Okavango Research Institute

Recent papers from Okavango Research Institute

1. Drilling in ‘paradise’: environmental governance, local communities and oil exploration in the Okavango Delta, BotswanaGeoJournal · 2026
2. Simple soil eDNA sampling reveals terrestrial mammal diversity in the Central Kalahari and highlights waterholes as sampling hotspots2026
3. The bii4africa dataset of faunal and floral population intactness estimates across Africa’s major land usesScientific Data · 2024
4. Structure and Regeneration Status of Woody Seed Oil Species in Northern BotswanaJournal of Landscape Ecology · 2023
5. Nutrient composition of common fish species in the Okavango Delta: potential contribution to nutrition securityEnvironment Development and Sustainability · 2023
6. Comparison of internal standard and standard additions calibration procedures for the determination of selected heavy metals in treated municipal effluent by MP-AESResults in Chemistry · 2023
7. Restoration of diversity and regeneration of woody species through area exclosure: the case of Maun International Airport in northern BotswanaBothalia · 2022
8. Influence of household demographic and socio-economic factors on water demand in Ngamiland District, BotswanaWater Science · 2022
9. Tourists’ perceptions and consumer surplus at a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Okavango Delta, Botswana: Implications for rural developmentDevelopment Southern Africa · 2021
10. Collaboration for conservation: Assessing countrywide carnivore occupancy dynamics from sparse dataDiversity and Distributions · 2021
11. The impact and recovery of asteroid 2018 LAMeteoritics and Planetary Science · 2021
12. Sexuality Issues Among Adolescents Living with HIV and AIDS in BotswanaJournal of Humanities and Social Sciences Studies · 2020
13. Community-Based ecotourism and bushmeat consumption dynamics: Implications for conservation and community developmentJournal of Sustainable Tourism · 2020
14. Power dynamics and new directions in the recent evolution of CBNRM in BotswanaConservation Science and Practice · 2020
15. Addressing Integration Challenges of Interdisciplinary Research in Social-Ecological SystemsSociety & Natural Resources · 2019
16. Soil diversity and major soil processes in the Kalahari basin, BotswanaGeoderma Regional · 2019
17. Alternative futures’ of the Okavango Delta simulated by a suite of global climate and hydro-ecological modelsWater SA · 2018
18. The influence of cultivation frequency on weed species composition and diversity in flood recession farming in the Okavango Delta, BotswanaEcological Processes · 2018
19. Firewood Utilisation and Its Implication on Trees around Mopipi Village in Boteti Sub-District of BotswanaAsian Journal of Environment & Ecology · 2018
20. Enhancement of diversity, stand structure and regeneration of woody species through area exclosure: the case of a mopane woodland in northern BotswanaEcological Processes · 2018