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"The go-between of liaisons”: the social dynamics of mobile-phone text messaging and implications for intimate partner based violence in Botswana
(Botswana Notes and Records; journals.ub.bw/index.php/bnr, 2017-07-05)
Access to mobile telecommunication networks has become a necessity rather than a luxury for millions of people worldwide. In contemporary Botswana the mobile phone technology growth rate has been phenomenal with subscriptions ...
Tourism in Botswana in the last 50 Years: a review
(Botswana Notes and Records; http://journals.ub.bw/index.php/bnr/, 2017-07-05)
Using the concepts of ecotourism and sustainable tourism, this paper reviews tourism development in Botswana since the country’s independence in 1966. Findings from this review indicate that the tourism industry has ...
Inappropriate Use of agrochemicals poses potential threats to Botswana vultures: a call for research and legal instruments
(Botswana Notes and Records;http://journals.ub.bw/index.php/bnr/, 2017-07-05)
Agrochemicals are widely used across the world to serve different purposes. However, inappropriate use of agrochemicals affects wildlife particularly non-target species such as vultures. In this paper, we discuss the ...
Socio-economic factors influencing household forest dependency in Chobe enclave, Botswana
(Springer Link, https://link.springer.com/, 2017-11-13)
Introduction:
Human dependence on forests is a multifaceted phenomenon. The degree of reliance on forests varies geographically, overtime and across communities. These dynamics underpin the importance of understanding the ...
Heat wave characteristics in the context of climate change over past 50 years in Botswana
(Botswana Notes and Records; journals.ub.bw/index.php/bnr/, 2017-07-05)
Heat waves have impacts on human health, society and the economy. This study seeks to improve the understanding of their characteristics in Botswana. For their identification, a heat wave is defined as a period when daily ...
Ecotourism in Botswana: 30 years later
(Tailor and Francis Online; https://www.tandfonline.com, 2015-08-10)
Thirty years ago, conservationists, host communities, academics, and tourism practitioners perceived ecotourism as a panacea to conservation and poverty problems in tourism destination areas, especially in developing ...
Institutions and water governance in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
(Taylor & Francis Online, https://www.tandfonline.com, 2018-11-10)
The goals of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) can be achieved by embracing the principles of distributive governance, which places both customary and statutory water institutions on the same pedestal in the ...
A review of customary and statutory water management institutions in Botswana and Zimbabwe
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2019-05-13)
The role of institutions (indigenous or modern) in the management of water resources cannot
be overemphasised. This paper is a review of literature on customary and statutory water
resource management institutions in ...
Potential ecological factors contributing to springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis) population declines in the southern Kalahari, Botswana
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2019-06)
The springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis) population in the southern Kalahari, Botswana has
declined precipitously in recent years, but the primary causes of this decline are not known.
Springbok play an important role ...
Dynamics of the seasonal floodplain fishery of the Okavango Delta, Botswana
(University of Bergen, www.uib.no, 2019-08-28)
Inland fisheries provide vital proteins, jobs and income, for some of the most marginalized communities of the world. The role of inland fisheries in household food security is particularly important in Africa, where most ...