Department of Environmental Affairs, Botswana

What an incredible journey at so far! Today marks of the Convention on Wetlands, where leaders and experts are delving deeper into strategies for for Our Common Future. Don't miss out on what happened yesterday – check out the 25 July bulletin for all the details:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zDLb0OMdbq1ZZqv35bWpMYwNV0VqZ8ab/view?usp=sharing

The time of Wetlands is now🙏
The World met in Zimbabwe, Victoria Falls🌍⚒️👥

Thank You so much Botswana Red Cross 👥🙌💃 Lekamoso 🙏

Many thanks to all the key-players for a successful Youth Engagement Forum (Panel Discussion) held today under the theme *Floods and droughts are the two sides of the same crisis, wetlands can fix both’ (Mumba & Marsudi, 2025). Botswana has experienced both; Is the above statement true?*

Wetlands are critically important ecosystems that contribute to biodiversity, climate change mitigation and adaptation, fresh water availability, food security and many more.

Their degradation and loss is more rapid than that of other ecosystems. This being compromised by the threat brought by human activities with an estimation loss of 37% during the past 50 years and no sign of recovery.

The loss of wetlands threatens water and the vitality of all biological diversity living in them. It is therefore, imperative to bring the future leaders attention to the urgent need to protect, restore and invest in wetlands as a well as translating awareness into action.

16 Days to go💃

The clock is ticking! Only 16 days remaining until COP15 lights up Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, from July 23rd-31st! 🌍✨

Join global leaders and environmentalists in a pivotal conversation about wetland conservation. This is your chance to be part of a movement that shapes the future of our planet.

Yippie💃💃💃💃💃 The day is finally here🌍The DEP World Environment Day Commemoration 2025🙌
"The World Environment Day is not just a date on the calendar, it is a mirror. A mirror that reflects how far we’ve come, but more importantly, how far we still need to go.

This year, we gather under the global theme: “Beat Plastic Pollution.” And while that phrase is short, the weight of its truth is immense," those were some of the key important messages from Col, Botsang Tshenyego from Botswana National Olympic Committee (BNOC).

Special thanks to our partners in no particular order Standard Chartered Botswana, Carerra Holdings, Caltex, Lakewood Academy, Clover Chemical Industries, re-waste, Gaborone City Council, Botswana National Olympic Committee, Botala Plastics and all Government Departments.

Le kamoso betsho🙏🙌👥