01. Scale up Natural Resource Management Act
Scale up implementation of the new Community-based Natural Resource Management Act (2025).
- Finance need
- US$760,000
- Expected finance result
- US$500,000
Biodiversity Finance Plan · Investment profile 2026
Botswana
Unlocking Policy Transformations
Results
What Botswana has achieved so far through its Biodiversity Finance Plan.
US$3.3
million investment needs
for transformative impact by 2030
US$37.6 million
In 2022 Botswana revised its protected area fees.
By 2026, the total revenues amounted to US$37.6 million, a net increase of US$12 million
Digitalizing Botswana's protected areas fee management
Screening and greening harmful subsidies
In alignment with Target 18 of the KMGBF, Botswana conducted a comprehensive assessment of subsidies across eight sectors—including agriculture, tourism, and energy. The initiative aims to repurpose or eliminate subsidies harmful to biodiversity, proposing redesign options and actionable plans.
Priority investment needs 2026–2030
Opportunities identified in the national Biodiversity Finance Plan, with the finance each one needs and the result it is expected to deliver.
02. Create agency to manage protected areas
Create a semi-autonomous government agency to manage protected areas more effectively and sustainably.
- Finance need
- US$1.7 million
- Expected result
- Institutional Capacity
03. Strengthen Ecotourism Certification
Strengthen the Botswana Ecotourism Certification System through revised standards, targeted implementation funding.
- Finance need
- US$800,000
- Expected result
- Realigned Investment
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The Botswana investment profile as published in the Investment Compendium, with the same figures shown on this page.
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