Ministry of Environment and Tourism

Educational tours exist to teach the public about products and services offered by the Department of Meteorological Services. Participants get to tour the Department, see and learn about the meteorological instruments that are used in Botswana including the forecasting studio. An educational tour takes approximately 1 hour 30 minutes.

The permit is acquired by institutions or individuals who wish to conduct research in protected areas.

The Permit is used primarily by businesses that wish to transport animals/wildlife in and out of Botswana. The Permit is necessary as it restricts movement of animals/wildlife from one place to another. This Permit covers land and air transport. There are no restrictions on the number of animals to be transported and the Permit does not include domestic animals.

The transport of animal/wildlife into Botswana requires a permit. The permit is necessary to restrict movement of animals/wildlife into Botswana. Those interested in the permit must contact the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) licensing office at the Department of Wildlife and National Parks for guidance regarding import and export of CITES controlled species. This permit covers land and air modes of transport. Exotic species are not allowed to be imported to Botswana. The service is mostly used by Game Ranchers.

It is a licence that allows one to hunt certain species of birds except the endangered ones.

The licence is granted by the Department of Wildlife and National Parks to those who wish to fish for profit and permission to use gillnet. This licence applies to those engaged in commercial fishing including those who own Fish Farms. Open fishing season is between March 1st and December 31st, annually.