FAQ
- Origins?
- Implementation?
- Dr Anton Rupert's idea
- Dr Mandela's involvement?
- Partnerships
- Why is idea great?
- Why 'peace parks'?
- Primary steps
- Any additional value?
- Progress made?
- Present development
- Work needed on facilities
- Status regarding names
- GLTP involvement
- Communities
- People in peace parks
- Plans to expand
- International status
- N/S Korea as an option?
- How can I help?
WHAT ARE PEACE PARKS / TFCAS?
Peace Parks Foundation of course talks about peace parks or then TFCAs. The abbreviation TFCA stands for Transfrontier Conservation Area.
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Protocol on Wildlife Conservation and Law Enforcement of 1999 defines a TFCA as "the area or component of a large ecological region that straddles the boundaries of two or more countries, encompassing one or more protected areas as well as multiple resource use areas". The Protocol commits the SADC Member States to promote the conservation of shared wildlife resources through the establishment of transfrontier conservation areas.