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UNESCO vigilant on potential impacts of oil exploration in Namibia and Botswana on World Heritage properties (05/12/2007) © Department of Wildlife and National Parks / Ian Johnson UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre vigilant on potential impacts of oil and gas exploration in Namibia and Botswana on the Tsodila and Okavango Delta World Heritage properties. UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre has been made aware of petitions by civil society groups received by the UNESCO office in Windhoek, Namibia. The Centre is following with attention and concern the oil and gas exploration projects in north-eastern Namibia and north-western Botswana by the Canadian company Reconnaissance Africa (ReconAfrica), which could potentially impact on the Okavango Delta and Tsodilo World Heritage properties.

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