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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 […]
READ MORECommunity Development, Conservation Agriculture, Simalaha Community Conservancy, TFCAs
Old wisdom, new choices: how communities in Simalaha are restoring land and livelihoods
15 Jul 2026
Restoring degraded land starts with something many thought impossible: hundreds of households agreeing to manage it together. Across Zambia’s Simalaha Community Conservancy, people are restoring rangelands and revitalising livelihoods through collective grazing management....
CEO Blog, Kavango Zambezi TFCA, Luengue-Luiana National Park
Creating Space: Angola and a New Future for the Largest Elephant Population in the World
21 May 2026
Blog by Werner Myburgh, CEO, Peace Parks Foundation Across southern Africa, elephants are under pressure not only from poaching and conflict. In many places, they are simply running out of space. Luengue-Luiana National...
Community, Sioma Ngwezi National Park, TFCAs, Transboundary Landscapes
His Majesty the Litunga joins Peace Parks Foundation Board
28 Apr 2026
Stellenbosch, South Africa/Western Province, Zambia – 28 April 2026 Peace Parks Foundation today announced the appointment of His Majesty the Litunga, Lubosi Imwiko II of the Western Province, Zambia, to its Board of...
Biodiversity, Luengue-Luiana National Park
New partnership begins for Luengue–Luiana National Park
09 Apr 2026
Agreement between Angola and Peace Parks Foundation to boost conservation and community development in south-eastern Angola A new partnership between the Angolan Government and Peace Parks Foundation aims to strengthen conservation for Angola’s largest protected area, Luengue-Luiana...
Community, Conservation, Simalaha Community Conservancy
Smart parks, safe paths: How a digital shield is rewriting Zambia’s elephant story
21 Oct 2025
Watering spots in Sikunzu farming settlement used to be the bane of farmers’ lives. An approaching elephant bull could cause significant damage to a crop in minutes, leaving livelihoods in tatters. In community...
Climate Change, Community Development, In Conversation, Kavango Zambezi TFCA
In Conversation with Rachael Sinyama
09 Sep 2025
Peace Parks Foundation’s Site Operations Manager for the Kafue Zambezi Community Forest Project Rachael Kuliwa Sinyama leads the Kafue Zambezi Community Forest Project and other REDD+ initiatives in Zambia’s Western Province. She acts...
