Barotse rangelands impact

Transforming Landscapes, Empowering Communities

Creating measurable change across the Barotse rangelands through community-led restoration and sustainable development.

Our Impact in Numbers

We combine community-led restoration, improved livestock management, and rigorous monitoring to create resilient landscapes and stronger rural livelihoods.

Community impact
"Our animals are healthier, and the grasslands are coming back."

How the Project Benefits the Community

  • Economic empowerment: Higher incomes from improved livestock and carbon revenue.
  • Food security: Better grazing and animal health for reliable food production.
  • Skills & leadership: Training in sustainable land management and community governance.
  • Equity: Transparent benefit-sharing and inclusive decision-making.

Environmental & Social Impact

People

Thousands of households see improved incomes, resilience, and opportunity.

Planet

Restored rangelands, increased soil carbon, and richer biodiversity.

Need of the Project

The Barotse rangelands are at a tipping point. Decades of pressure from over‑grazing, variable rainfall and limited access to regenerative practices have reduced productivity, weakened ecosystem services and increased vulnerability for pastoral and agro‑pastoral communities. Pro Green Earth exists to address these urgent needs and to create a resilient, scalable model that restores both landscapes and livelihoods.

Why this matters

  • Secure livelihoods: Restore grazing systems and income streams for thousands of households.
  • Climate mitigation: Increase durable soil carbon stocks through regenerative practices.
  • Biodiversity & ecosystem services: Improve habitat, water retention and forage quality across the landscape.
  • Equitable benefit sharing: Embed community governance so benefits are localised and transparent.

Priority actions

1

Co‑design governance structures with traditional authorities and communities to ensure cultural fit and long‑term stewardship.

2

Scale regenerative grazing and restoration interventions across priority sites, driven by local capability building.

3

Deploy robust MRV (measurement, reporting & verification) systems and transparent benefit‑sharing that support market access for carbon and sustainable commodities.

4

Mobilise strategic partnerships and market channels that link communities to revenue streams and technical assistance.

5

Embed adaptive learning to refine practices, reduce leakage risk and ensure long‑term permanence of outcomes.

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