Are you concerned about climate
change and biodiversity? Could you
help Ripple Africa make a real and
lasting difference in one of the poorest
countries in the world?
Ripple Africa is a UK registered charity working
with communities in Malawi to help them
manage their natural resources in a more
sustainable way. We believe that by inspiring
and empowering local people, we can help them
secure a sustainable future and help the planet
at the same time. However, in these difficult
economic times, we are hoping that we can also
inspire you to support our projects in Malawi:
REDUCING CARBON EMISSIONS
40,000 households are using fuel-efficient
cookstoves, each saving three tonnes of carbon
emissions a year. Our projects are registered
with the United Nations Clean Development
Mechanism enabling us to sell carbon credits.TREE PLANTING We have helped community
groups and farmers plant 15 million trees so far
and expect to plant a further two to three million
each year. By planting fast-growing and
commercially valuable species, there is a
financial incentive for the growers to care for
them as they will provide a vital source of
income when the trees mature.PROTECTING INDIGENOUS FORESTS We are
helping 200 communities protect their few
remaining forests through bylaws owned andSignal Boost
managed by local people that ensure that charcoal
production and deforestation are reduced.SUSTAINABLE FISHING Lake Malawi is the ninth
largest and most biodiverse lake in the world.
We are empowering people living along 300km
of the shoreline to adopt sustainable fishing
practices and help stocks of critically endangered
fish species to recover. New bylaws ban the use
of mosquito nets for fishing - which catch baby
fish before they can grow and breed - and
protect key breeding areas.We need your help to enable us to keep these
projects going and growing.Want to help?
If you would like to make a donation or offset your carbon
footprint by buying carbon credits, please visit our website at
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