Afreco Tours is proud to be working with Climate
Care. As environmentally conscientious people
we want to make Afreco as green as possible.
After all our safaris are about education and
learning - teaching people about the African
eco-system, about it’s amazing biodiversity
and it’s captivating wildlife and landscapes.
We want these protected areas to be here for
future generations to experience too.
Air travel is the single biggest contributor
to CO2 into our atmosphere and although we can
not completely prevent the damage caused we
can do something to lessen its harm to the planet.
With Afreco air travel is an unavoidable part
of our business, so it seemed only natural to
look at ways of lessening our carbon foot print
on the planet. If we want Africa and it’s
wildlife to be there for future generations
then we all need to protect the planet as a
whole.
"We’ve teamed up with an environmental
organisation, Climate Care, to help you to repair
the damage your holiday does to the climate.
Climate Care funds sustainable energy and forest
restoration projects that reduce carbon dioxide
on your behalf, by the same amount as your share
of the plane emits."
About Climate Care
Climate Care is a service that helps you to repair
the damage your activities do to the climate.
It does this by ‘offsetting’ the greenhouse
gas emissions, such as CO2 from your activities
by reducing an equivalent amount of CO2 on your
behalf. These reductions are made through a range
of projects in renewable energy and energy efficiency,
which not only fight climate change but bring
benefits to communities round the world. You can
offset emissions from flying, driving and household
energy use.
Climate Care projects focus on using sustainable
energy and forest restoration projects and has
been involved in projects that have avoided, reduced
or absorbed greenhouse gasses through:
• Renewable Energy schemes - Cutting out
the need for fossil fuels
• Energy Efficiency schemes - Using less
energy to do the same work
• Forest Restoration - Absorbing and storing
CO2 as the trees grow
Some examples are:
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Efficient
stoves in Honduras
Climate Care is working in Honduras to make
fuel efficient cooking stoves available in
some of the poorest communities. This supports
conservation by reducing the wood needed for
cooking. It also benefits the householders
by removing smoke from the kitchen and dramatically
cutting the health risk from wood smoke.
Each stove reduces carbon dioxide emissions
by around 1.5 tonnes per year, compared to
an open wood fire.
The project is expected to save 7,000 tonnes
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Renewable
power for schools in India
Climate Care is funding a project to introduce
school stoves that run off a new renewable
fuel source, replacing stoves that use fossil
fuel LPG. Crop waste is being used to make
biomass briquettes for the stoves, providing
an extra income to farmers. For the schools
this is good news because the new renewable
fuel is cheaper. The stove has also proved
popular with pupils, who prefer the taste
of the food!
This project is expected to save 11,000 tonnes
of CO2 emissions. |
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Restoring
Rainforests in Uganda
Climate Care is funding part of a forest restoration
programme in the Kibale National Park in Uganda.
The project aims to re-create a rainforest
canopy by planting and managing 30 species
of local trees. The area is an important wildlife
habitat – with one of the highest number
of primate species in the world - and the
project provides employment for local communities.
Each hectare of rainforest that is restored
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Climate Care make a difference to people and the
environment
As well as the CO2 savings, each project also
has wider benefits for local communities or the
local environment. Climate Care ensure the highest
standards of environmental integrity in their
projects through guidance from our Environmental
Steering Committee. This includes members of NGOs
such as WWF and Forum for the Future. It is chaired
by Sir Crispin Tickell, formerly the UK's Permanent
Secretary to the UN.
Further information
To find out more visit www.climatecare.org
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