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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 heritage species long used by communities across southern Africa, has already disappeared in two of the park’s three zones. Its tuber is […]
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Peace Parks Mourns the Passing of Namibia’s President Hage Geingob
It is with great sadness that we learned of the passing of Namibia’s President Hage Geingob, at the age of 82. In 2016, he accepted the invitation to become an Honorary Patron of Peace Parks. Throughout his time in this position, he offered his full support of transboundary conservation and the vital role it plays […]
