Motswana receives Wayfinder award

Goabaone Ramatlapeng
Goabaone Ramatlapeng

A Motswana geoscientist, Goabaone Jaqueline Ramatlapeng has been named among fifteen new recipients of the 2023 Wayfinder Awards announced by the National Geographic Society recently.

Wayfinder Award recipients are individuals who have proven themselves to be the next generation of influential leaders, communicators, and innovators whose critical work inspires us to learn about, care for, and protect the wonder of our world.

Their groundbreaking work covers a vast array of impact-driven projects including connecting youth to the ocean, using innovative technology to track insects across landscapes, investigating critical environmental stories, and developing equitable conservation solutions for poor communities. Ramatlapeng is geoscientist investigating the processes controlling the water chemistry of the Okavango Delta in Botswana.


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