Environmental policy and administrative management

The project involves the reclamation of degraded land in the vicinity of Nlapkhwane village in North East Botswana. The land to be rehabilitated in this project is in two pieces measuring 146m by 143m by 145m by 195m, and the second piece of land measures 344m by 309m by 212m by 285m. This land which is quite close to the village has been heavily degraded by both natural and human causes. It is characterised by very sparse vegetation cover and ever-widening gullies. The overall intention is to fence off these two pieces of land and embark on their rehabilitation through the construction of gabions and enrichment planting. Other methods of rehabilitation will be used with guidance from the Ministry of Agriculture, and the Department of Forestry and Range Resources. The project aims to use the degraded land as a biodiversity conservation educational facility for the entire Nlapkhwane community to learn from and subsequently extend to other parts of the greater Nlapkhwane community. In addition, the project will embark on related and income generating activities of bee-keeping, horticulture and domestication of guinea-fowl. These related activities will be employed to add value to the rehabilitated land and also to prepare the community for other planned conservation activities.

Botswana