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iSimangaliso Wetland Park, Lubombo TFCA
New name for SA’s first World Heritage Site
14 March 2007
New name for SA’s first World Heritage Site South Africa’s first World Heritage Site, the Greater St Lucia Wetland Park, has a new name that better reflects its unique identity and sense of place. After an extensive consultation process, the name has been approved by the National Cabinet and was gazetted on Friday 11th May […]
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Conservation breakthrough in Maputaland
08 Mar 2007
New community-owned facility to be a catalyst for development A NEW community-owned conservation area has opened the door towards a much larger park network in Maputaland, including a direct link between the Ndumo...
Lubombo TFCA, Ndumo Game Reserve
First aerial game count of the Usuthu-Tembe-Futi TFCA
08 Nov 2006
South Africa and Mozambique joined forces between the 2nd and 5th of November in the first aerial game count of the Usuthu-Tembe-Futi Transfrontier Conservation Area (TFCA). The counts resulted from the close working...
Great Limpopo TFCA, Lubombo TFCA
Money pours into tourism
20 Sep 2006
Recognising Mozambique as an emerging serious contender in the global tourism sector, local and overseas investors are directing funds at several tourism projects throughout the country. The Mozambican Ministry of Tourism has announced...
Lubombo TFCA
Cheetahs once again explore our wetlands
23 Aug 2006
For the first time in a century, cheetahs are roaming in one of our World Heritage Sites! Environment Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk released two of four cheetahs into the Umkhuze section of the...
Lubombo TFCA, Tourism
A bridge to a better life
23 Aug 2006
While many residents of the rural area surrounding the Greater St Lucia Wetland Park say they have not derived the anticipated benefits associated with tourism, the Minister for Environmental Affairs and Tourism believes...
Lubombo TFCA
Financial Boost for LSDI
15 Feb 2006
THE LEBOMBO Spatial Development Initiative (LSDI) has received an added boost with the announcement that it will receive an US$80m budget.
