VOLUME: 9 No.2 1995                ISSN.0256.2316
 BOTSWANA       JOURNAL OF AFRICAN STUDIES
                              L-K. J. Mwansa
                                T. T. Fako
                                K. Frimpong


Pula: Botswana Journal of African Studies
EDITORIAL      BOARD
Prof. A. Datta
Dr. R.K. Darkwah
Dr. P.K. Jain
Mr. T.L. Maruatona
Mr. L. Molamu
Mrs. S. Monageng
Prof. G.c. Mrema
Mr. F. Ubogu
Mrs H.K. Raseroka
THE EDITOR
Dr. Thabo T. Fako
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                   Table of Contents
Editorial Note
Poverty and The Environment: Dimensions
of Sustainable Development Policy
                       K. Osei-Hwedie                1
Comparing Land Policy and Resource Degradation
in Botswana and Zimbabwe
                       P. Mufune                     21
The Seven-Year Drought, Household Food Security
and Vulnerable Groups in Botswana
                       T. T. Fako and L. Molamu      48
The Need to Institutionalize Life-Long
Environmental Education in Botswana
                       J. Mutanyatta                 71
Fencing Botswana's Commonage:
A Recipe for Environmental Disaster or Conservation?
                       O.D. Selolwane                90