Alien plants threaten the Okavango Delta
Tuesday, March 21, 2017
Plants specialists Alison and Rodger Heath, who studied plants of Northern Botswana for the past 16 years were at Cresta President Hotel on the evening of February 16 to make a presentation to a diverse crowd of scholars, Government departmental heads, private sector companies, Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), the media and private individuals.
The presentation was aimed at alerting the attendees about the Invasive Alien Species (IAS) plants and their effect, with emphasis on the Okavango Delta.
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