IUCN votes against ReconAfrica exploration

  • Date: 10-Sep-2021
  • Source: Energy Voice
  • Sector:Oil & Gas
  • Country:Gulf
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IUCN votes against ReconAfrica exploration

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has called on Botswana and Namibia to increase scrutiny of oil and gas plans in the Okavango Delta.

The IUCN statement noted concerns over climate change expressed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) net zero report.

The Okango Delta is a UNESCO World Heritage site, the agency said. It is also the world’s largest wetland of international importance under the Ramsar Convention. The area is home to a number of indigenous people and endangered fauna and flora, it said.