Botswana to host international talks on wetlands

This year, things will be different as there will also be a conference that will bring national and international stakeholders together for a five-day conference from February 1-5 in Maun to discuss and share experiences on issues relating to wetlands management.  Key issues will be governance of wetlands, public participation, research, and planning and trans-boundary management of these areas. 

Joseph Mbaiwa, senior researcher in tourism, said that University of Botswana (UB) is organising this conference where professors, doctors and scientists from around the world will discuss the future of wetlands in Botswana.  "So far there are 210 delegates who have confirmed that they are coming, and they are from countries like Iraq, Australia, Brazil and Unites States of America, to name but a few."