Trees – PACE – Pan African Conservation Education

PACE at Makuleke, South Africa
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PACE at Makuleke, South Africa

Africa, Community, Conservation, Conservation Education, ESD, PACE, Quality Education, South Africa, Southern Africa Wildlife College, Subsistence farming, Teaching conservation, Tree planting, Trees, TUSK, wood energy

PACE at Makuleke, South Africa

The PACE coordinator was in Makuleke, Limpopo Province, in South Africa this month. We were invited by the local Makuleke Park Manager, as part of our collaboration with the Southern Africa Wildlife College. The Makuleke people were one of the first communities to win back land that they were forced off of to create Kruger National Park. They now have full ownership, and co-manage their 22,000 ha of land within the KNP, alongside SAN Parks, the National Park authority. The Makuleke [...]

By PACE|2022-12-24T01:02:57+00:00December 24th, 2022|Africa, Community, Conservation, Conservation Education, ESD, PACE, Quality Education, South Africa, Southern Africa Wildlife College, Subsistence farming, Teaching conservation, Tree planting, Trees, TUSK, wood energy|0 Comments

New PACE materials in french – White thorn / Faidherbia albida
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New PACE materials in french – White thorn / Faidherbia albida

Africa, Agroforestry, Conservation Education, desertification, ESD, Faidherbia albida, Great green wall, growing trees, PACE, Preventing habitat loss, Teaching conservation, Tree planting, Trees, TUSK

New PACE materials in french – White thorn / Faidherbia albida

The Faidherbia albida action sheet is now available in french. Faidherbia albida, the white thorn or White acacia, is a tree well known to people in most arid and semi-arid parts of Africa. It characterises many landscapes and is much valued. The seeds and leaves are an important food for domestic and wild animals. It fertilises the soil, protects against the harsh sun and grows where many other species can not survive. But it is becoming scarcer in many places, natural regeneration [...]

By PACE|2021-04-29T14:27:52+01:00April 29th, 2021|Africa, Agroforestry, Conservation Education, desertification, ESD, Faidherbia albida, Great green wall, growing trees, PACE, Preventing habitat loss, Teaching conservation, Tree planting, Trees, TUSK|0 Comments

Green gold, Ana tree, White thorn, Faidherbia albida.
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Green gold, Ana tree, White thorn, Faidherbia albida.

Africa, Conservation, desertification, Faidherbia albida, Great green wall, growing trees, PACE, Tree planting, Trees, TUSK

Green gold, Ana tree, White thorn, Faidherbia albida.

Even before climate change and a domestic energy crisis are brought into the equation, desertification in arid and semi-arid regions of Africa is a huge problem. A solution, to desertification, as well as climate change and domestic energy problems, and one which needs to be promoted and encouraged again and again, is the planting of trees. Planting trees is something most people just don't think about - 'trees look after themselves, we haven't planted them in the past, they have always [...]

By PACE|2021-03-26T18:11:24+00:00March 26th, 2021|Africa, Conservation, desertification, Faidherbia albida, Great green wall, growing trees, PACE, Tree planting, Trees, TUSK|0 Comments

Building Conservation Education Capacity in Zimbabwe
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Building Conservation Education Capacity in Zimbabwe

Climate Change, Community, Education, Environment, ESD, Forestry, Kariba REDD+ Project, School, Sustainability, Trees, Zimbabwe

Building Conservation Education Capacity in Zimbabwe

Experts from Sebakwe Conservation and Education Centre (SCEC) and the Kariba REDD+ Project in Zimbabwe came together for a PACE training at SCEC the 19th - 21st August. It was designed and facilitated by SCEC Manager and PACE Champion, Palloma Pachiti. Palloma has been supporting Kariba REDD+ in their Conservation Education for more than a year and both sides were keen to train up a resource person on the Kariba staff. Charles Khumalo, pictured right, heads a team of rangers [...]

By PACE|2020-02-21T23:05:43+00:00September 10th, 2019|Climate Change, Community, Education, Environment, ESD, Forestry, Kariba REDD+ Project, School, Sustainability, Trees, Zimbabwe|0 Comments

Report on the PACE Rhino Schools Project, Zimbabwe.
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Report on the PACE Rhino Schools Project, Zimbabwe.

Education, Trees, Zimbabwe

Report on the PACE Rhino Schools Project, Zimbabwe.

Thinking about trees at Sebakwe Education Centre. As soon as schools opened for the third term, I engaged them in an Essay Competition - topics included 'My life as a Mutohwe tree' and 'My life as a Mutondo tree'. Mutohwe is a very common local indigenous tree whose fruits are a delicacy to the Sebakwe community. Its common name is the Snot Apple tree (African Chewing gum), the Latin Name is Azanza Garckeana. The Mutondo tree, Julbernadia globifora, is another common [...]

By PACE Comms|2019-06-21T17:18:32+01:00November 7th, 2018|Education, Trees, Zimbabwe|0 Comments

PACE resources to support small scale Tree planting

Tree planting is more important today than ever before – to combat climate change, habitat loss and land degradation, to control flooding and erosion, to provide shade, sustenance, fertile soils, fuel, income, shelter and a refuge for humans and wildlife. We all depend on trees, yet deforestation remains a global problem. PACE (Pan African Conservation Education) continues to encourage and support tree planting and sustainable use of trees and forests. Planting and nurturing trees is a fantastic way to involve and [...]

By PACE Comms|2019-06-06T16:06:39+01:00November 5th, 2017|Climate Change, Cultivation, Education, Trees|0 Comments