Okavango�s Heritage status goes to the vote

Botswana is having sleepless nights awaiting the vote on whether the Okavango Delta will be declared a World Heritage Site
Botswana is having sleepless nights awaiting the vote on whether the Okavango Delta will be declared a World Heritage Site

UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee will next month decide whether Botswana’s submission of the Okavango Delta to be listed as a World Heritage Site is successful or not.

If successful, the Delta will be Botswana’s second such Site after the Tsodilo Hills and will access statutory global funding for preservation as well as the attention and funds of both the national and the international community.

The Committee, which meets once a year, comprises 21 countries that include Algeria, Finland, Germany, India, Jamaica, Portugal, Turkey and Vietnam. The Committee will meet from June 15 to 25 in Doha, before announcing its decision.

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