IMPLEMENTATION OF A PEACE PARK



Based on the Foundation's experience, all peace parks have similar processes whereby they are established, namely:



  1. Implementation | something... [© 2009 Koos van der Lende]Procurement of political will and support for the peace park.
  2. Putting together of multilateral planning teams, made up of government and non-government technical experts who will develop a memorandum of understanding (MoU). This process is directed and coordinated and by an international coordinator.
  3. Signing of the MoU by participating governments to facilitate the establishment of the peace park, initiation of a formal negotiation process and the setting up of an institutional framework as mandated by the MoU. This includes the formal appointment of the various technical committees on which all partner countries are represented.
  4. Development of an international treaty on the establishment of the peace park. This is coordinated by the international coordinators who also manages the various technical committees, such as those on customs, finance and community participation.


  1. Implementation | something... [© 2009 Michael Viljoen]Signing of an international treaty and implementation of an institutional framework as mandated by it. This includes the establishment of a joint management board.
  2. Launching/opening ceremony, i.e. the formal opening of the peace park.
  3. Implementation of accepted conservation and economic principles in order to develop the peace park in a sustainable manner.