Invest in Africa's People and Nature - The Landscape Stewardship Certificate The Sobbe Conservancy communities have made a significant commitment by dedicating their land to the protection of Africa's iconic wildlife, including elephants, lions, and other species. This dedication comes with challenges—such as the loss of farming opportunities and the complexities of living alongside wildlife. Elephants can damage crops, and predators may threaten livestock, making coexistence a delicate balance. By purchasing these Landscape Stewardship Certificates, you directly contribute to the costs of maintaining and protecting these vital conservation habitats. Your investment plays a crucial role in supporting global conservation, including the UN Sustainable Development Goal 15 (Life on Land) and the UN Global Biodiversity Framework's target of conserving 30% of land by 2030. These conservation efforts are supported by rigorous monitoring and advanced verification technology, ensuring transparency and accountability. These digital nature certificates serve as tangible evidence of investments in people and the planet, enhancing sustainability reporting.

Sobbe

Rangers are scored on number of rhino sightings, diversity of individuals seen, distance covered on patrols, days in the field. These scores/incentives are driving positive patrol effort and as such ensuring the safety of these critically endangered species. Buyers of these certificates are assured that the data backing them is 100% trusted.

Theodore Hawachab

Jafet Kharuxab

Epson Rukuma

Stefanus Ganuseb

Ngaujake Kututa

Lazarus Mbahee

Zakarara Karutjaiva

Noag Kairua

Erwin Karutjaiva

Edward Kasaona

Simon Kangombe

Hans Ganaseb

No Poverty

Decent Work and Economic Growth

Reduced Inequalities

Life on Land

SDG Goals

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Goal B

Goal D

Global Biodiversity Framework

Target 1

Target 2

Target 3

Target 4

Target 18

Target 9

Target 13

Target 14

Target 19

Target 21

GBF Targets

The Community Conservation Fund of Namibia (CCFN) is vital in supporting Namibia's Community-Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) efforts. Established to create sustainable funding mechanisms, the CCFN aims to transition global conservation efforts from donor dependence to self-sufficiency. Namibia's commitment to conservation is evident in its 86 community conservancies, covering 16 million hectares, including 4 million hectares for wildlife. These conservancies have led to the remarkable recovery of elephant, lion, and rhino. The CCFN's Landscape Stewardship Certificate project is an innovative initiative designed to secure long-term financing for Namibia's community-based conservation efforts. It supports the preservation of critical habitats, the recovery of endangered species, and empowers local communities. By funding habitat restoration, wildlife monitoring, and community-led conservation, the project ensures ecosystems remain resilient, endangered species are protected, and local communities are equipped to sustainably manage their natural resources. <div class="font-bold">Benefits of Landscape Stewardship Certificates:</div> <ul class="list-disc ml-4"><li class="mb-4"><div class="font-bold">Provides Irrefutable Proof of Outcomes:</div> Landscape Stewardship Certificate offer buyers verified, transparent evidence that conservation targets are met and funds are directly paid to those responsible for achieving these goals.</li><li class="mb-4"><div class="font-bold">Finances Critical Global Biodiversity Targets:</div> Landscape Stewardship Certificate sales directly fund the protection of critical wildlife habitats, contributing to global conservation goals like the 30x30 initiative, SDG 15 (Life on Earth), and many others.</li><li class="mb-4"><div class="font-bold">Designed to Empower Local Communities:</div> Proceeds from Landscape Stewardship Certificate sales are directly allocated to local communities responsible for achieving conservation outcomes, thereby strengthening the nature positive connection between these communities and their natural environment.</li></ul>

CCFN Landscape Stewardship Project

Each certificate funds a ranger from the local community for approximately a month. These rangers patrol and look after some of the last truly wild black rhinos left on earth which survive in some of the most rugged and inhospitable terrain in Africa. The adjacent ‘Project Health’ chart displays whether the overall rhino population is increasing, stable or decreasing in the rhino range area supported by this certificate program. The vertical axis is omitted for security purposes. By plotting annual growth rates over time, this creates accountability by demonstrating whether your certificate investments associate with adequate protection and support for growing rhino populations across years.

Namibian Black Rhino Guardianship Project

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