纳米比亚通过释放羚羊、跳羚和鸵鸟,经过五年的恢复和社区主导的保护,恢复了240万英亩的沙漠生态系统。
Namibia restored a 2.4 million-acre desert ecosystem by releasing oryx, springbok, and ostriches after five years of recovery and community-led conservation.
2025年,纳米比亚的Orange River-Karoo保护区释放了Oryx、spingbok和进入240万英亩保护区,标志着在恢复被数百年过度放牧、采矿和偷猎破坏的沙漠生态系统方面迈出了一大步。
In 2025, Namibia’s Orange River-Karoo Conservation Area released oryx, springbok, and ostriches into a 2.4 million-acre protected zone, marking a major step in restoring a desert ecosystem devastated by centuries of overgrazing, mining, and poaching.
该项目于2020年启动,并得到了 " 劳力士永恒地球倡议 " 的支持,其重点是稀有的生态酮混合沙漠Nama Karoo和Succulent Karoo生物群 -- -- 这是世界上唯一干旱生物多样性热点之一的所在地。
The project, launched in 2020 and backed by the Rolex Perpetual Planet Initiative, focuses on a rare ecotone blending desert, Nama Karoo, and Succulent Karoo biomes—home to one of the world’s only arid biodiversity hotspots.
土地恢复五年后,土生土长的草地已经恢复,被圈住的动物适应状况良好,有生存和社会联系的早期迹象。
After five years of land recovery, native grasses have returned, and collared animals are adapting well, with early signs of survival and social bonding.
当地Nama社区的传统是强调与自然的可持续共存,他们在这项努力中发挥着中心作用,希望即使是严重退化的沙漠景观也能随着长期养护和社区参与而反弹。
Local Nama communities, whose traditions emphasize sustainable coexistence with nature, play a central role in the effort, offering hope that even severely degraded desert landscapes can rebound with long-term conservation and community involvement.