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From recovery to a stronger future: Zinave’s path to resilience
Zinave National Park has come back from decades of disruption. The next step is to build on that recovery, because the true test of conservation is not only what can be restored, but what can be made to last. Wildlife populations are returning. Infrastructure is being rebuilt. Communities surrounding the park are gaining improved access to services, livelihoods and economic […]
In Conversation with Dr. Bartolomeu Soto
Reflecting on over a decade of strategic collaboration: Mozambique’s National Administration for Conservation Areas (ANAC) recently celebrated 15 years of conservation leadership. At the anniversary celebrations in Maputo, Peace Parks Foundation was recognised for its long-term commitment and dedication to conservation in the country. The recognition was jointly received by former Mozambican President and Vice […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
Government of Mozambique and Peace Parks Celebrate Inauguration of Award-Winning Membene Lodge in Maputo National Park
The Government of Mozambique and Peace Parks celebrates the official inauguration of Membene Lodge, Maputo National Park’s latest, award-winning, tourism asset.
Sensor Sensation: Colette Leads the Way for Women in Conservation Technology
Colette Terblanche, Project Manager for Peace Parks Foundation’s Combatting Wildlife Crime team, is an anti-poaching powerhouse. For more than five years, she has been committed to the daunting, and mounting, challenges of rhino protection, in a minority of women working in this field. In the age of intense and escalating wildlife crime, poaching strategies continue […]
