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Despite the [[tsetse fly]] and the swampy water the floodplains have long been home to rural communities, such as the [[Lozi people]] in the Barotse Floodplain and the [[Tonga people of Zambia and Zimbabwe|Tonga]] in the Kafue Flats, but are mostly unspoilt and large areas are protected. However, wildlife is still vulnerable to poaching and illegal farming or grazing of livestock. Meanwhile as the population in this part of Africa is continually growing demand for water and farmland places the floodplains under constant threat as land is polluted or farmed, grassland set on fire and rivers are dammed or diverted. The Kafue Flats have been drastically changed by the damming of the river and similar projects are planned for the Okavango.
Protected areas include the Okavango Delta, the Bangweulu, Moyowosi and Kilombero swamps and the Kafue Flats and in addition Lake Chilwa is a [[Ramsar site|Ramsar]] birding area. Of these Okavango is the largest and best-known, being mostly within the [[Moremi Game Reserve]], having spectacular wildlife and a well-developed safari industry based in the town of [[Maun, Botswana|Maun]]. In Zambia [[Lochinvar National Park|Lochinvar]] and [[Blue Lagoon National Park]]s are protected.
==References and external links==
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