Renewables readiness assessment: Botswana
Botswana has considerable unexploited renewable energy potential, especially as solar, wind and bioenergy and aims to use these renewables to achieve economic energy security and independence. Botswana
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Botswana: 5.0-magnitude aftershock rattles region hit by quake
An aftershock earthquake that measured 5.0 magnitude on the Richter scale hit Botswana shortly before 3 a.m. Wednesday morning, according to the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). The
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Strong 6.5-magnitude quake strikes Botswana
Gaborone - A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5 struck the southern African nation of Botswana on Monday, US seismologists said, with the tremor felt in several neighbouring countries. The epicentre
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Botswana: CBM power plant making headways
Tlou Energy has partnered with IPC, a British power development company to tender for and develop a coal bed methane (CBM) power plant of up to 100MW at its Lesedi CBM Project in Botswana. In January,
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Mahamat urged to place protection of elephants on AUC agenda, cut ivory trade
The new African Union Commission chairperson has been urged to place the African elephant crisis on the AU’s agenda. Chad, one of the Elephant Protection Initiative founder, ascended to the helm of
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Botswana mining industry adopts new model for sustainability practices
The mines in Botswana will be the first in Africa to adopt a Canadian model of sustainability that requires members to continuously assess their mining practices and report them to the community. The
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Eight African countries honoured for effective fight against malaria
Ethiopia, Swaziland, Uganda, Botswana, Cabo Verde, Comoros, DRC and Chad have been honoured for their significant progress in the fight against malaria. The eight countries were awarded on Monday by
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Testing the accuracy of aerial surveys for large mammals: An experiment with African Savanna Elephants (Loxodonta africana)
<p>Accurate counts of animals are critical for prioritizing conservation efforts. Past research, however, suggests that observers on aerial surveys may fail to detect all individuals of the target species
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Botswana breaks ranks with neighbors on ivory trade ahead of U.N. meeting
Botswana, home to the world's largest elephant population, will break ranks with its southern African neighbors and not support bids at an upcoming U.N. conference to allow sales of ivory, its president
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Botswana: Chobe Forest Reserves Assessment Starts
Kasane — The Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) for Chobe forest reserves management plans will initiate the assessment process and consider the inception report. Speaking at the launch on Tuesday,
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Six African nations could be malaria-free by 2020: WHO
Six countries in Africa, the continent where malaria is most widespread, could be free of the disease by 2020, according to a WHO report published Monday to mark World Malaria Day. One of the goals