Okavango Delta communities fear impending relocations

Government is currently implementing the creation of an eco-tourism park, which was recommended in the Okavango Delta Management Plan (ODMP) of 2008. 

The ODMP recommended the extension of wilderness areas in the outskirts of Maun closer to the village to bring wildlife from the Okavango Delta closer to Maun. It is argued this would diversify the tourism market in Maun. To achieve this, the buffalo fence, a veterinary fence that separates Maun from the Okavango Delta, would be realigned closer to Maun.