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Sight Magazine - Anglican bishops call for end to exploratory drilling in Namibia's Kavango Basin


Anglican bishops call for end to exploratory drilling in Namibia s Kavango Basin
Thirty-four Anglican bishops and three archbishops from across the world have signed a petition calling for an immediate halt to exploratory drilling in the Kavango Basin, Namibia.
The move comes after Canadian company ReconAfrica bought the rights to drill for oil in more than 35,000 square kilometres of the Kavango Basin, a World Heritage-listed and Ramsar Wetland Site that supplies water to the Okavango Delta. The region, which is protected under the protocol of the Permanent Okavango River Basin Water Commission, is reportedly home to largest remaining population of African elephants and 400 species of birds and is a sanctuary for many other animals. ....

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Stop oil and gas drilling in Namibia's Kavango Basin immediately — Anglican Church


Stop oil and gas drilling in Namibia’s Kavango Basin immediately Anglican Church
8 Mar 2021
Sunset over the Gomoti Plains area, a community run concession, on the edge of the Gomoti river system southeast of the Okavango Delta, Botswana. ReconAfrica has acquired rights to explore more than 35 000km² in the Okavango Delta watershed, a Unesco-designated world heritage site. (Photo by Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Thirty-four Anglican bishops and three archbishops from around the world have signed a petition that “respectfully” calls on Namibia’s and Botswana’s governments to halt exploratory drilling in the Kavango Basin in northern Namibia immediately. ....

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