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Banhine National Park, Community Development, COVID-19 Support, Great Limpopo TFCA, Limpopo National Park, Zinave National Park
EUR 1 million for cash-for-work interventions in Mozambique
26 August 2020
The German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) makes available EUR 1 million through KfW Development Bank for a COVID-19 relief initiative in the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area. The initiative is implemented by Peace Parks Foundation in partnership with the Mozambican Government’s National Administration of Conservation Areas (ANAC). The activities to be funded include cash-for-work employment programmes that will provide temporary income for approximately 400 community members financially deprived as a result...
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One NGO, taking a stand against COVID-19 in southern Africa
15 Jul 2020
Peace Parks Foundation is leading a support initiative that aims to curb the spread of the COVID19 pandemic, and alleviate the impact of the pandemic on the poorest and most vulnerable communities.
Community Development, COVID-19 Support, Lubombo TFCA, Maputo Special Reserve, Ponta do Ouro Partial Marine Reserve
Community-led ecotourism enterprise feeds hungry families
25 Jun 2020
The Community Association for the Sustainable Management of Natural Resources, Ahi Zamene Chemucane (AZC), through its own funds, distributed 8 tons of food to support 144 families in the communities of Tsolombane,...
Community Development, COVID-19 Support, Great Limpopo TFCA, Limpopo National Park
Fighting the pandemic in Limpopo National Park
22 Jun 2020
Almost 5 000 units of 1kg carbolic soap bars have been delivered to the Massingir district health services and vulnerable communities in Limpopo National Park.
Community Development, Lubombo TFCA, Ponta do Ouro Partial Marine Reserve
Wider protection for critically endangered turtles
04 Jun 2020
The ocean is the largest ecosystem on Earth. It generates half of the oxygen we breathe, provides at least a sixth of the protein we eat and absorbs carbon dioxide from the atmosphere...
Community Development, Kavango Zambezi TFCA, Simalaha Community Conservancy
Carbon credits for clean cooking
01 Jun 2020
Peace Parks Foundation collaborated with Commonland, to investigate the use of fuel-efficient cookstoves for communities within the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area. These stoves reduce the consumption of wood and charcoal by approximately...
Community Development, Lubombo TFCA, Maputo Special Reserve, Ponta do Ouro Partial Marine Reserve
Community fish farms provide food and income
14 May 2020
Tilapia farmers from the villages of Ngomene, Mhala and Nhonguane in the buffer zone of the Maputo Special Reserve (MSR) and the Ponta do Ouro Partial Marine Reserve (PPMR), have started selling ...
