Peace Parks Foundation is a non-profit organisation.The Foundation has virtually all the powers of a normal company, but cannot have shareholders, and no profits can be paid to supporting members or Directors.
Registration number: 1997/004896/08
Fundraising number: 005-294 NPO
Public Benefit Organisation number: 130003729
In order to optimise the Foundation’s fundraising potential, structures that allow donations to be made in a tax efficient manner have been created in Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, the USA and the UK. Visit this page for more details.
The structure directing the Foundation's work is as follows:
FOUNDING PATRONS
HRH Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands † 1 December 2004
Dr Nelson Mandela
Dr Anton Rupert † 18 January 2006
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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- Mr JP Rupert (Chairman)
- Mr W Myburgh (Chief Executive Officer)
- Mr TA Boardman
- Mr JA Chissano (Mozambique)
- Mr A Hoffmann (Switzerland)
- Dr HL Hoffmann (Switzerland)
- Drs JHW Loudon (The Netherlands)
- Mr M Msimang
- Dr FE Raimondo
- Ms CC Rupert
- Mr DF Strietman (The Netherlands)
- Mr P van der Poel
- Mr JJM van Zyl
- Mr PJ van Zyl
- Mr H Wessels
- Senior Chief Inyambo Yeta (Zambia)
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
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- Mr JP Rupert (Chairman)
- Mr W Myburgh (Chief Executive Officer)
- Mr TA Boardman
- Drs JHW Loudon (The Netherlands)
- Dr FE Raimondo
- Ms CC Rupert
- Mr DF Strietman (The Netherlands)
- Mr P van der Poel
- Mr JJM van Zyl
- Mr H Wessels
HONORARY PATRONS
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- President José Eduardo dos Santos (Angola)
- President Armando Emilio Guebuza (Mozambique)
- President Lt Gen. Seretse Khama Ian Khama (Botswana)
- His Majesty King Letsie III (Lesotho)
- His Majesty King Mswati III (Swaziland)
- President Robert Mugabe (Zimbabwe)
- President Hifikepunye Pohamba (Namibia)
- President Jacob Zuma (South Africa)
CLUB 21 MEMBERS
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Chairman: Mr Johann Rupert
- Absa Bank
- HRH Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands † 1 December 2004
- Sir Richard Branson and Virgin Unite
- Cartier
- Chrysler Corporation Fund
- Daimler
- De Beers
- The Edmond de Rothschild Foundations
- Deutsche Bank
- Dutch Postcode Lottery
- Exxaro
- Mr Paul Fentener van Vlissingen † 21 August 2006
- Donald Gordon Foundation
- Fondation Hoffmann
- Dr HL Hoffmann
- Philips
- Remgro
- Richemont
- The Rufford Foundation
- Rupert Family Foundation
- Ms Pierrette Schlettwein
- Swedish Postcode Foundation
- Swedish Postcode Lottery
- Ted Turner Foundation
- Total
- Vodafone Group Foundation
- WWF Netherlands
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
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To assist with technical advice in the transfrontier conservation process and to provide a forum for discussion of significant cross-border issues, the Foundation constituted an advisory committee and invited representatives from the wildlife authorities of the SADC countries to serve in an ex officio capacity on this body. The members of the Advisory Committee are:
- Mr Titus Dlamini - Chief Executive Officer: Swaziland National Trust Commission
- Dr David Mabunda Chief Executive: South African National Parks (SANParks)
- Mrs Mamoruti Malie - Principal Secretary: Lesotho Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Environment
- Mr Fundisile Mketeni - Deputy Director-General: Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa
- Dr Bandile Mkhize - Chief Executive Officer: Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife, South Africa
- Mr Edwin Motokwani - Director-General: Zambia Wildlife Authority
- Dr Francisco Pariela - National Director: National Directorate of Conservation Areas, Mozambique
- Mr Leonard Sefu - Director: Department of National Parks and Wildlife, Malawi
- Dr Kalumbi Shangula - Permanent Secretary: Ministry of Environment & Tourism, Namibia
- Dr Bartolomeu Soto - Director: TFCA Coordinating Unit, National Directorate of Conservation Areas, Mozambique
- Mr Jameson Vilakati - Director: Swaziland Environment Authority