Climate smart agriculture

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!

african conservation education, Climate smart agriculture, Competency Based teaching, Conservation, Conservation Education, Environment, ESD, kenya, Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, PACE, Quality Education, TUSK, Uncategorized

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|2022-01-14T21:52:32+00:00January 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.

Activities, Climate smart agriculture, Conservation agriculture, Conservation Education, ESD, Farming, Healthy families, Home school activities, Income generation, kenya, Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, PACE, TUSK

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, 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