In September 2021, the National Geographic Okavango Wilderness Project (NGOWP) deployed a tenperson team to paddle the length of the Kavango River (487km over 17 days) with three main objectives: 1) repeat the 2017 baseline survey to assess potential change in river health, 2) implement new long term monitoring methodology with the intention of repeating this survey biennially, 3) build local capacity.