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Botswana committed to environment protection

President Masisi said the country continued to ensure the safeguarding of the environment PIC: BW PRESIDENCY
President Masisi said the country continued to ensure the safeguarding of the environment PIC: BW PRESIDENCY

NAIROBI: Botswana continues to pursue policies that ensure the conservation of the environment due to the government's commitment to sustainable development, President Mokgweetsi Masisi has said.

Addressing the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) 50th-anniversary commemorations in Nairobi, Kenya on Thursday, President Masisi said the country continued to ensure the safeguarding of the environment through various policies and interventions.

He said the country had made significant achievements in environmental management and managed to update and enact new legislative and policy instruments to address evolving environmental challenges.

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