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Carbon Offsetting Project

Climate change is one of the world’s most topical discussion points, even the politicians are starting to acknowledge that the way we live our lives today is having a dramatic effect on the planet.

Unfortunately long-haul air travel is particularly damaging to the environment in terms of carbon emissions. Using UK Government published figures to convert units of energy into CO2 emissions it has been calculated that a flight from London to Zambia will create 2.2 tonnes of CO2 and that flying from New York to Zambia will release 3.8 tonnes into the atmosphere.

At Norman Carr Safaris we don’t have a solution to this but we are offering a way to contribute not only to the reduction of greenhouse gases but also to the education of the next generation. We have bought sapling trees locally in Mfuwe and planted them at Yosefe School. The first batch went in towards the end of 2007 and we plan to keep the scheme going, adding to the first stand regularly.

Deforestation on a relatively small scale has been commonplace in Zambia for as long as crops have been grown. Our tree planting scheme is run through our school project. The children are actively involved in the planting and management of the trees and are being schooled in the reasoning behind the scheme.

How To Contribute
If you are interested in helping us with this scheme please contact us and we will tell you how you can donate. Otherwise we are encouraging guests to leave $20 with us at Kapani after their stay. We won't guarantee exactly how many trees we will plant, although $20 will probably result in around 10 to 15 trees being planted; but we will guarantee that every penny you give us will go towards the project. Even the greenest of international off-setting companies won't usually send more than 60% of your donation to the projects they support.

Whilst tree-planting schemes may not be as effective at offsetting CO2 emissions as some renewable energy programs, they do have benefit and they are something that we have done before in the Luangwa so we know we can manage the project.

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