Newsroom | Our Stories
Community
Community, Community Development, Conservation, Nyika National Park, Vwaza Marsh Wildlife Reserve
When nature has tangible benefits for people, they will protect it
27 March 2025
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, […]
READ MORECommunity, Community Development, Conservation Agriculture, Great Limpopo TFCA, Limpopo National Park
The transformative impact of Herding for Health
24 Mar 2025
In many communities across southern Africa, traditional roles limit women’s participation, especially in agriculture and livestock management. However, through the Herding for Health programme, a partnership between Conservation International and Peace Parks Foundation,...
Community, Kavango Zambezi TFCA, Simalaha Community Conservancy
Breaking rangeland barriers: The women herders and leaders who are inspiring a new generation in Zambia
07 Mar 2025
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...
Community, Community Development
How Peace Parks’ new era of developing communities in southern Africa is shifting the global conservation trend
12 Nov 2024
Zinhane, Mozambique – Ana Marta Francisco Chaúque viewed with pride the clearing where she stood. Two hectares of land had been planted with crops, and an additional five hectares were earmarked for this...
Banhine National Park, Biodiversity, Community, Conservation, Field Rangers, Great Limpopo TFCA, K9 Unit, Limpopo National Park, Maputo Special Reserve, Mozambique, Nyika National Park, Partnerships, Southern African Wildlife College, Transboundary Landscapes, Wildlife Crime, Zinave National Park
Peace Parks Foundation’s support to rangers, for people and nature
31 Jul 2024
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.
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Community, Community Development, Conservation, Kavango Zambezi TFCA, Partnerships, Simalaha Community Conservancy, Sioma Ngwezi National Park
Kavango Zambezi and beyond: how you can help protect bird life in flight
11 Jun 2024
The mighty Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA TFCA) is the largest transboundary landscape in the world, and Peace Parks Foundation has been working with member states to support its development since 2004....
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Community, Community Development, Conservation, Conservation Agriculture, Great Limpopo TFCA, Herding 4 Health, Limpopo National Park, Mozambique, Partnerships, TFCAs, Uncategorised
Herding for Health connects community farmers with markets
05 Jun 2024
Farmers participating in the Herding for Health programme in Massingir in the Gaza province bordering the Limpopo National Park in Mozambique, no longer lose cattle to predation. Cattle are heathier, fatter and now...
