Third Botswana Biodiversity Symposium

Theme:  Biodiversity mainstreaming for healthy ecosystems and green economy through science and technology

The third Botswana Biodiversity Symposium will be held  from the  18 - 20th February 2020 at  Ghantsi in Botswana.The National Taxonomy Committee (NTC) in its efforts to highlight the importance of biodiversity organises biennial Biodiversity Symposia where stakeholders share recent developments and research findings related to Biodiversity in Botswana and other countries. The main objective of mainstreaming biodiversity is to help reduce the negative impacts that productive sectors, development investments and other human activities exert on biodiversity, by highlighting the contribution of biodiversity to socioeconomic development and human wellbeing. Green economy is an economy that results in improved human well-being and social equity, while significantly reducing environmental risks and ecological scarcities.

Abstracts are are invited under the following themes:

1. Biodiversity conservation through Science and Technology
2. Biodiversity of Arid Lands
3. Biodiversity Investories
4. Biodiversity  and Health Ecosystems
5. Biodiversity and Green Economy
6. Biodiversity and Sustainable Development
7. Biodiversity and Climate Change

Deadlines for submissions
Submission of abstracts: 30th September 2019
Submission of full papers: 30th November 2019

Address for Communication
All abstracts, papers and related correspondences should be sent by email and addressed to:
Symposium Technical Sub-Committee
Attention: Dr A.T. Segwagwe,
Email: asegwagw@buan.ac.bw or atsegwagwe@gmail.com; Office Tel: 3650214 Cell : 72971532



For More Information
Contact: Dr A.T. Segwagwe
Email: asegwagw@buan.ac.bw or atsegwagwe@gmail.com; Office Tel: 3650214 Cell : 72971532