CI Botswana is one of the 30 countries where CI combines fieldwork with innovations in science, policy and finance, helping protect more than 13 million square kilometers (5 million square miles) of land and sea across more than 70 countries.
CI’s presence in Botswana dates to 1993 in Maun where CI opened an office and program called CI-Okavango. The location was chosen at the time to support work to conserve the rich biodiversity of the world-famous Okavango Delta, now a World Heritage site, and the Okavango River Basin spanning across the three countries of Angola, Namibia, and Botswana.
The program was developed to support CI’s three pillars of science, policy and community development.
