This year's theme was Green Economy: A Way To Go. It is this economy that employs the concept of sustainable development whilst creating employment opportunities. In celebration of this theme, CCB was invited to set up a stall for exhibition at the 2012 World Environment Day (WED) in the village of Mokhomma, near the diamond mining town of Jwaneng. Our Communications Officer, Connie Sebati, also took on the role of judging other exhibitors at the event, since CCB is a member of the National Environment Education Committee (NEEC). Our Community Outreach Coordinator, Morulaganyi Kokole, was busy at the CCB stall sharing information on the CCB's farmer support programs and learning about the challenges of the Mokhomma community. There were many exhibitors from different categories with exceptional conservation ideas and a diversity of products made out of recycled materials to exhibit. The day was a great success, there were many opportunities for networking with environmental practitioners and the word of the environment conservation was effectively spread!
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This year's theme was Green Economy: A Way To Go. It is this economy that employs the concept of sustainable development whilst creating employment opportunities. In celebration of this theme, CCB was invited to set up a stall for exhibition at the 2012 World Environment Day (WED) in the village of Mokhomma, near the diamond mining town of Jwaneng. Our Communications Officer, Connie Sebati, also took on the role of judging other exhibitors at the event, since CCB is a member of the National Environment Education Committee (NEEC). Our Community Outreach Coordinator, Morulaganyi Kokole, was busy at the CCB stall sharing information on the CCB's farmer support programs and learning about the challenges of the Mokhomma community. There were many exhibitors from different categories with exceptional conservation ideas and a diversity of products made out of recycled materials to exhibit. The day was a great success, there were many opportunities for networking with environmental practitioners and the word of the environment conservation was effectively spread!
Last month, Rebecca joined the Piper and Heath safari group on their Big Cat Expose as the Botswana cheetah representative. The Expose's aim was to offer a big cat focused safari to their participants, with resident conservationists joining for different sections of the safari in order to give an in depth understanding of the conservation status of the wild areas being visited and the big cat species being observed. It is also a great opportunity to put interested supporters in touch with people doing effective conservation on the ground. Rebecca and the group visited Kalahari Plains, a Wilderness Safari camp in the remote Central Kalahari Game Reserve for 3 days. The Kalahari is a significant conservation area and wonderful wildlife destination. We were lucky enough to see cheetah & leopard, along with 15 other mammals and more than a few endemic birds. The Kalahari is, to those who call it home, a place of introspection and internal monologue, an opportunity that becomes harder and harder to find not only in our hectic lives, but also on the more mainstream safaris. Please enjoy the video clip - Kalahari Plains: http://youtu.be/SF_1AZ18AH0 and help us spread the word about this wondrous place. Last month, Rebecca joined the Piper and Heath safari group on their Big Cat Expose as the Botswana cheetah representative. The Expose's aim was to offer a big cat focused safari to their participants, with resident conservationists joining for different sections of the safari in order to give an in depth understanding of the conservation status of the wild areas being visited and the big cat species being observed. It is also a great opportunity to put interested supporters in touch with people doing effective conservation on the ground. Rebecca and the group visited Kalahari Plains, a Wilderness Safari camp in the remote Central Kalahari Game Reserve for 3 days. The Kalahari is a significant conservation area and wonderful wildlife destination. We were lucky enough to see cheetah & leopard, along with 15 other mammals and more than a few endemic birds. The Kalahari is, to those who call it home, a place of introspection and internal monologue, an opportunity that becomes harder and harder to find not only in our hectic lives, but also on the more mainstream safaris. Please enjoy the video clip - Kalahari Plains: http://youtu.be/SF_1AZ18AH0 and help us spread the word about this wondrous place. |
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