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Malawi Zambia TFCA, Nyika National Park, Vwaza Marsh Wildlife Reserve, Water security

Nature turning on the taps: New water scheme brings safe drinking water to 18,000 Malawians

The President of Malawi, His Excellency Dr. Lazarus Chakwera, today switched on the taps of a transformative community development project, the Nyika–Vwaza Gravity-Fed Piped Water Scheme. This brings safe drinking water for the first time to 18,000 people living in the vicinity of Nyika National Park and Vwaza Marsh Wildlife Reserve. Over the next ten […]

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Community, Kavango Zambezi TFCA, Sioma Ngwezi National Park

Crime syndicates are plundering Zambia’s heritage plant – why it matters

In western Zambia’s Sioma Ngwezi National Park, a little-known medicinal plant is vanishing – not from overuse by local communities, but at the hands of international crime syndicates. Devil’s Claw (Harpagophytum procumbens), a...

Lubombo TFCA, Maputo National Park, Mozambique Community Development, Uncategorised

Building Futures: Maputo National Park’s Strategy to Improve Human-Wildlife Co-existence

After a civil war that devastated Mozambique’s wildlife and landscapes over 16 years, Maputo National Park is once again teeming with life. Situated in one of the world’s most biologically rich eco-regions, the...

Community, Community Development, In Conversation, Malawi Zambia TFCA, Nyika National Park, Vwaza Marsh Wildlife Reserve

In Conversation with Judge Twea

Taking the Nyika-Vwaza landscape to new heights. Meet His Honour Mr Edward Twea, retired Judge President of the Supreme Court of Appeal in Malawi and recently appointed Board Chairperson of the Nyika-Vwaza Co-management...

CEO Blog, Lubombo TFCA, Maputo National Park, Mozambique, Partnerships

Maputo National Park – a lost paradise reborn

Blog by Werner Myburgh, Peace Parks Foundation CEO about the ongoing journey of Maputo National Park – Now a World Heritage Site The story of Maputo National Park, now recognised as a World...

Biodiversity, Maputo National Park

Maputo National Park joins the world stage as Mozambique’s first natural World Heritage Site

UNESCO has officially inscribed Maputo National Park as a World Heritage Site, marking a significant achievement for Mozambique and a major step forward for biodiversity protection on the African continent. “This is a...

Banhine National Park, Community Development, Conservation, Limpopo National Park, Maputo National Park, Mozambique, Zinave National Park

Transformative impact on Mozambique’s protected areas in 2024

Maputo, Mozambique – In southern Africa, where Mozambique’s wild landscapes connect with those of its neighbours, regional peace is fostered, communities benefit, and extraordinary natural spaces are protected. With a quarter of the country...

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