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 ...

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 ...

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 has said it is tackling an "overpopulation" of elephants-- particularly in the north of the nation -- high population of the giants causing an increase in human-wildlife conflict ...

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 ...