In London, Professor Joseph Mbaiwa, a prominent figure in conservation and community expertise, delivered a lecture at Oxford University this morning, sharing Botswana's narrative with the university community and other interested individuals. Mbaiwa, serving as a Professor of Tourism Studies at the Okavango Research Institute and the University of Botswana, discussed the UK Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill and its potential impact on conservation efforts and local livelihoods.

His lecture focused on the ongoing protest by the Botswana government and local communities residing in wildlife areas against the proposed bill in the British parliament. This legislation seeks to ban trophy imports from Botswana and other nations within the Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA), which encompasses Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Mbaiwa underscored Botswana's conservation stance and emphasized the benefits derived from the country's commendable practices in this field.