Ecosystem-Based Adaptation and Mitigation in Botswana's Communal Rangelands
A Green Climate Fund programme run by Botswana's Ministry of Agriculture with Conservation International, applying the 'Herding for Health' community livestock-management model across Ngamiland, Kgalagadi and Bobirwa to restore vegetation on 4.6 million hectares of climate-stressed communal rangeland.
OperatorGovernment of Botswana (Ministry of Agriculture) with Conservation International
EcosystemCommunal rangeland restoration
StandardNone
StatusActive
LocationNgamiland, Kgalagadi and Bobirwa districts, Botswana
Overview
Inside the project
The programme launched in August 2022 with an 8.5-year implementation period.
It aims to restore vegetation severely impacted by climate change while reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
4.6M ha
Targeted for restoration
36.8M USD
GCF grant
97.6M USD
Total project finance
Objectives
- Restore vegetation across 4.6 million hectares of communal rangeland
- Reduce greenhouse gas emissions from rangeland degradation
Approach
- The 'Herding for Health' community livestock-management model is applied across the three districts to restore vegetation on climate-stressed communal rangeland.
Sources
Inspect 1 source
- botswana.conservation.org ↗https://botswana.conservation.org/projects/gcf
Documented by one public source so far.
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