Okavango funding push signals new economics of conservation

The World Bank’s $10 million commitment to a new financing vehicle for the Cubango-Okavango River Basin marks a notable shift in how southern Africa’s natural assets may increasingly be funded — less through sporadic donor support, more through structured long-term capital.

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