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Leadership programme for protected area management across the SADC region, starting in southern Mozambique
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 a targeted development programme for 43 current and emerging protected area leaders. Collectively, these participants oversee approximately 378 rangers responsible for protecting […]
How connected landscapes are shaping the future of conservation
The Global Affairs Canada-funded Restoring African Rangelands Project Across southern Africa, conservation is increasingly moving beyond fenced parks and into shared landscapes where people, wildlife and livelihoods depend on the same land. In the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area, a major cross-border initiative supported by Global Affairs Canada and implemented by six partners across three […]
Bringing wilderness back from the brink
PRESS RELEASE Banhine National Park, 9 October 2025 Mozambique unites to restore a wildlife corridor between Maputo and Banhine National Parks Mozambique has reached a remarkable milestone in conservation. Maputo National Park, once nearly emptied of wildlife, has recovered so strongly that it can now help restore Banhine National Park, a landscape equally rich in […]
Mapai workshop drives corridor vision forward: Why wildlife pathways matter
A workshop in Mozambique’s Mapai District of the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area marked an important step in putting a national plan into action: to connect Limpopo, Banhine and Zinave national parks through specifically designated ecological corridors. Ecological corridors are natural routes that help animals move safely between protected areas. They play a vital role […]
A new chapter for Banhine National Park: Communities start sharing revenue benefits
For the first time since its creation over 50 years ago, Banhine National Park in Mozambique is directly sharing revenue benefits with the surrounding communities. Local leaders recently received a cheque for 650,000 Meticais (about $10,000). In Mozambique, communities are entitled to 20% of a national park’s revenue. This payment marks a turning point in […]
The transformative impact of Herding for Health
In many communities across southern Africa, traditional roles limit women’s participation, especially in agriculture and livestock management. However, through the Herding for Health programme, a partnership between Conservation International and Peace Parks Foundation, women are making significant impacts in areas typically dominated by men. Today, we celebrate Elizabete Matsimbe, whose strength, resilience, and determination inspire […]
A funnel, helicopter and team of 6: The day that Zinave National Park turned a remarkable corner in recovery
A bittersweet realisation dawned on Bernard van Lente, Peace Parks Foundation’s Head of Operations and Development at Zinave National Park, while patrolling the park at sunrise late in 2023. The rewilded animals in the park’s sanctuary built to protect them had flourished and outgrown it. “We were in the middle of a terrible drought induced […]
