Gobonamang Kgetho has a deep affection for Africa's largest inland delta, the Okavango. It is his home.
The water and wildlife-rich land is fed by rivers in the Angolan highlands that flow into northern Botswana before draining into Namibia's Kalahari Desert sands. Several Indigenous and local communities and a vast array of species, including African elephants, black rhinos and cheetahs, live among the vibrant marshlands. Much of the surrounding region is also teeming with wildlife.
Drilling for oil exploration, as well as human-caused climate change leading to more erratic rainfall patterns and water abstraction and diversion for development and commercial agriculture, has altered the landscape that Kgetho and so many other people and wildlife species, rely on.A planned hearing by Namibia's environment ministry will consider revoking the drilling license of Canadian oil and gas firm Reconnaissance Energy.
The statement went on to say that it has held over 700 community consultations in Namibia and will continue to engage with communities in the country and in Botswana. The court previously threw out the urgent appeal made by local people to stop the Canadian firm's drilling activities. It's now deciding whether the government's legal fees should be covered by the plaintiffs or waived. A new date for the decision is set for May.
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