Botswana Wildlife
Botswana
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES: Botswana strictly enforces its laws controlling the trade in animal products. The hunting of lions is explicitly prohibited and leopards and elephants are covered under a strict quota regime. Botswana's Wildlife Conservation and National Parks Act makes it illegal to posses or remove from Botswana, without a government permit, any living or dead animal, or trophy made from an animal. A trophy is any horn, ivory, tooth, tusk, bone, claw, hoof, hide, skin, hair, feather, egg, or other durable portion of an animal, whether the item has been processed or not. Curio shops and vendors throughout the country sell items such as animal skins, plain and decorated ostrich eggs and eggshells, and carved bones or teeth of animals protected by this law. All of th ... [Read More]
SPECIAL SCREENING OF “SILENT SPRING” - "Gaborone Botswana"
Silent Spring is a one-hour environmental documentary. It is the story of Rachel Carson, a consulting biologist for the U.S. Federal Fish and Wildlife Department, who was viciously attacked after her 1963 best-seller, SILENT SPRING, exposed unregulated use of pesticides and herbicides, especially DDT, in "agricultural control" farming. Carson's methods were problematic, but her vision of the environment as an interrelated system sparked a revolution in USG environmental policy and ushered in a new ecological consciousness. This documentary is the story of how one person made a huge difference in the way an entire society thinks about its environment. ... [Read More]
Botswana
In 2002, the Government required the San to relocate from the CKGR to one of three designated settlements outside of the reserve (see Sections 1.f. and 5). Visitors to the Reserve, including relocated former residents, had to register with Department of Wildlife officials to obtain a permit to enter the CKGR. Estimates of the San population within the Reserve varied between 50 and 200 as members of the community moved in and out of the CKGR during the year. ... The Constitution prohibits such actions, and the Government generally respected these prohibitions in practice; however, in 2002, the Government forcibly resettled the San out of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR). Government officials maintained that the resettlement program was voluntary and necessary to reduce the cost of providing public services and to minimize human impact on wildlife. The Government made no effort to relocate the few San who returned to the CKGR. At year's end, ethnic San remained in resettlement sites after the Government forced them to abandon their ancestral communities within the CKGR in 2002 (see Section 5). ... [Read More]
Botswana (07/05)
Environment, Wildlife and Tourism--Onkokame Kitso Mokaila ... [Read More]
Botswana
The Prisons Act grants relatives, lawyers, magistrates, and church organizations the right to visit prisoners for "rehabilitative purposes;" however, the Commissioner of Prisons has the authority to decide whether domestic and international human rights organizations may visit. Independent monitoring of prison conditions by human rights groups, the media, or the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) generally was allowed if these organizations sought permission from the Commissioner of Prisons; however, sometimes permission was denied. The BCHR was denied access to visit Lehlohonolo Bernard Kobedi, a Lesotho national sentenced to death for the murder of a police officer, following the organization's criticism of the executions of four convicted murderers (see Section 1.a.). The ICRC visited some prisons in September. d. Arbitrary Arrest, Detention, or Exile The Constitution prohibits arbitrary arrest and ... [Read More]
ILEA Gaborone
ILEA Gaborone. Student Training Room, Translation Cubicles. ILEA Gaborone Typical Schedule Core Courses LEED VI Botswana Zambia Namibia LEED VII Kenya Tanza ... [Read More]
US Department Of State Post Report
A small yacht club is located at the Gaborone Dam, where sailing and windsurfing are available. Bilharzias and crocodiles make the reservoir unsafe for swimming, however. Horseback riding and instruction are available at stables located outside of town and at very reasonable prices. The Kalahari Hash House Harriers meet every week and serious marathoners can compete in a full season of events. For those who prefer spectator sports, soccer games are held regularly at the National Stadium and on other fields. Touring and Outdoor ActivitiesLast Updated: 12/2/2003 9:47 AM Photographers, hunters, birdwatchers, and fishing enthusiasts will enjoy Botswanas rich game and wildlife areas. Much of the country is set aside for national parks and game reserves, such as Chobe National Park, Mor ... [Read More]
Department of State Washington File: Text: U.S. Will Seek Continued Protection for Whales, Elephants
Work done through the Multinational Species Conservation Fund is complemented by the Service's Wildlife Without Borders Programs. While the Multinational Species Conservation Fund focuses on particular species, Wildlife Without Borders addresses broader needs that must be met for overall success in wildlife conservation. The goal of the Wildlife Without Borders Program is to develop locally adapted wildlife management and conservation programs to maintain global species diversity. Efforts include in-country rapacity building, bolstering management of natural areas, educating communities on endangered and migratory species conservation, and developing public pride in wildlife. Wildlife Without Borders initiatives are underway in five geographic regions: Latin America and the Caribbean, Mexico, India, Russia and China. ... [Read More]
Hub Responsibilities and Contact Information
Location/Responsible Bureau/Countries Assigned/Major Issues I. Anatolian Hub Ankara, Turkey Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, Turkey, Ukraine; Bulgaria (Black Sea issues only; other issues handled by REO Budapest); Kazakhstan (Caspian oil and gas pipelines only; other issues handled by REO Tashkent); Romania (Black Sea issues only; other issues handled by REO Budapest); Russian Federation (Black Sea and at-sea Caspian pipelines only; other issues handled by EST Office, AmEmbassy Moscow); Turk ... [Read More]
Africa Forest Law Enforcement and Governance (AFLEG) Ministerial Conference, October 13-16, 2003
Wildlife resourcesTake immediate action to monitor bushmeat and wildlife trade across borders, including support for independent monitors; Develop a baseline of data on the sustainability of harvest and extent and nature of illegal bushmeat and other wildlife trade; Establish and strengthen regulations to manage bushmeat and other wildlife trade in forest industry concessions and cross borders; Mobilize support from government, non-government and multi-lateral agencies to monitor, exchange information and sustainably manage wildlife resources, including the development of alternative protein sources and control illegal hunting and bushmeat trade in Africa. ... [Read More]
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