ENERGY AND SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WITH FOCUS ON FORESTRY IN BOTSWANA

摘要

Energy plays an important role in achieving sustainable development of a country affecting positively socio-economic and environmental factors. However, energy use in order to achieve economic progress should not be at the expense of the natural environment. From an environmental point of view sustainability can be understood to mean non-declining wealth overtime, or non-declining natural wealth. Energy in Botswana is characterized by both traditional and commercial energy although fuelwood is the dominant and most accessible energy source. The paper emphasises the sources of energy and their importance while focusing on the importance of forestry in enhancing environmental sustainability.