Botswana
My subject for Botswana is Lindiwe Modise, environmental scientist and advisor to businesses
Geography
Botswana is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with up to 70 percent of its territory being the Kalahari Desert. It is bordered by South Africa to the south and southeast, Namibia to the west and north, and Zimbabwe to the north-east. It is connected to Zambia across the short Zambezi River border
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Environmental issues
The primary environmental issues in Botswana are water scarcity, environmental pollution, waste management, land degradation, deforestation and climate change.
About Lindiwe
Lindiwe completed a Bachelors degree in Microbiology and a Masters in Environmental Safety and Management in the Sphere of Environmental Protection from Kazan Federal University.
Working as a young scientist and business woman in Botswana, Lindiwe continues on her mission of contributing towards Botswana Going Green. Lindiwe’s main energy at the moment is focused on placing Botswana on a green investing international platform through the work of her company Green Loop.
Green Loop Botswana was established in 2019 and is an environmental consultancy working in the areas of environmental impact assessment, green rating of buildings, promoting green energy solutions, establishing environmental social governance and providing biodegradable packaging solutions.
The video showing the full timelapse painting process and a with a fuller version of Lindiwe’s story can be found by clicking on the link below