Wild Life & Environment

The Africa 360 HABITAT is an Environmental and Wildlife conservation and Climate Change prevention project for 54 communities in 54 countries in Africa, with ultimate mission to Protect, Promote and Preserve biodiversity, Ecologically sensitive areas and endangered species.

Expected and Achievable Impacts :- 

• Reverse Deforestation within targeted 54 communities in 54 African countries; through replanting and community forestry projects
• Sustainably create environmental education in 54 Communities in 54 African through consistent all inclusive practical environmental education programs
• Increase community awareness and participation on environmental protection and promotion
• Create all inclusive preventative measures and protections against exploitation of endangered species and wildlife.
• Reverse desertification within targeted 54 communities in 54 African countries
• Reverse ecological damages and raise community awareness and engagement
• Lobby to ensure policy environment in place to protect environment and endangered species.

EMPIRICAL EVIDENCES/STATISTICS:

• Every 20 minutes, the world adds another 3,500 human lives but loses one or more entire species of animal or plant life – at least 27,000 species per year. (Source: PBS)
• 80% of the decline in biological diversity is caused by habitat destruction.
• The loss of wildlife and wild habitat threatens important sectors of the economy and handicaps future development opportunities such as the tourism. In 2013, international tourism in Africa was valued at $34.2 Billion, according to the UNWTO.
• According to a United Nations programme report, illegal trades in wildlife and wildlife derivatives is worth between $7 billion and $23 billion.
• Each year more than 20,000 elephants are killed by poachers for their tusks which are shipped to ivory markets.
• In 2014 1,215 rhinos were killed in South Africa alone which compared with the 13 killed by poacher’s in 2007, represents a more than 9,000% increase in rhino poaching.
• The size of Africa’s lion population has declined by 30% in the past 20 years and today only about 30,000 of these iconic carnivores remain in the continent.