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A groundbreaking conservation partnership between Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) and Peace Parks Foundation is set to transform the Greater Mana Pools Ecosystem into a world-class conservation and tourism hub.

One day, Peace Parks Foundation learned that a herd of wild elephants had arrived at the front gate of one of the national parks it supports.

It was late November and Zambia was still waiting for the rains. The air was hot, the earth a dried husk, the delicate, feathered heads of papyrus motionless under a dazzling blue sky.

Protecting Africa’s wildlife is essential. But protecting indigenous populations and local communities is equally important. The traditional use of wildlife by Indigenous peoples is often ignored and even criminalised; history is littered with cases of evictions, forced removals and open conflict between communities and conservation authorities.

When the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted South Africa's economy, Johann Rupert stepped up with one of his largest philanthropic contributions. He pledged R1 billion ($57 million) to the Solidarity Fund, a financial initiative aimed at supporting small businesses and employees affected by the pandemic.

Group of global conservation funders, convened by Earthshot Prize, Royal Foundation of Prince and Princess of Wales, and Conservation International, has announced financial packages, totalling $90 million, to conserve Africa’s landscapes.

THE recent signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Zimparks) and Defend, a wildlife conservation organisation, marks a significant milestone in the protection and conservation of Chizarira National Park and a boost to the Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (Kaza TFCA).

Managing biodiversity risks and opportunities are a “commercial decision, not a sustainability one”, Swiss bank UBP has said in an article with the Peace Parks Foundation, as it calls for further measurement of biodiversity gain.

In an effort to decrease poaching, increase job opportunities and elevate the standard of living for the Tembe people in the far north of KZN, a tripartite agreement was signed between the community trust, Ezemvelo Wildlife, and Peace Parks Foundation.

Werner Myburgh couldn’t shake the feeling that something was wrong. On his first trip through the savanna woodlands of Mozambique’s Zinave National Park, he saw almost no animals. “The elephants were gone, the giraffes, lions. Everything was gone,” said Myburgh, who leads the conservation nonprofit Peace Parks Foundation.

The Peace Parks Foundation (PPF), a South African conservation organization, has launched six safe cattle grazing areas for communities living inside the Limpopo National Park, in Massingir district, in the southern Mozambican province of Gaza.

South Africa’s richest person, Johann Rupert, is behind hundreds of philanthropic and charitable causes, including giving land and houses to poor communities. The latest Forbes and Bloomberg billionaire indexes estimate Rupert’s net wealth to be between R210 billion and R250 billion.

The five-year bonds, a joint venture between Rand Merchant Bank (RMB), the Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) and the Peace Parks Foundation, aims to raise a total of US$223 million to preserve the wild dog population in South Africa, and reintroduce lion into a Mozambique park, reports Bloomberg.

The Thazima Gravity Piped Water Supply Scheme, a multi-million project [construction cost of USD 4,476,738.68 and a supervision consultant contract amount of Euro 335,840.00] funded by Germany's KfW development bank, will provide reliable and sustainable water access to rural communities that previously lacked clean water.

If you’ve not heard of KAZA, here’s a primer on this massive conservation area in Southern Africa. Taking it’s name from two of the region’s great rivers, the Okavango and Zambezi, Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA) spans 200,000 square miles to form the largest wildlife conservation area in the world.

Conservation International and the Peace Parks Foundation launched the grassland restoration programme in collaboration with indigenous pastoralists, civil society organisations and the private sector.

Zimparks and peace Parks Foundation sign an MoU for Mana Pools development

Peace Parks Foundation and EarthRanger have formed an impactful partnership to revolutionise wildlife monitoring and protection.