Goikantswemang wins BWBT conservation scholarship

Goikantswemang wins BWBT conservation scholarship
Goikantswemang wins BWBT conservation scholarship

Botswana Wild Bird Trust (BWBT) has named Tsaone Goikantswemang as the winner of their inaugural half-million Pula PhD scholarship in natural resource management offered at the University of Botswana's Okavango Research Institute (ORI).

Goikantswemang is a 34-year-old Motswana woman holding a Master of Science in Environmental Science, with experience in avifaunal surveys. 

“Winning this scholarship really means a lot to me as it will give me an opportunity to attain my dream of pursuing advanced studies in natural resource management specifically in the field of ornithology or avian ecology,” Goikantswemang, who is currently a Research Assistant in the GIS Laboratory at ORI in Maun, said. 

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