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Smart parks, safe paths: How a digital shield is rewriting Zambia’s elephant story
Watering spots in Sikunzu farming settlement used to be the bane of farmers’ lives. An approaching elephant bull could cause significant damage to a crop in minutes, leaving livelihoods in tatters. In community meetings, families living along well-used elephant paths were urged to relocate their homes or put curfews in place to avoid night-time encounters. […]
Hot peppers, cool solution
In drought-stricken Zambia, chilli farming is helping families beat hunger, protect their crops and coexist with wildlife. When the rain failed, chillies didn’t. Zambia’s climate crisis hit hard in 2023. Facing its worst agricultural season in four decades, nine million people were affected and over five million faced hunger. Amid this crisis, farmers in Simalaha […]
Breaking rangeland barriers: The women herders and leaders who are inspiring a new generation in Zambia
Mwandi, Western Province, Zambia—In many communities in southern Africa, looking after the family’s prized cattle is the preserve of men, while women tend to be responsible for growing crops and raising children. Thanks to opportunities offered by the Herding for Health programme, a partnership between Conservation International and Peace Parks Foundation to improve conservation agriculture, […]
Tribute to Russell Smart
On 27 November 2024, Russell Smart, a dear colleague and friend of Peace Parks Foundation, succumbed to respiratory complications. He was at his home in Simalaha Community Conservancy in Zambia, a place he worked hard to protect. Russell’s career in conservation spanned 36 years, with experience in private and parastatal institutions. He was more than […]
Building resilience to climate change in Zambia
The reality Southern Africa is a largely rural landscape, where 75% of the land is classified as semi-arid or arid. As the climate in this region is affected by global shifts, over 45 million people in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region are facing food insecurity. This biodiverse continent, which is rich in global […]
