Tuesday, March 05, 2024

A review and SWOC analysis of natural heritage tourism in sub-Saharan Africa

 By Chiedza N. Mutanga, Oluwatoyin D. Kolawole, Reniko Gondo & Joseph E. Mbaiwa

The article examines the condition of tourism centered around natural heritage in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and evaluates its strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and challenges (SWOC) in a corresponding manner. Data was gathered from secondary sources, and an inductive qualitative approach was employed for analysis. The results of the study indicate that a significant portion of the weaknesses in SSA pertains to financial limitation. The primary challenges affecting the sustainability of natural heritage encompass political instability, climate change, wildlife crime, and changes in land use. The paper concludes that while the region has several strengths and opportunities, there also exist several weaknesses and challenges, which negatively impact the sustainability of both the natural heritage legacy and tourism. 

Read more: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1743873X.2023.2255689

Wednesday, February 14, 2024

ORI Library Celebrates Valentine's Day

 
 The ORI Library staff members hosted a special welcome session during valentines day. The event featured a motivational talk by Mrs Makoba, who provided insights on the importance of love.

The library will continually engage in activities that promotes knowledge dissemination and community awareness through 2024 and beyong!

Wednesday, August 16, 2023

Okavango Research Institute Host STEAM Fair to Commemorate National Science Month

The  Okavango Research Institute (ORI) is commemorating National Science Month " STEAM Festival" to showcase the institute research activities and communicate it with the community in ways that they can comprehend.

The institution has selected students from secondary schools in Maun to participate in festival to inspire their  curiosity, encourage learning, and foster a deeper appreciation for the world of science. The event started today with students visits to numerous exhibits in Maun.

An open day will be held on the 17 August 2023.



You are all encouraged to grace the event!!

Friday, March 24, 2023

ORI Proffesor Presented Research Award

Professor Oluwatoyin Kolawole was presented with the National Research Excellence award in the category of Indigenous Knowledge Systems at the 2023 excellence awards hosted by the Ministry of Communications Knowledge and Technology.

Prof. Kolawole's research  focused on engaging farmers  and climatologist in  adaptation  to climate variability and change in the Okavango Delta, Botswana.

Congrats on your achievement Prof, we celebrate with you.


Friday, July 08, 2022

Effects of age and sex on site fidelity, movement ranges and home ranges of white and black rhinoceros translocated to the Okavango Delta, Botswana

 Vera Pfannerstill, Johannes Signer, Michael Fitt, Kyle Burger, Niko Balkenhol, Emily Bennitt

  Abstract

Evaluating translocation success is essential for wildlife management and conservation; short-term success can be evaluated by analysing settlement behaviour after release. We analysed GPS collar data from 47 white (Ceratotherimum simum simum, Burchell, 1817) and 25 black (Diceros bicornis minor, Drummond, 1876) rhinoceros translocated to the Okavango Delta in Botswana between 2014 and 2018. We tested for effects of age and sex on site fidelity and compared movement ranges after translocations between different release sites and between newly released and established individuals. White rhinoceros adults displayed higher site fidelity than subadults and males higher than females. Adults may therefore be better translocation candidates. Site fidelity of black rhinoceros did not differ between sexes or ages. Established rhinoceros movement ranges were smaller than those of newly released ones, pointing towards extended post-translocation exploratory movements and later settlement in smaller home ranges. Movement ranges of white rhinoceros released on an island were significantly smaller than others, which shows together with annual home range sizes compared with the literature that reserve size and rhinoceros density affect home range size. All rhinoceros in this study survived for more than 1-year post-translocation, so these translocations can be deemed successful in the short term.

 Full article:  https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/aje.13011

Wednesday, July 06, 2022

Tuesday, July 05, 2022

Development Practice in Eastern and Southern Africa: Lived Experiences from the Trenches

The book titled above has been launched today. One of the book editors Oluwatoyin Dare Kolawole is a Professor of rural development in ORI. 

The book is authored by six editors, and captures 21 experiences from development experts on the “Development Practice in Eastern and Southern Africa”. 

For more details on the books, it is available in ORI library. It is available for borrowing.

 

Click here to view book details: https://bit.ly/3n89me0