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How a 20-year pact in Malawi is reshaping conservation governance
In the Nyika Vwaza landscape, shared governance and long-term planning are offering a durable alternative to short-term conservation funding models. In Malawi’s Nyika Vwaza landscape, a long-term co-management agreement is aligning government authority, community participation and sustainable financing around the recovery of two nationally important protected areas. At a time when short-term conservation projects and […]
CEO Blog: Why the Future of Conservation Lies with Africa – Coexistence and Robust Governance Are Non-Negotiable
By Werner Myburgh, CEO, Peace Parks Foundation Africa’s Conservation Future In the next 30 to 50 years, Africa’s conservation will face unprecedented challenges that demand a fundamentally new approach. With the trends already evident, the decisions we make now will define whether people, wildlife and ecosystems can remain healthy in a rapidly changing world. Unprecedented […]
In conversation with George Nxumayo
Conserving Malawi’s wild heart: CEO of the Nyika-Vwaza Co-management Trust’s vision for this transboundary landscape George Nxumayo’s connection to the Nyika-Vwaza landscape runs deep. He first started working in and around Vwaza Marsh Wildlife Reserve nearly two decades ago, in 2005. Today, as CEO of the Nyika-Vwaza Co-management Trust, he draws on a lifetime of […]
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 Trust. In this guiding role, Judge Twea brings a powerful voice to the protection of one of Malawi’s most vital landscapes. His […]
When nature has tangible benefits for people, they will protect it
Blog by Werner Myburgh, Peace Parks Foundation CEO Conservation areas have a lot to offer to the people living in remote landscapes. They have the potential to offer healthy food, clean water, fresh air and jobs in nature-based tourism. Yet these fruits of joint conservation efforts are not always immediately realised. With this in mind, […]
Peace Parks Foundation’s support to rangers, for people and nature
Peace Parks Foundation thanks the rangers protecting communities and nature, using their skills to conserve biodiversity and build a peaceful relationship between humans and wildlife.
Peace Parks’ Partnership Pacts to Protect Biodiversity
Historic. Ambitious. A win for the planet. Those were the words used in 2022 to describe the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, an ambitious pact signed by 198 countries to protect, restore and live in harmony with the natural world. It includes goals and targets from here to 2050 that aim to protect biodiversity, halt species extinction, and ensure that […]
