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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 2021/06/04: Extinction Rebellion activists seen holding a banner outside the Canadian High Commission in London during the Save Okavango protest.
The activists gathered to protest against oil exploration in Africa’s Okavango region by Canadian oil and gas company Recon Africa. (Photo by Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Canada’s ReconAfrica oil and gas exploration in Namibia and Botswana worries World Heritage Committee

Spills and pollution would harm the Okavango Delta and the Tsodilo Hills world heritage sites

Sheree Bega