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The Khwai community is
situated in one of the most beautiful places on earth. The people of
Khwai recognize this and desire to preserve these settings
for future generations. They also want to enjoy many of the same comforts
developed nations enjoy. Development and conservation usually conflict but
in Khwai they can go hand in hand. The formation of
Khwai Development Trust
(KDT) in 1995 laid out the future of sustainable development in Khwai.
Eco-tourism is the best prospect for the Khwai area and developing a community
safari business is KDT's primary aim.
Their web site is devoted to presenting Khwai the village,
Khwai Development Trust
and the unique spirit, aspirations and culture of the Babukakhwae (river
bushmen) who live in Khwai. Khwai is a small village of approximately 400
people from the Babukakhwae or "river bushmen" ethnic group. Khwai is located
just outside Moremi Game Reserve in Northern Botswana. The people of Khwai
are developing an Eco-tourism and sustainable development program to conserve
Khwai's unique environment. The Babukakhwae are a section of the Basarwa,
bushmen or San--whatever you choose to call them. Most of the people in Khwai
are Babukakhwae but some are Bayei as well. Sebukakhwae, Setswana and English
are spoken by most of the inhabitants of Khwai.
The Peace Parks Foundation is an international
partnership working to promote wildlife
conservation, ecotourism and job creation in southern Africa.
The primary objective is to promote Transfrontier Conservation Areas. Through
these proposed 'peace parks' the Foundation is working with
govern
ments, the private sector and local communities to protect
our environment and unlock the huge economic potential of the region's tourist
industry. The peace parks will help to bind together southern Africa's
nations in a vast network of sustainable and environmental partnerships,
protecting their unique natural inheritance for generations and promoting
a culture of peace and co-operation. You are encouraged to support one
of the most important initiatives of our time by emailing either The Peace
Parks Foundation in South Africa at
parks@ppf.org.za.
African Conservation Experience arrange for young
people to work on Game and Nature
Reserves, playing an active role in conservation
and the maintenance of the environment - working in intimate association
with game rangers and conservationists in the wild. The reserves participating
in the scheme are spread throughout Southern Africa, covering hundreds of
thousands of hectares and teeming with large game including the "Big
5" (elephant, buffalo, lion, rhino, leopard) to small
mammals, birds, crocodiles, reptiles and insects.
Conservation management on the reserves includes working alongside indigenous
people with their local cultures, educating them and learning from them,
all in the interest of nature and the success of the environment. If
you request an Application Pack, this will explain more about how the
conservation experiences are arranged and who is chosen to go on
them as well as how much it will cost.
Much of Africa's habitat
and its wildlife is threatened by overpopulation and unsustainable use of
natural resources
by poor people. Raptors are no exception; over 100 species
either breed in Africa or migrate there each winter from Europe and Asia.
Conservation of far ranging species like raptors and other migratory birds
presents special problems to biologists. How do we protect animals that range
so far and need widely dispersed habitats in which to survive?
The Peregrine
Fund's Pan Africa Program aims to establish projects throughout Africa
that train local people to do the studies needed to achieve conservation
of birds of prey and other species. The programme will bring biologists from
diverse countries and cultures together in a common effort to protect Africa's
natural resources. You can email The Peregrine Fund at
tpf@peregrinefund.org.
Tusk Trust was established in 1990 as a field operating
trust in response to the urgent
demand
for greater conservation in Africa, where the ever growing human population
and demand for more land, is bringing it into increasing conflict with wildlife
and its habitat. Since its
inception
Tusk has raised millions of UK£ towards conservation, and currently
sponsors a wide range of field projects throughout Africa. As a testimony
to
the efficiency of the charity and it's low overheads, Tusk is proud that
over 90% of all funds raised are made avaialble to its projects in the field.
TuskTrust aims
to help the conservation of all wildlife. Species such as the African Wild
Dog, Cheetah, Chimpanzee, Elephant, Mountain Gorilla, and Rhinoceros are
all seriously threatened as is much of their habitat. The Trust aims to protect
such areas of natural habitat for the benefit of both the wildlife and the
communities alike. They also actively promote positive educational and community
wildlife programmes to increase understanding of Africa's natural resource
and its value to the local population. Without your support Tusk Trust would
simply be unable to fund its many different conservation projects throughout
Africa. For more information email
tim@tusk.org.
For more information on Botswana,
click here.
If you would like to
contact us please email
terry@africanconservation.org
