Reclaim 1000s of acres of grasslands in Namibia
Summary
CCF’s BushBlok project harvests invasive bush in southern Africa, reclaiming thousands of acres of grasslands for wildlife and farmers and manufacturing a clean-burning source of energy from the wood.
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
The cheetah’s habitat, woodland savannahs in southern Africa, are being choked by an invasive bush. The bush not only steals wildlife habitat, but farmland, in a country that is approximately 50% subsistence farming. CCF harvests the invasive bush in Namibia and manufactures it into clean-burning fuel logs, which not only reclaims the land for wildlife and farming but also provides jobs in a country that has 36% unemployment. The woody biomass provides an inexpensive, clean source of energy.
Activities
CCF harvests invasive bush from savannahs in Namibia, returning habitat to endangered species such as the cheetah and reclaiming farmland. The harvested bush is manufactured into a clean-burning fuel log and sold to help offset CCF’s program costs.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $795
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $159,205
Total Funding Goal: $160,000
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
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Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
The harvesting project will restore tens of thousands of acres of habitat to its original state, providing jobs for Namibians and manufacturing a clean-burning log that will provide income for CCF.
Project Message
Although the technology involved seems relatively simple, the effort needed to apply the technology in this harsh environment and the resulting progress against bush encroachment have been extraordina
- Dan Beringer, Entrepreneur, adviser on CCF’s bush project
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Allison Rogers
CCF Grants Manager
P.O. Box 769
Otjiwarongo
Namibia, Namibia 00000
Namibia
011 264 67 306225
Email:
Project Sponsor
Organization
Cheetah Conservation Fund
P.O. Box 2496
Alexandria,
VA
22301
United States
866-909-3399 ext. 10
http://www.cheetah.org
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Where this Project is Located
Country
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Namibia
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Environment.
For more information about Namibia, read the Human Development Report on Namibia or the Wikipedia entry for Namibia.
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on November 6, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on December 17, 2008
Latest Update from the Field
Bushblok Chosen as World Challenge Finalist
By Allison Rogers - Grants Manager, September 25, 2009 04:30 PM
As a finalist for the World Challenge, the CCF Bush Project will be featured on BBC World News on Saturday, Oct. 3, at 1430 (all times GMT) and Sunday, Oct. 4, at 0230, 0930 and 1730. To find local broadcast times worldwide, visit the BBC World News schedule at http://www.bbcworldnews.com/Pages/Schedules.aspx.
Thanks in advance to everyone for voting for us!
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