Botswana committed to environment protection
Friday, March 04, 2022 | 920 Views |
President Masisi said the country continued to ensure the safeguarding of the environment PIC: BW PRESIDENCY
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.
The rise in defilement and missing persons cases, particularly over the recent festive period, points not merely to a failure of policing, but to a profound and widespread societal crisis. Whilst the Police chief’s plea is rightly directed at parents, the root of this emergency runs deeper, demanding a collective response from every corner of our community. Marathe’s observations paint a picture of neglect with children left alone for...