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Somerset East – Eastern Cape Restoration Project, South Africa

Afforestation, Reforestation and Revegetation (ARR)

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Theory of change

Located on degraded former ranchland in the Eastern Cape of South Africa, the project provides a financial incentive to restore spekboom thicket, a keystone plant species native to the Eastern Cape and largely cleared by agricultural settlers. It is responsible for supporting a rich biodiversity.

Climate change mitigation

Planting spekboom thickets in ecologically degraded areas not only sequesters carbon, but also improves soil health and biodiversity, and, if managed properly, increases resilience in a region prone to climate variability.

  • Regenerating the ecosystem icon Regenerating the ecosystem
  • Providing trainings and employment icon Providing trainings and employment
  • Supporting endangered species icon Supporting endangered species

At a glance

Located on 2390 hectares of degraded former ranchland in South Africa’s Eastern Cape, the project area we support provides a financial incentive for the restoration of spekboom thicket, a local keystone species. Native to the region, it supports a divers ecosystem.

2390 ha restored in South Africa

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