by ACF | Nov 15, 2019 | Habitat News, Wetlands
The Okavango Delta in northern Botswana is a mosaic of water paths, floodplains and arid islands. The delta sits in the Okavango river basin, which spans three African countries: Angola, Namibia and Botswana. Because it’s an oasis, in a semi-arid area, it hosts a rich... 
by ACF | Aug 8, 2015 | Habitat News, Wetlands
South Africa, your electricity is already being tampered with – what would you say if your water was too? This might be a reality if the rerouting of the N3 highway from Van Reenen to De Beer’s Pass gets the go ahead. And though these are located in the Drakensberg,... 
by ACF | Oct 21, 2012 | Habitat News, Wetlands
The pace of events has increased dramatically since the last SOS No. 12 in July where we communicated the fact that the DAEA (Department of Agriculture and Environmental Affairs) had authorised the mine in terms of NEMA (National Environment Management Act). Since... by ACF | Nov 4, 2010 | Wetlands
Strengthened laws and policies that promote the conservation of wetlands would add more weight to efforts aimed at protecting these ecosystems, said a Namibian conservation scientist. Kenneth /Uiseb said improving public awareness on the value of wetlands and... by ACF | Mar 8, 2010 | Habitat News, Wetlands
Nairobi — The 290 kilometre long and 32km wide Lake Turkana is the world’s largest desert lake. It has 12 inflowing rivers (all seasonal except the Omo in Ethiopia that accounts for 90 per cent of all inflows) and no outlets. The two main seasonal... by ACF | Feb 2, 2010 | Wetlands
Cameroon is about to recognize its portion of Lake Chad as a wetland of international importance under the Ramsar Convention, the Switzerland-based conservation charity WWF said today. WWF, which partnered with the Lake Chad Basin Commission, the Ramsar Convention and...