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Zebras running across flooded grasslands
Zebras in Botswana Aerial view of zebra herd running through a swamp, Okavango Delta, Botswana. © Steve Bloom

We’re working across three countries to improve human well-being and maintain the free-flowing river system of the Okavango Basin.

The Okavango is faced with a number of potentially conflicting and unsustainable uses, and we have an unprecedented window of opportunity to help secure the basin.

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Female lions lounge in the grass at dusk.

The Okavango Delta: An African Oasis

Every year during Botswana’s dry season, the Okavango Delta explodes with life. To safeguard one of the largest wetlands in the world, TNC is starting at the source.

By Julian Smith

a herd of elephants at a watering hole

2022 Year in Review

Take a look at the biggest milestones from the Africa Region in 2022, along with beautiful photography, short videos, insider stories, and more.

Aerial view of the Okavango Delta

Okavango Basin: Protecting Africa’s Seasonal Oasis

Okavango Basin Program Director Sekgowa Motsumi explains more about The Nature Conservancy's new source water protection project in Africa.

Anna and Joseph Gatheru stand on their farm

Water Funds In Africa

The Upper Tana-Nairobi Water Fund and the Greater Cape Town Water Fund will serve as models for water fund replication across Africa

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Ntipiyon Nonguta and her son Bernard relax with their neighbors as they make beaded belts for Loisaba Community Trust in northern Kenya to be sold to international markets.
Mother and Child Ntipiyon Nonguta and her son Bernard relax with their neighbors as they make beaded belts for Loisaba Community Trust in northern Kenya to be sold to international markets. © Ami Vitale

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Dig deeper into The Nature Conservancy's conservation work in Africa with these engaging stories, blogs, videos, and photo galleries.

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