Large scale conservation project for protection and restoration of nature and wildlife
ProNamib Nature Reserve
One of Africa’s last great wilderness areas, Namibia’s desert landscape is a place of extraordinary beauty – of large grass plains, red sand dunes and 120m year-old granite inselbergs. It now also offers an unprecedented philanthropic investment opportunity. At low cost relative to other conservation land opportunities, the ProNamib Nature Reserve project will create a new reserve to safeguard an irreplaceable ecosystem and re-wild land that has suffered from periods of drought and the harsh landscape has made it difficult for farmers to make a living. The new reserve will re-condition a large-scale functioning ecosystem and restore ancient migration routes which have been blocked by farm fences. Re-wilding this area will allow significant carbon sequestration to take place alongside protection of endangered species. We can build a sustainable way forward for a large block of land to increase biomass, restore grasslands, protect endangered species and help the people and economy of Namibia.
HISTORY | A Commitment to Conservation
One of Africa’s youngest countries, Namibia has demonstrated a commitment to conservation from its foundation. After attaining its independence in 1990, from South Africa’s then-apartheid government, the new country embedded a focus on natural resources, healthy ecosystems, and biodiversity for the benefit of both people and wildlife directly into its constitution. Read more
THE LANDSCAPE | A Vast and Ancient Place
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THE CHALLENGE | Farming and Fences
For generations, wildlife survived in this stark and unforgiving landscape, migrating in response to changing climate and grazing conditions, moving from west to east, following the rains. In the 1950’s some of the Pro-Namib land was given as a reward to soldiers who fought for the Allies in the Second World War.
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THE SOLUTION | Fence-Free Namib
The challenges of the past, exacerbated by a continuing drought – for seven years, almost no rainfall has been recorded here – and the devastating economic impacts of COVID-19, have created an opportunity to buy out many of these last remaining livestock farms.
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OUR STRATEGY | Next Steps
Along with the land purchase fund, a new endowment will be established that will be invested in low risk assets for a yield that will pay the basic running costs of the new reserve.
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THE OPPORTUNITY | How You Can Make a Difference
The ProNamib Nature Reserve project is an exciting philanthropic investment opportunity – a chance to make a lasting difference for biodiversity, carbon, wildlife and people in one of the world’s most dramatic landscapes.
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The ProNamib Trust
The ProNamib Trust was established in March 2020 in order to facilitate the acquisition of land for conservation and to raise funds for the Environment.