AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoEco-Tourism Boost: Botswana is leaning harder into eco-tourism as demand for responsible travel rises, with the sector now supporting jobs and local enterprises while community-led conservation and funding (including about P72 million for Ngamiland and Makgadikgadi) help protect wildlife and habitats. Wildlife & Adventure: A guide to cycling through the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans highlights how to plan for rough terrain, dry-season weather (April–October), and safe wildlife encounters with elephants, meerkats and birds. Conservation Science Link: An Angola expedition to the Lisima plateau recorded major biodiversity across insects, plants, reptiles and amphibians, feeding river systems that eventually reach Botswana’s Okavango Delta—useful baseline data for future conservation. Regional Fisheries Governance: SADC renewed leadership for its fisheries monitoring and surveillance centre in Maputo, keeping Namibia’s Stanley Ndara as chair and focusing on tackling illegal fishing, improving vessel registers and reducing donor reliance. Health & Environment (One Health): A World Bank official stressed that protecting human and animal health depends on treating the environment as a root cause, not an afterthought—reinforcing the One Health approach. Diamonds for Development: Botswana’s Diamonds for Development Fund has appointed former AfDB president Akinwumi Adesina as chair, aiming to diversify the economy beyond mining and strengthen long-term development.
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