The Pan African Conservation Education (PACE) project is Tusk’s flagship environmental education programme. PACE provides teachers and learners with the ideas, information, and training they need to make a difference in their communities and to protect Africa’s wildlife and fragile ecosystems.
Conservation Education Support
Since it was launched in 2004, Tusk has nurtured PACE from a rough concept to a far-reaching programme with increasing demand from practitioners and conservationists. PACE materials have been used by 1.5 million people, across 35 African countries, through schools, individual teachers, education authorities, teacher training colleges, conservation projects, national parks, government departments, NGOs and community groups. We respond to feedback and the changing needs of users to keep content relevant and current.
PACE provides educators with resources and training to help them integrate conservation education into their teaching. Central to PACE is a multi-media education pack – books, action sheets, educator guides, posters and videos – and these are provided free of charge to formal and informal educators, in schools and conservation organisations across Africa.
We have PACE Champions and hubs in East, Central and Southern Africa who promote and share PACE materials in their areas and provide training and follow up on the use of PACE educational materials and techniques. Champions and hubs help develop the teaching materials, help introduce them and ensure they are used effectively in schools and communities. They also support impact assessment and local training.
PACE Impact
PACE is having a real impact on the lives of people across Africa. Those engaged with PACE are more likely to have positive attitudes towards conservation and be involved in conservation activities. PACE is also helping to build capacity within local communities to manage their natural resources sustainably.
READ THE 2025 PACE IMPACT REPORT
Today, perhaps more than ever before, Africa’s natural heritage – this incredible, sustainable resource for our and future generations – is gravely threatened. This is why Tusk’s PACE programme is so vital, educating local people to create a sustainable life balance with the wonders of Africa’s nature. Already, it has made a real difference. Going into the future, it represents one of the most powerful tools to strengthen communities, combat poaching and save what is irreplaceable.
HRH The Prince of Wales KG, KT
Through the PACE resources, an alternative approach through education and ‘self-problem solving’ is offered which has not been a consideration in the past. PACE gives a fresh look at rural communities’ problems; they deal with these from a different perspective.
Pieter Bezuidenhout, Carbon Green Africa, Zimbabwe
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