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Report: 2022 Okavango Delta Crossing Reveals A Healthy …
WEBJul 13, 2023 · One of the ways that mission comes to life is through the annual crossing of the Okavango Delta - which is a checkup on the Delta’s health and heartbeat. During the annual transect, the NGOWP team crosses the Delta using mekoro, collecting scientific data and observations along the way.
Oil drilling upstream of Okavango Delta moves closer to reality
WEBJan 28, 2021 · Walvis Bay, Namibia — The search for oil and gas in the watershed of the world-famous, wildlife-rich Okavango Delta moved one step closer to reality when a multimillion-dollar drilling rig from...
In Africa’s Okavango, oil drilling disrupts locals, nature - AP News
WEBApr 13, 2023 · In Africa’s Okavango delta, drilling for oil exploration, as well as human-caused climate change, has altered the landscape that so many people and wildlife species rely on. Nearby Chobe National Park has seen a decline in river quality partly due to its burgeoning tourism industry, a study found.
ReconAfrica ripped through the Okavango watershed to find oil.
WEBMar 28, 2023 · Canadian driller ReconAfrica, facing lawsuits and investigations, has left angry communities and fractured landscapes in the wildlife-rich Okavango Delta watershed. Lechwe are some of the many...
An Expedition in the Okavango Delta Showcases Botswana's …
WEBApr 1, 2024 · This emerald oasis provides a critical habitat for Africa's largest elephant population and endangered wild dogs, lions, cheetahs, rare aquatic-adapted antelopes, and some 500 species of birds ...
Namibian oil and risk to the Okavango Delta: Fears over ... - Sky News
WEBThe possibility of oil drilling and what it would do to the region has filled many local people living and working in and around the Kavango Basin and Okavango Delta with utter horror.
Explorers Journey Into Africa's Okavango Delta - National …
WEBApril 22, 2018. • 20 min read. In northwestern Botswana, the arid ground of the Kalahari Desert gives way beneath the thousand green fingers—an unfurling hand of permanent marshes and seasonal...
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An Uncertain Future for the Okavango - BirdLife International
WEBMay 4, 2023 · Increasingly damaging developments across Africa are threatening the continent’s rich biodiversity. By Lewis Kihumba. Lying in Southern Africa, the Okavango Delta is the continent’s largest inland delta, covering an area of over two million hectares that straddles three countries –Botswana, Namibia, and Angola.