Climate smart agriculture

‘Concrete’ results from Lokusero primary’s School Garden.
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‘Concrete’ results from Lokusero primary’s School Garden.

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‘Concrete’ results from Lokusero primary’s School Garden.

Eighteen months ago the school grounds at Lokusero primary, in Kenya, were regularly visited by elephants. Elephants drank from, and damaged, the water storage tanks and rendered attempts to garden or have a student farm pointless - too much ended up eaten or trampled. Everyone was thankful (though perhaps not the elephants ..) when Borana wildlife conservancy assisted by enclosing the school grounds with elephant fencing. It meant the environment club could embark on long wished for projects - to plant [...]

By PACE|2024-07-17T14:08:58+01:00July 17th, 2024|Africa, african conservation education, Climate smart agriculture, Conservation, Conservation agriculture, Conservation Education materials, Education, kenya, Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, PACE, Permaculture, Quality Education, Teaching conservation, TUSK, Uncategorized|0 Comments

Simple is good, don’t forget the basics in Conservation education!
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Simple is good, don’t forget the basics in Conservation education!

african conservation education, Climate smart agriculture, Conservation agriculture, Conservation Education, ESD, Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, PACE, Quality Education, Teaching conservation, TUSK

Simple is good, don’t forget the basics in Conservation education!

ICT and the international connectivity it offers, have become increasingly important in today's digital and global world. Technology, and providing the knowledge, skills, equipment and infrastructure to use it are essential if we are to empower rural communities and especially the young people living close to wildlife. However, it's also important that we don't lose sight of hands-on, outdoor, practical activities, that help children build the even wider range of skills and competencies they need to address their current and [...]

By PACE|2024-02-22T15:37:48+00:00February 22nd, 2024|african conservation education, Climate smart agriculture, Conservation agriculture, Conservation Education, ESD, Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, PACE, Quality Education, Teaching conservation, TUSK|0 Comments

Children not only learning, but making a difference, a big difference!
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Children not only learning, but making a difference, a big difference!

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Children not only learning, but making a difference, a big difference!

This is Ntalabany primary school in northern Kenya. It was brought to our attention 18 months ago when Lewa educators created a new PACE action sheet to share the children's vertical gardening innovations and success. We're told that this year they are having to rethink the concept of school clubs like the Environment Club at Ntalabany, because they have moved from the club being 20 or 30 kids interested in environment to the whole school being involved. Rather than [...]

By PACE|2023-08-11T15:17:15+01:00August 11th, 2023|african conservation education, Climate smart agriculture, Competency Based teaching, Conservation, Conservation Education, Environment, ESD, kenya, Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, PACE, Quality Education, TUSK, Uncategorized|0 Comments

for partners in west and central Africa

the PACE supplement 'Energy and climate change' is now available in french - for more information contact pace@tusk.org

By PACE|2022-02-14T14:34:31+00:00February 14th, 2022|Activities, Africa, Climate Change, Climate smart agriculture, Community, Conservation, Conservation agriculture, Conservation Education materials, Energie et changement climatique, Energy & Climate Change, ESD, french educational resources, Kariba REDD+ Project, PACE, Sahel, Teachers Africa, TUSK|0 Comments

Bee keeping action sheet
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Bee keeping action sheet

Africa, Bee keeping, Climate smart agriculture, Conservation Education materials, Empowering women, ESD, Kariba REDD+ Project, PACE, Subsistence farming, TUSK, Uncategorized

Bee keeping action sheet

Human beings have been collecting honey and other products from wild bees for thousands of years. But it can be difficult to find wild bee nests and can be risky to remove the honey. Beekeeping on the other hand, is a fantastic way to conveniently access your own supply of honey, at little cost. As well as providing honey and wax for home consumption, honeybee products can be sold to provide a good income, either locally or on a bigger scale. [...]

By PACE|2025-09-16T14:58:59+01:00January 14th, 2022|Africa, Bee keeping, Climate smart agriculture, Conservation Education materials, Empowering women, ESD, Kariba REDD+ Project, PACE, Subsistence farming, TUSK, Uncategorized|0 Comments

Vertical Conservation Agriculture at Ntalabany Primary School in Kenya.
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Vertical Conservation Agriculture at Ntalabany Primary School in Kenya.

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Vertical Conservation Agriculture at Ntalabany Primary School in Kenya.

Ntalabany primary school is located in the Leparua Community Conservancy in northern Kenya. It works with the Lewa Schools programme. The Conservation and Agriculture Club at Ntalabany wanted to practice Conservation Agriculture (see PACE Action Sheet 30), but met a number of constraints - the school compound is covered with sandy soil and rocks and there is a limited source of water. They had limited resources, and also most of the land around the school is open to grazing animals as [...]

By PACE|2021-12-17T14:48:10+00:00December 17th, 2021|Activities, Climate smart agriculture, Conservation agriculture, Conservation Education, ESD, Farming, Healthy families, Home school activities, Income generation, kenya, Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, PACE, TUSK|0 Comments

Climate Smart Agriculture

Climate Smart agriculture, also called Conservation farming is a no till approach. No plough is used to till the soil. The lack of tilling maintains soil particle size meaning that more water can infiltrate deeper. This, with the extra organic matter added to the soil makes farms more resistant to drought, and also to erosion. Soils contain carbon dioxide and extensive ploughing or hand-tilling releases all this carbon dioxide into the atmosphere increasing greenhouse gas emissions. In ‘Conservation Farming’ permanent [...]

By PACE|2021-10-28T00:13:27+01:00October 28th, 2021|Africa, Climate Change, Climate smart agriculture, Conservation, Conservation agriculture, Conservation Education materials, Energy & Climate Change, Environment, ESD, Kariba REDD+ Project, PACE, Soil, Sustainability, Teaching conservation, TUSK, Zimbabwe|0 Comments