Peace Parks News
23 May 2013New field ranger base operational
Jointly funded by the German Federal Ministry for Cooperation and Development, through KfW, and Agence Française de Développement, the construction of Limpopo National Park’s new field ranger bas
17 May 2013Savé Valley Conservancy upgrades local schools
The German government through the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) is funding the translocation of animals donated by the Savé Valley Conservancy, while making funds ava
9 May 2013Limpopo National Park communities receive revenue-sharing cheque
On 17 April 2013, the Permanent Secretary of the southern province of Gaza, Francisca Maluana Cadaslamba, on behalf of the Governor and of Limpopo National Park, handed a cheque to the Park communitie
2 May 2013The Bookworm Kiddies Club
As a way of generating a love for reading from a young age, the Southern African Wildlife College Resource Centre started the Bookmobile Project in 2012. The main goal of the project is to make books
24 April 2013K9 Conservation
The SA College for Tourism Tracker Academy continues to successfully train highly skilled trackers who are extremely sought after in the conservation sector. The Academy has shown that traditional tr
18 April 2013Peace Parks Foundation Legacy Trust launched
“Intrinsic to human nature is the aspiration to create something of value for posterity,” says Mr Hansjürg Saager, Chairman of the Peace Parks Foundation Legacy Trust.
“Leaving a legacy means
10 April 2013Monitoring & evaluation systems training in the Lubombo TFCA
Miguel Gonçalves, park warden of the Ponta do Ouro Partial Marine Reserve and Denton Joachim from Peace Parks Foundation’s GIS section record field data that will be fed into the monitoring &
28 March 2013Training conservation staff in GIS and GPS
The Foundation has been offering basic Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Global Positioning Systems (GPS) training at the Southern Africa Wildlife College (SAWC) for the past 13 years. The valu
20 March 2013Moments of Grace - a fine art photographic book
Koos van der Lende, master landscape photographer, has been supporting Peace Parks Foundation since 2002 and his work has captured the grandeur of southern Africa's transfrontier conservation areas fo
13 March 2013Another €15.5 million for Kavango Zambezi (KAZA) TFCA
BMZ State Secretary Hans-Jürgen Beerfeltz handing the cheque for €15.5 million to Deputy Executive Secretary of SADC , Mr João Caholo, with the Ministers from the five KAZA TFCA partner countri