Historical reference collection : 1976 - 2007

Another accruing and evolving collection holding published university documents (documents made publicly available) and non-official institutional records, plus 'grey literature' and ephemera relating to UB and its forerunner institutions. It includes documents harvested from UB Website. This is an artificially created collection. Some of these records may also exist in the homogenous institutional archive collections and in the BDSC

Tshekedi Khama papers : covering dates: 1889 - 1997

This collection comprises 10 linear metres of the papers of Tshekedi Khama (1905-1959), Regent of the Bangwato Tribe, and uncle of Seretse Khama. The collection also includes some papers of close family members

A proposal for: Research for a regional southern African development strategy

This is a proposal and abstract for "Research for a regional southern african development strategy" submitted by the National Institute for Research, University of Botswan

Rural road management in Botswana

This paper discusses the management of rural roads in Chobe in Botswana, which are mainly tertiary and access roads. These roads are low-volume roads and mostly gravelled. It was observed that the maintenance management of these roads was based on engineering judgement through visual inspection all over the country, without having any economic or technical analysis. Therefore, a comprehensive pavement management system for rural roads' maintenance is needed in Chobe and also in all the council areas of Botswana, which would consist of data collection, database, use of the Highway Development and Management Model to undertake efficient decision making project preparation, funding, implementation and feedback. A partial implementation of pavement management system in Chobe has been highlighted in this paper. The present analysis reveals that total demand for the road network in Chobe was 41·29 million pula, the backlog was 34·86 million pula and the first-year backlog demand was 20·63 million pula. Furthermore, the analysis found the long-term periodic maintenance strategy for the network at 6·43 million pula when there is no backlog. This huge backlog indicates that roads are not being maintained appropriately. The paper also estimates current road asset value in Chobe at 55·48 million pula. Finally, the paper recommends several solutions for the efficient preservation of road assets in Botswana

Presidential directive cab 2(b)/2013 - introduction of integrated farming in agricultural land

Government has through Presidential Directive Cab. 2 (B)/2012 dated 21st February 2013 approved the introduction of integrated farming on land allocated for agricultural use and the guidelines on implementation of integrated farming in agricultural land

Tourism

An Act to make provision for regulating the tourist industry with a view to promoting its development and well-being

National parks and game reserves regulations

National parks and game reserves regulations ..

Forest

An Act to provide for the better regulation and protection of forests and forest produce in Botswana and to provide for matters incidental theret

Sustainable development goals

Botswana has embraced sustainable development as its development approach, and is fully committed to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, its principles, goals, targets and indicators. This report provides an overview of Botswana’s progress in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) since their adoption, with a particular focus on the theme - “Eradicating Poverty and Promoting Prosperity in a Changing World”. This report has been prepared with the full participation of Government, private sector, civil society, local authorities, development partners, UN, academia and other interest groups. Data was collected through workshops, focus group discussions, key informer interviews and literature reviews. The main report will highlight the positive experience to date and the challenges encountered in the efforts made to eradicate poverty

BOTSWANA FOURTH NATIONAL REPORT TO THE CONVENTION OF BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY

EXECUTIVE SUMMARYThe handbook of the Convention on Biological Diversity including its Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety states that Biodiversity is the term given to the variety of life on Earth including plants, animals, and micro-organisms, as well as the ecosystems of which they are part. Biodiversity includes genetic differences within species, the diversity of species and the variety ecosystems. It is the result of the interaction of species including humans, with one another and with the air, water and soil around them. This combination of life forms-ecosystems, species and genetic varieties- has made Earth a uniquely habitable place and provides the goods and services that sustain our lives, such as clean air and water, food and medicine, fuel, fiber and material for construction. Our cultures are founded upon the different environments in which they have developed (CBD Handbook, 2005). In addition to its intrinsic value, biodiversity provides goods and services that underpin sustainable development in many important ways, thus contributing to poverty alleviation. The rate of biodiversity loss is increasing at an unprecedented rate, threatening the very existence of life as it is currently understood