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From building fences to protecting wildlife: Kingsley Kwalyambumu‘s journey in Simalaha
01 October 2026
In 2012, Kingsley Kwalyambumu earned a living as a casual labourer, helping build a fence in Zambia’s Simalaha Community Conservancy. While working on the fence, Kingsley encountered Simalaha’s community scouts and began learning more about their work of protecting wildlife and supporting communities living alongside it. Today, Kingsley serves as a Wildlife Police Officer with […]
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Why conservation investment in Africa matters to US security and stability
12 Aug 2026
In the current edition of Nature’s Chambers, the magazine of the ICCF Group, Peace Parks’ Jamie McCallum and Lilian Spijkerman examine why conservation investment in Africa matters to US security and foreign-policy interests....
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Community, Community Development, Conservation, Great Limpopo TFCA, Zinave National Park
From recovery to a stronger future: Zinave’s path to resilience
23 Jul 2026
Zinave National Park has come back from decades of disruption. The next step is to build on that recovery, because the true test of conservation is not only what can be restored, but what can be...
Banhine National Park, Conservation, Field Rangers, Great Limpopo TFCA, Limpopo National Park, Lubombo TFCA, Maputo National Park, Zinave National Park
Leadership programme for protected area management across the SADC region, starting in southern Mozambique
01 Jul 2026
The Administração Nacional das Áreas de Conservação (ANAC), in partnership with the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the Government of Germany and Peace Parks Foundation, is strengthening leadership across four national parks through...
Biodiversity, Conservation, Mozambique, Partnerships, Rhino Protection Programme, Zinave National Park
Ten Years. Thousands of Hours. One Big Five National Park.
26 Jun 2026
Mozambique’s first Big Five national park wasn’t created when nine white rhinos stepped out of their crates. By then, the hard work had already been done. A decade of rebuilding a protected area. Three years establishing viable rhino populations. Months securing...
Climate Change, Conservation, Lubombo TFCA, Maputo National Park, Mozambique, Water security
First comprehensive survey establishes baseline for protection of Maputo National Park’s Techobanine Reef System
18 Jun 2026
Scientists have completed the first comprehensive biodiversity baseline survey of Mozambique’s Techobanine Reef System, a no-take zone within Maputo National Park’s Marine Protected Area. The findings, conducted between June and October 2025, establish...
Community, Community Development, Conservation, Great Limpopo TFCA, Kruger National Park
Community leaders help shape landscape governance across Greater Kruger
29 May 2026
How do communities become part of systems shaping safety, conservation and decision-making across one of southern Africa’s most complex conservation landscapes? This question brought together 52 community representatives from across the Greater Kruger...
