Peace Parks Foundation's response to COVID-19 in southern Africa.

Conservation Guardians

This World Ranger Day, we take a moment to recognise the work being done by rangers across southern Africa to protect humankind’s most valuable natural assets.

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Fellowship of the clan

Four hyenas journeyed 1 500 km to establish a new clan in Zinave National Park

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One NGO, taking a stand

Peace Parks Foundation is facing COVID-19 head-on and working to save lives, and livelihoods.

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A 'fishy' world record

Ponta do Ouro Partial Marine Reserve constitutes the most important habitat for tiger sharks in the south-west Indian Ocean.

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A wondrous world

Nyika National Park is recognised as one of the most outstanding and representative habitats for biodiversity on the planet.

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Ancients of the sea

Intensified marine protection is bringing new hope for turtles that nest in Africa’s first marine peace park.

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Restoring Tomorrow

Reconnecting Africa’s wild spaces,
to create a future for man in harmony with nature.

Passionately protecting and restoring critical ecosystems

The Peace Parks dream is to re-establish, renew and preserve large functional ecosystems that transcend man-made boundaries – thereby protecting and regenerating natural and cultural heritage vital to enabling and sustaining a harmonious future for man and the natural world.

Commitment

We engage with governments to obtain buy-in, secure protected land, and channel investment into development of transboundary conservation areas.

Conservation at Scale

We plan and implement innovative strategies that revitalise habitat integrity, restore ecological functionality, and protect biodiversity.

Commercial Development

We develop nature-based tourism and enterprise opportunities to ensure the long-term sustainability of protected areas.

Community Engagement

We capacitate communities in the sustainable use of natural resources and unlock opportunities for deriving equitable benefits from conservation.

Connected Conservation

A transfrontier conservation area (TFCA) is defined 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. Peace Parks Foundation has been actively involved with the establishment and development of ten of the 18 TFCAs found throughout southern Africa, all of which are in various stages of development.

The establishment of each TFCA, or peace park, is complex and far-reaching, and involves several phases of activity, which can take many years to achieve. It is an exemplary process of partnerships between governments and the private sector – an African success story that will ensure peace, prosperity and stability for generations to come.

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Great Limpopo

TRANSFRONTIER CONSERVATION AREA

Great Limpopo

TRANSFRONTIER CONSERVATION AREA

This 100 000 km² park links the Limpopo, Zinave and Banhine National Parks in Mozambique, the Kruger National Park in South Africa, and the Gonarezhou National Park in Zimbabwe.

Lubombo

TRANSFRONTIER CONSERVATION AREA

Lubombo

TRANSFRONTIER CONSERVATION AREA

Lubombo includes four distinct transfrontier conservation areas between Mozambique, South Africa and The Kingdom of eSwatini, covering a total area of 10 029 km².

Malawi-Zambia

TRANSFRONTIER CONSERVATION AREA

Malawi-Zambia

TRANSFRONTIER CONSERVATION AREA

The Malawi-Zambia Transfrontier Conservation Area encompasses 32 278 km² and incorporates national parks, wildlife reserves, forest reserves and game management areas.

Kavango Zambezi

TRANSFRONTIER CONSERVATION AREA

Kavango Zambezi

TRANSFRONTIER CONSERVATION AREA

The Kavango Zambezi (KAZA) TFCA spans an area of approximately 520 000 km² and includes 36 proclaimed protected areas across Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe converge.

/Ai /Ais-Richtersveld

TRANSFRONTIER CONSERVATION AREA

/Ai /Ais-Richtersveld

TRANSFRONTIER CONSERVATION AREA

/Ai /Ais-Richtersveld spans across 5 920 km², comprising the Ai-Ais Hot Springs Game Park in Namibia and the Richtersveld National Park in South Africa.

Kgalagadi

TRANSFRONTIER CONSERVATION AREA

Kgalagadi

TRANSFRONTIER CONSERVATION AREA

Africa's first peace park, the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park is 35 551 km² in extent, and stretches into Botswana and South Africa.

Greater Mapungubwe

TRANSFRONTIER CONSERVATION AREA

Greater Mapungubwe

TRANSFRONTIER CONSERVATION AREA

This TFCA measures 5 909 km² and encompasses areas in Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe.

Maloti-Drakensberg

TRANSFRONTIER CONSERVATION AREA

Maloti-Drakensberg

TRANSFRONTIER CONSERVATION AREA

The Maloti-Drakensberg TFCA covers 14 740 km² of the mountains that straddle the north-eastern border between Lesotho and South Africa.

Lower Zambezi-Mana Pools

TRANSFRONTIER CONSERVATION AREA

Lower Zambezi-Mana Pools

TRANSFRONTIER CONSERVATION AREA

This 17 745km² TFCA is composed of the Lower Zambezi National Park in Zambia, and the Mana Pools National Park in northern Zimbabwe.

Liuwa Plains-Mussuma

TRANSFRONTIER CONSERVATION AREA

Liuwa Plains-Mussuma

TRANSFRONTIER CONSERVATION AREA

The Liuwa Plains-Mussuma TFCA measures 14 464 km² and spans the border of Angola and Zambia.

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31 JUL 2020