Title
Proceedings of the Botswana Wildlife Research Symposium: Bridging the Gap between Conservation Science and Management, 4-6 February 2014, Maun, Botswana
Author(s)
Gureja, N.; Atkinson, S.; Moorad, J.; Flyman, M.
Published
2014
Abstract
The Ministry of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism (MEWT) through the Department of Wildlife and National Parks (DWNP) is mandated to conserve and manage the country’s wildlife resources. An important aspect of fulfilling this function is for DWNP to support decision making processes by enabling, conducting and coordinating scientific research which leads to effective management and conservation of Botswana’s wildlife and its habitats. Without research, there is no objective way to detect conservation challenges, evaluate the success of management actions or determine if management objectives are being achieved.The department acknowledges that given its limited financial and human resources, the role of independent researchers is of vital importance to its overall agenda while the internal Research Division focuses on monitoring and applied research. It also acknowledges through the organization of this Symposium and other similar fora in the past, that it is important to create opportunities for conservationists, conservation area managers and researchers alike to meet, share information and ideas, and collaboratively seek solutions to existing challenges.

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