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How Peace Parks’ new era of developing communities in southern Africa is shifting the global conservation trend
12 November 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 purpose. This small community development initiative represents a significant leap forward for conservation in southern Africa. By improving their agricultural practices, Chaúque […]
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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...
Community, Community Development, Conservation, Conservation Agriculture, Great Limpopo TFCA, Mozambique, Partnerships, Uncategorised, Water security, Zinave National Park
The Hunger Project: Feeding communities and championing gender equality in Zinave
27 May 2024
In the area bordering Mozambique’s Zinave National Park, global non-profit The Hunger Project and Peace Parks Foundation are addressing community resilience and hunger, through a series of life-changing developments with a view on...
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Community, Community Development, Conservation, General, Lower Zambezi - Mana Pools TFCA, Malawi Zambia TFCA, Nyika National Park, Partnerships, Rewilding, Sioma Ngwezi National Park, TFCAs, Tourism, Transboundary Landscapes, Vwaza Marsh Wildlife Reserve
Peace Parks’ Partnership Pacts to Protect Biodiversity
22 May 2024
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...
Biodiversity, Community, Community Development, Conservation, Kavango Zambezi TFCA, Partnerships, Sioma Ngwezi National Park, TFCAs, Transboundary Landscapes
Historic 20-year multi-party partnership agreement to restore and protect the Sioma Ngwezi landscape in Zambia
28 Mar 2024
Livingstone, 27/03/2024 – The Department of National Parks and Wildlife (DNPW) in collaboration with the Barotse Royal Establishment (BRE), Peace Parks Foundation and WWF Zambia, have entered into a unique agreement to co-manage...
