BOTSWANA: Project aims to reduce degradation of land

Productive land in Botswana is shrinking daily, but a new project aims to arrest the degradation of rangelands and address the deep poverty facing communities that depend on them. Botswana is one of three African countries that will benefit from a US $13.4 million five-year programme aimed at helping rural communities restore local plant life, improve depleted soil and create new job opportunities. Kenya and Mali are the other two countries to benefit.