shortages continue to persist. This paper, ...
Phenology is the dominant control of methane emissions in a tropical non-forested wetland
(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 ...
Factors influencing the implementation of poverty eradication programs in selected communities of ngamiland west, Botswana
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2022)
Poverty eradication program targeted poor and vulnerable members of any society to attain a self-sufficient, dignified livelihood. The focus of the study was to analyse factors influencing implementation of the poverty ...