said in a statement on Monday it had unanimously elected Botswana to host the secretariat, which is expected to become operational by 2024. Sign up here. The body defines conflict diamonds as gems ...

This field trip is the high point of one nonprofit's multi-pronged effort to shift the dynamics of a delicate conflict: Botswana is home to one the world's last thriving populations of wild elephants.

a trade regime that certifies rough diamond exports to eliminate trade in conflict gems, also moved to the African nation. De Beers, which has a long-standing sales agreement with Botswana ...

Botswana's eastern Okavango panhandle has as many elephants as it does people, leading to conflict where they both live in close quarters. Can a solution as simple as a bus help? Four years ago ...

Botswana is home to roughly one-third of the ... Overpopulation of elephants increases conflict with local human populations, as the animals can destroy crops and even been trample and kill ...

Botswana’s government is undertaking a review of how much compensation victims of human-wildlife conflict are paid after repeated complaints the amounts are too low. The Government does not ...

Elephants and people are increasingly coming into conflict in Botswana.(Foreign Correspondent: Marty Smiley) An elephant attacks a tourist vehicle.(Supplied) It's not hard to see why. As Leon ...

In Botswana’s Okavango Delta ... An initiative to mitigate conflict between Eretsha cattle farmers and lions will ripple into financial benefits for the local community through a mobile ...

The press release clarified the reasons for resuming hunting in Botswana. “The decision… was driven by increased human-elephant conflicts causing loss of life and negative impacts on community ...

To better understand how lions navigate these high-conflict zones, Assistant Professor of Biology and Africana Eric G. LeFlore and his team tracked and monitored lions in Botswana’s eastern Panhandle ...