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CCAfrica - &Beyond Conservation Corporation Africa actively promotes restoration of land, reclaiming new areas under conservation, protecting Africa's wilderness areas, and encouraging bio-diversity. Phinda and Makalali are two of our ecological restoration success stories. Land scarred by decades of inappropriate farming has been re-established as wilderness. The process involves: Removing invading woody species through
bush clearing programs. Care of the Wildlife
With ecological rehabilitation as an objective, an extensive wildlife restocking program has been set up at Conservation Corporation Africa reserves. Over 1500 head of game, including white rhino, elephant, cheetah, lion, buffalo, hyena, giraffe, wildebeest and various antelope species have been relocated to Conservation Corporation Africa reserves. Phinda has the largest privately owned population of Nyala in the world. Makalali boasts a large protected breeding herd of rare Sable antelope. Phinda's cheetah numbers have more than doubled since their reintroduction in 1991. The development of Makalali opens up natural wildlife migratory routes west towards the catchment areas of the Drakensberg escarpment. The vision for Makalali is to expand the reserve to 200 000 hectares. This new conservation area will end the need for elephant population control through culling in the neighboring Kruger National Park. Care of the People
In 1992, Conservation Corporation Africa established a Rural Investment Fund to promote community development and economic benefits through its Eco-tourism projects. Since its inception the fund's projects have raised close to 1 million dollars through donations for its programs. Projects to date include: Establishing Community Development Committees, Building healthcare clinics, Building school classrooms, Developing an Environmental Education Center at Makhasa Tribal Reserve, Bush clearing projects, Charcoal manufacturing projects, Small business loans, Lobbying for regional development, Education bursaries, Conservation lessons AIMS OF THE RURAL INVESTMENT FUND: To ensure that Eco-tourism activities are endorsed by the local communities surrounding our lodges. To support and develop viable local economies. To illustrate how the private sector can address community-based conservation development. To build environmental awareness. To help build social services and regional infrastructure. To develop and finance small businesses. To involve local communities in Eco-tourism related projects. Conservation Corporation Africa actively promotes restoration of land, reclaiming new areas under conservation, protecting Africa's wilderness areas, and encouraging bio-diversity. Phinda and Makalali are two of our ecological restoration success stories. Land scarred by decades of inappropriate farming has been re-established as wilderness. The process involves: Removing invading woody species through bush clearing programs. Creating mosaic woodlands, thereby increasing land productivity. Restoring the land's ecological diversity and productivity in this way has created employment and business opportunities for neighboring communities. One good example of this is the bush clearing and charcoal manufacturing project at Phinda. Conservation Corporation Africa actively lobbies for environmentally sound policies and development practices, protecting strategic conservation land. AIMS OF THE RURAL INVESTMENT FUND: To ensure that Eco-tourism activities are endorsed by the local communities surrounding our lodges. To support and develop viable local economies. To illustrate how the private sector can address community-based conservation development. To build environmental awareness. To help build social services and regional infrastructure. To develop and finance small businesses. To involve local communities in Eco-tourism related projects.
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