Research articles (ORI): Recent submissions
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The effects of tourism development on rural livelihoods in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
(Routledge (Taylor & Francis) www.routledge.com, 2010-01-19)The Community-Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) program in Botswana aims to achieve biodiversity conservation and rural development in rich biodiversity areas like the Okavango Delta. CBNRM assumes that if rural ... -
Early maps of Ngamiland and the Okavango delta
(Botswana Society, http://www.botsoc.org.bw, 2005)During the years 1849 to 1900 the first maps of (portions of) the Okavango Delta region in Ngamiland were produced by missionaries, explorers, travellers and adventurers. Considerable progress was made from the first ... -
Aspects of seasonal dynamics of flooding in the Okavango delta
(Botswana Society, 2005)Seasonal changes in inundation area and peak flood occurrence in the Okavango Delta are analysed using a multiple regression technique. The multiple regression models developed constitute useful and simple tools for ... -
HIV/AIDS, intra-family resources capacity and home care in Maun, Botswana
(Botswana Society, 2005)Home care involves the transfer of a patient’s medical supervision from a formal institution to a family setting in the context of a community. The aim of this paper is to assess the resource capacity of families to provide ... -
HIV/AIDS, home care and human waste disposal in Botswana
(Botswana Society, 2005)Batswana have been hard-hit by the HIV/AIDS pandemic. The Botswana government has initiated the Community Home-Based Care programme to provide material support for HIV/AIDS patients cared for at home by family members ... -
Spatial and seasonal variation of major cation and selected trace metal ion concentration in the Okavango-Maunachira-Khwai channels of the Okavango delta
(Botswana Society, 2005)The concentration of the metal ions Na, K, Ca, Mg, Zn, Cu, Mn, Co, Fe, Cr, Ni, and Pb were determined in water samples of the Okavango Delta’s panhandle - Maunachira-Khwai water system during periods of high (June 2004) ... -
Islands in the Okavango delta as sinks of water-borne nutrients
(Botswana Society, 2005)Groundwater under islands in the Okavango Delta is a known sink of inorganic dissolved minerals, preventing salinisation of this virtually enclosed evaporation-dominated hydrological system. The Okavango Delta is an ... -
The impact of extreme flooding of the okavango river on the livelihood of the molapo farming community of Tubu village, Ngamiland Sub-district, Botswana
(Botswana Society, 2005)This paper presents the results of a study carried out on the impact of the recent (2004) severe flooding of the Okavango River on the livelihood of the molapo (flood recession) farming community of Tubu village in Ngamiland ... -
Forecasting the spatial extent of the annual flood in the Okavango delta, Botswana
(Elservier, www.elsevier.com, 2004)The pristine Okavango Delta wetland of northern Botswana is potentially under threat due to water abstraction from its tributaries. We have developed a statistical model which makes it possible to predict the extent of ... -
Seed weight patterns of Acacia tortilis from seven seed provenances of Botswana
(John Wiley and Sons, http://www.wiley.com, 2005)Laboratory-based seed storage systems have been developed as an alternative to in situ conservation for indigenous woody plant species. However, interactions between seed quality and environmental variables must be known ... -
Community attitudes and perceptions towards urban ecological issues in Maun and Gaborone, Botswana
(Botswana Society, 2005)This paper is derived from a broader study that examined community attitudes and perceptions towards ecological issues in Maun and Gaborone to determine how these could be harnessed towards ecologically sustainable urban ... -
The economic contribution of safari hunting to rural livelihoods in the Okavango: The case of Sankuyo village
(Botswana Society, 2005)This study aimed at assessing the economic contribution of safari hunting to rural livelihoods in the Okavango Delta in Botswana, using Sankuyo village as a case study. This study was carried out between June and July ... -
Calcrete mapping and palaeo-envoronments in the Qangwa area, Northwest Botswana
(Botswana Society, 2005)Calcrete deposits of the Qangwa area, northwestern Botswana are evaluated on the basis of satellite imagery and sedimentological analysis. Enhanced Thematic Mapper imagery interpretation combined with field evidence has ... -
Soil carbon inventories and δ13C along a moisture gradient in Botswana
(John Wiley and Sons, www.wiley.com, 2004)We present a study of soil organic carbon (SOC) inventories and δ13C values for 625 soil cores collected from well-drained, coarse-textured soils in eight areas along a 1000 km moisture gradient from Southern Botswana, ... -
Using population parameters to separate fish stocks in the Okavango delta fishery: A preliminary assessment
(Botswana Society, 2005)Populations of three cichlid species from the upper and lower Okavango Delta were compared in terms of biological population parameters, in order to investigate whether the fish species of the Delta consist of one continuous, ... -
Prliminary assessment of the feeding ecology of silver catfish (Schilbe intermedius, Ruppel, 1832) in a seasonal floodplain of the Okavango delta
(Botswana Society, 2005)This study investigates the feeding ecology of Schilbe intermedius across its entire life history. Data were collected using experimental fishing nets in two habitats in a seasonal floodplain. The results showed that S. ... -
The dynamics of tourist visitation to national parks and game reserves in Botswana
(Botswana Society, 2005)Despite the existence of a model of the life cycle of tourist destinations (Butler, 1980, adapted by Prossor, 1994), non-beach tourist destinations are seldom subjected to an appraisal of their evolution and an assessment ... -
Household willingness to pay for reliability of water supply and quality in chobe suburb of Maun: An application of the contingent valuation method
(Botswana Society, 2005)Water supply in Maun is unreliable and unpredictable, and most households experience water shortage all year round. Coping strategies for households include water storage in tanks. Water quality is also poor due to its ... -
Seasonal variation in energy influxes and carbon dioxide exchange for a broad-leaved semi-arid savanna (Mopane woodland) in Southern Africa
(Blackwell publishing, www.blackwellpublishing.com, 2004)We studied the seasonal variation in carbon dioxide, water vapour and energy fluxes in a broad-leafed semi-arid savanna in Southern Africa using the eddy covariance technique. The open woodland studied consisted of an ... -
Preliminary land-use and land-cover mapping in the upper Okavango basin and implications for the Okavango delta
(Botswana Society, 2005)Image processing in the upper Okavango catchment resulted in ten generalised classes which may be used as base line data for monitoring future overall land-use/cover change assessments over the entire upper catchment. ...