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In Conversation with Rachael Sinyama
Peace Parks Foundation’s Site Operations Manager for the Kafue Zambezi Community Forest Project Rachael Kuliwa Sinyama leads the Kafue Zambezi Community Forest Project and other REDD+ initiatives in Zambia’s Western Province. She acts as a bridge between the Government of Zambia, BioCarbon Partners, the Barotse Royal Establishment, local communities and Peace Parks Foundation. In her […]
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 […]
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 Heritage Site, is one that I have had the privilege of being part of for many years. I witnessed and actively participated […]
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 under conservation protection, the Government of Mozambique is working with dedicated partners to enhance the immense value of its natural heritage. As […]
Black rhino founder population returns to Mozambique
This week, 10 additional critically endangered black rhinos were successfully translocated from South Africa to Zinave National Park in Mozambique to secure the first founder population of black rhinos since becoming locally extinct five decades ago. The rhinos, five male and five female, were kindly donated by South Africa’s provincial conservation entity, Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife, […]
How a park was born between two presidential signatures
Blog by Werner Myburgh, Peace Parks Foundation CEO Last month marked 25 years since Africa’s first transfrontier park was born – one that holds a special place in my heart because of a day I’ll never forget. It was in April 1999, in my first year working for Peace Parks Foundation, when we were a […]
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 […]
