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The tropical African mercury anomaly: lower than expected mercury concentrations in fish and human hair
(Elsevier, 2011-02-20)
Mercury is a neurotoxin and global pollutant, and wetlands and newly flooded areas are known to be sites of enhanced production of monomethylmercury, the form of mercury that is readily biomagnified in aquatic food chains ...
Changes on traditional livelihood activities and lifestyles caused by tourism development in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
(Elsevier, 2010-09-05)
The Community-Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) program in Botswana aims at achieving
conservation and rural development. In the Okavango Delta, some communities are involved in tourism
through CBNRM to improve ...
Constraints and potentials of the fish market in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
(Academic Journals, 2010-12-04)
The Okavango Delta is the largest multi-species and multi-gear fishery in Botswana. However, there is
lack of an understanding of the nature of fish market in the Delta. The objectives of the survey were (1)
to identify ...
Use of remotely sensed data in the analysis of soil-vegetation changes along a drying gradient peripheral to the Okavango Delta, Botswana
(Taylor & Francis; http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/01431161.asp, 2005-10-10)
This work determines the value of remotely sensed imagery in developing drying impacts which occur as a result of internal and/or external factors in the Okavango catchment. Three sites provide a preview of the consequences ...
Biomass and leaf-level gas exchange characteristics of three African savanna C4 grass species under optimum growth conditions
(Blackwell, www.blackwell.co.uk, 2009-08)
C4 savanna grass species, Digitaria eriantha, Eragrostis lehmanniana and Panicum repens, were grown under optimum growth conditions with the aim of characterizing their above- and below-ground biomass allocation and the ...
Water flow dynamics in the Okavango River Basin and Delta - a prerequisite for the ecosystems of the Delta
(Elsvier, www.elsevier.com, 2003-09-08)
As part of the EU-funded project ‘Water and Ecosystem
Resources in Regional Development––Balancing
Societal Needs and Wants and Natural Resources Systems
Sustainability in International River Basin Systems’
(WERRD) ...
HIV/AIDS, artisanal fishing and food security in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
(Elsevier www.elsevier.com/locate/pce, 2007)
Generally, rural households pursue all year round natural and non-natural resource-based livelihood systems to diversify these
options in order to cope with risks emanating from a range of shocks and stressors. Artisanal ...
Water balance and variations of nutrients and major solutes along a river transect through the Okavango Delta, Botswana
(Botswana Notes and Records; http://journals.ub.bw/index.php/bnr/, 2017-07-05)
Wetland goods and services provide a means of survival for many riparian rural communities in developing countries, particularly in the Sub-Saharan Africa. To sustain the provision of goods and services for human use, ...
Perceptions of safe water and accessibility by rural farming communities residing along the fringes of the Okavango Delta
(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 ...
Rural livelihoods and community local knowledge of risk of malaria transmission in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
(Botswana Society; http://journals.ub.bw/, 2017)
The Okavango Delta in north-western Botswana is a malaria endemic area. Most livelihood activities in this area are seasonal, usually coinciding with malaria season (November-April). The objective of this paper is to assess ...