There are 184 projects that match your search.
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Botswana
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Biodiversity
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2022
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50,000.00
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OP7 - Y1 (Jul 20-Jun 21)
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Project Number: BOT/SGP/OP7/Y1/UNDP/BD/2021/04 |
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Ngongo Oil is an almost extinct product; it remains in fables and folklore, invoking deep
foregone emotions of vitality at its mention, and a sense of a culture lost never to be
recovered. The co-operative intends to bring back this product and ( ... )
the culture around
it.
The co-operative is very much aware that this culture, let alone the Ngongo Oil it embodies,
cannot be realised without conservation of the ecosystem/landscape where the Mungongo tree
grows. Currently it is the “wild west” out there; over grazing, veld fires, indiscriminate tree
cutting, unsustainable farming methods, all that destabilise the ecosystem and
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Botswana
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CapDev
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2021
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50,000.00
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OP6 - Y5 (Jul 19-Jun 20)
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Project Number: BOT/SGP/OP6/Y5/CORE/CD/2020/30 |
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The purpose of the project is to “enhance and strengthen capacity of Bobirwa sub-district communities so as to address global environmental challenges through community led interventions and actions”. The overall objective of the project is to ( ... )
t capacity development, monitoring and mentorship of the community led projects in Bobirwa
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Botswana
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Biodiversity
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2021
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49,500.00
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OP7 - Y1 (Jul 20-Jun 21)
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Project Number: BOT/SGP/OP7/Y1/CORE/BD/2021/01 |
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As the world seeks to achieve greater peace and stability, social justice and democracy, perhaps we ought not to focus only on what is convenient, less costly and the norm, but also on what is just. This requires new thinking, innovation and the ( ... )
gness to change and transform our society. According to (M. Chase, Elephants Without Borders, 2010), Around 14,000 elephants populate the Okavango Panhandle.
The overall wildlife management goal is to “conserve and optimize wildlife populations while ensuring the maintenance of habitats and biodiversity, promoting the contribution of wildlife to national development and to the communities
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Botswana
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Biodiversity
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2021
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150,000.00
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OP6 - Y6 (Jul 20-Jun 21)
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Project Number: BOT/SGP/OP6/Y5/CORE/BD/2021/09 |
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Central to this project is the pursuit of achieving Sustainable Development Goals particularly, Goal 1: No poverty; Goal 2: Zero hunger; Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities; Goal 13: Climate action; Goal 15: Life on land and Goal 17: Partnerships for the ( ... )
To this end the project will be multifaceted to allow for the pursuit of these various goals and objectives. The project site is located in Xere the Boteti Sub District, slightly more than 200 kilometers from the mining town of Letlhakane. This is a village that has a population of just above 400 people (Cities/Towns and Villages Projections 2020, Statistics Botswana). Despite being within the
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Botswana
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Biodiversity
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2021
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49,700.00
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OP7 - Y1 (Jul 20-Jun 21)
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Project Number: BOT/SGP/OP7/Y1/CORE/BD/2021/05 |
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The project concept is to conserve biodiversity of fish in the Okavango delta panhandle through establishment of a terrestrial fish farm using earth ponds and cultivating the commercial species of importance tilapia (three spot tilapia species).
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of four (4) earth ponds measuring 10m (width) x 30m (length) x 1m (depth) giving a total of 300m2 each will be constructed and stocked at a stocking density of 5 fish/m2. Each pond will be stocked with a total of 1500 fish that would be raised until they reach a target weight of 200-300g within a production period of 12 months.
The project will use an indigenous fish species (Oreochromis
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Botswana
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International Waters
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2021
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26,990.00
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OP7 - Y1 (Jul 20-Jun 21)
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Project Number: BOT/SGP/OP7/Y1/CORE/IW/2021/07 |
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The Okavango Jakotsha Community Trust has a plan to undertake a project of restoration of blocked channels within the Western edge of NG24. The project site is approximately 13 km East of Etsha 13 village and 45km west of Jao settlement in the ( ... )
n edge part of the panhandle of the Okavango Delta, the World Heritage Site which is also a Ramsar site designated under the Ramsar Convention on Wetland. The panhandle is one of the areas with exceptionally deep channels, high vegetation variability and a diversity of ecosystems and habitats, being home to a variety of aquatic and terrestrial wildlife.
This project has been identified and
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Botswana
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CapDev
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2021
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50,000.00
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OP6 - Y5 (Jul 19-Jun 20)
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Project Number: BOT/SGP/OP6/Y5/CORE/CD/2020/27 |
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Equipment of Community Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) focused community based organizations (CBOs) operating within the
Panhandle of the Okavango Delta World Heritage Site with the necessary skills to become sustainable, accountable and ( ... )
sible entities.
* Provision of the necessary mentorship and monitoring services to CBOs running GEF/SGP funded projects within the Panhandle.
* Promote the inclusion of vulnerable groups in CBMRM project
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Botswana
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CapDev
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2020
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40,000.00
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OP6 - Y5 (Jul 19-Jun 20)
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Project Number: BOT/SGP/OP6/Y5/CORE/CD/2019/04 |
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The primary objective of this grant is to undertake Capacity Development Monitoring and mentorship of the GEF/SGP funded community led projects in the Makgadikgadi Wetland Area(MWA) Landscape. |
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Botswana
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2020
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34,667.54
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OP6 - Y5 (Jul 19-Jun 20)
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Project Number: BOT/SGP/OP6/Y5/CORE/CC/2020/03 |
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This project proposal is aimed at addressing the thematic area stated by the Global Environmental Facility (GEF)-Small Grants Programme (SGP) in efforts to address environmental issues such as Climate change and Global warming in Botswana.GEF/SGP ( ... )
mme provides a platform for Community Based Organization (CBOs), Civil Society Organization (CSOs) to address environmental challenges by funding their ideas and implementing them on the ground. Green Habitat Botswana wishes to kick start a project of producing green compost manure/fertilizers from food left over(waste) from Hotels, restaurants, homesteads and any food production company to
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Botswana
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2020
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49,950.00
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OP6 - Y5 (Jul 19-Jun 20)
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Project Number: BOT/SGP/OP6/Y5/CORE/CC/2020/25 |
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Botswana is known to be a semi-arid region; it is hot and dry most of the year with erratic, most unpredictable and regional rainfall. Global changes in climatic conditions have worsened the conditions. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ( ... )
’s (IPCC) special report published on 10 October 2018, reported that the 1.5? global warming above pre- industrial levels lead to Botswana’s average temperature increase above industrial baseline by 2.2 Celsius thus 2.8 Celsius warming experience. Projections has also shown Botswana having 10 more dry days per year and expect roughly 50 more days of heatwaves. Comprehending that the different
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Botswana
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2020
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35,000.00
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OP6 - Y5 (Jul 19-Jun 20)
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Project Number: BOT/SGP/OP6/Y5/CORE/CC/2020/01 |
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The Tsodilo Village is located 67km from Shakawe, 35km away from Nxamasere village. The village which is consisted of two tribes of Hambukushu and Ju/’hoasi (San) has been an informal (ungazetted) settlement for decades until 2013, when the ( ... )
e was formal given village status. However the Community continues to depend largely on Trust for their basic needs such as safe drinking water and income generating activities such as selling of handicrafts to tourist, tour guides around Tsodilo Hills and gate takings and camping charges. The available government services to the village include mobile health care, education at boarding school in
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Botswana
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2020
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42,882.46
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OP6 - Y5 (Jul 19-Jun 20)
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Project Number: BOT/SGP/OP6/Y5/CORE/CC/2020/11 |
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Problem
Botswana like other sub-Saharan countries have been experiencing energy shortages. Botswana portion of electricity have gone down placing pressure on local production. The price of connection to the national grid is at a flat rate charge ( ... )
000, this amount is still too high for those living in rural impoverished areas where energy is needed to sufficiently and efficiently improve their standard of living.
b. Solution
Biogas “With a cattle population of 2,220,000 in 2008 (statistics Botswana, 2012), the volume of cow dung may be enough to run a number of stand-alone power plants in hybrid arrangement farms.
This is an
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Botswana
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2020
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47,500.00
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OP6 - Y5 (Jul 19-Jun 20)
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Project Number: BOT/SGP/OP6/Y5/CORE/CC/2020/13 |
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1.1. Project Summary:
This project seeks to contribute to one focus area of the GEF/SGP Country Programme Strategy for (OP) 6 namely; climate smart innovative agro-ecology.
1.1.1 Climate smart innovative agro-ecology
About five years ago, the ( ... )
ment of Botswana invested heavily in backyard gardens as a means of reducing poverty in villages and settlements. Upon introduction of the gardens, the beneficiaries` water bills shot up leading to the abandonment of the otherwise good project.
To address the above problem and also to adapt to climate change, we intend to set up 28 New Earth Gardens for poor households, in 4 settlements
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Botswana
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2020
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50,000.00
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OP6 - Y5 (Jul 19-Jun 20)
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Project Number: BOT/SGP/OP6/Y5/CORE/CC/2020/18 |
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Through the ‘Subsistence Communities as Custodians of the Okavango Panhandle project Pabalelo Trust proposes a pilot project that would trial solutions for the difficulties, to establish a replicable and hope-giving model for government policy ( ... )
, subsistence farmers and stakeholders of conservation of this pristine and biodiverse World Heritage Site. The ecologically sound methods for food production promoted through CA (which includes organic, water wise backyard vegetable gardening) have been adopted all across Africa to counter lack of rural food security, therefore mitigation is proposed by a few infrastructural changes coupled
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Botswana
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2020
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50,000.00
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OP6 - Y5 (Jul 19-Jun 20)
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Project Number: BOT/SGP/OP6/Y5/CORE/CC/2020/08 |
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Climate change and variability exacerbate the already limited availability of water resources in Botswana. These undesirable phenomena present significant challenges to the rural communities whose livelihoods are highly reliant on agricultural ( ... )
ties such as irrigated crop production. About 70% of rural households derive their livelihoods from agriculture through subsistence farming (Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security, 2012). These communities are therefore a significant constituent of those that are most vulnerable to climate change and variability related disasters. Amongst these bigger communities are the
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Botswana
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CapDev
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2019
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10,000.00
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OP6 - Y5 (Jul 19-Jun 20)
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Project Number: BOT/SGP/OP6/Y5/CORE/CPS/2019/01 |
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This proposal is by BirdLife Botswana to help SGP undertake a preparatory process to develop its strategy for OP7. This will involve multi-stakeholder consultations, development of baseline assessment(s) of priority identified landscape(s) and ( ... )
ation of the Country Programme Strategy (CPS) for OP7 in close coordination with the SGP National Coordinator, the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) and National Steering Committee (NSC) in Botswana. The main key 3-steps in this preparatory process and the key deliverables expected are described in detail below: Step 1. OP7 Country Programme Strategy consultations and Scoping exercise; Step 2.
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Botswana
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CapDev
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2017
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5,000.00
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OP6 - Y3 (Jul17 - Jun 18)
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Project Number: BOT/SGP/OP6/Y3/CORE/CD/17/07 |
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The project intends to register a single CBO that will effectively manage Lake Xau to capacitate the communities on natural resources use, equip board of trustees with CBO governance skills and ensure the availability of an agreed legal document ( ... )
ing the use of Lake Xau resource. A reduction in resource use conflicts for the lake xau by different CBO’s through formation of an agreed governance structure in order to maximize and sustainably manage these resources for the benefit of local
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Botswana
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Biodiversity
CapDev
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2017
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5,000.00
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OP6 - Y3 (Jul17 - Jun 18)
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Project Number: BOT/SGP/OP6/Y3/CORE/BD/17/09 |
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The project aims to conserve biodiversity by empowering and involving communities in the sustainable utilization and management of natural resources in their areas through community based organisation.
The specific objectives are: 1) to register ( ... )
mmunity trust as a registered legal entity with Registrar of Deed, 2) to capacitate the communities on Community Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) concept,3) to capacitate board of trustees on governance 4) To promote the image of the trust.
To achieve the above objectives the community are mobilised through Kgotla meetings by the technical advisory committee in order to appreciate and
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Botswana
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Biodiversity
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2017
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49,952.77
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OP6 - Y3 (Jul17 - Jun 18)
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Project Number: BOT/SGP/OP6/Y3/CORE/BD/17/10 |
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The Human Wildlife Conflict prevailing in the Boteti Sub district needs urgent intervention. The focus of this proposed project shall be on the Human Elephant Conflict in particular. Participation by the affected communities in the attempt to strike ( ... )
ance of coexistence between man and elephant is indeed crucial to the success of any mitigation strategies to be pursued. Elephants not only cause harm in the form of crop and other projects’ destruction, so far two (2) human deaths due to elephant trampling have been recorded in Boteti in the first half of 2017.
The expected results for the proposed project are; an information center
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Botswana
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Biodiversity
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2017
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45,100.00
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OP6 - Y3 (Jul17 - Jun 18)
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Project Number: BOT/SGP/OP6/Y3/CORE/BD/17/12 |
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The project aims to develop a cultural centre in order to promote indigenous knowledge in human wildlife co-existence strategies and preservation of natural resources. The project is aimed at 1.To develop a cultural centre 2.To promote indigenous ( ... )
dge on human wildlife co-existence strategies and conservation of natural resources 3. Preservation of traditional culture through ecotourism. This project is expected to promote indigenous knowledge on human wildlife co-existence strategies. Through the use of questionnaires and other ways of gathering information, the elders in the community of Xere will be requested to contribute in producing
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