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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, […]
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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...
Community, Community Development, Conservation, Malawi Zambia TFCA, Nyika National Park, Partnerships, TFCAs, Tourism, Transboundary Landscapes, Vwaza Marsh Wildlife Reserve, Water security
Presidential Visit Marks Nationwide Significance of Thazima Water Scheme Project
15 Mar 2024
[Thazima, Rumphi District, 13 March]: In a significant gesture of commitment and support, His Excellency Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera, President of the Republic of Malawi, today visited the site of the Thazima Gravity-Fed...
Biodiversity, Community, Community Development, Conservation, General, Great Limpopo TFCA, Herding 4 Health, Lower Zambezi - Mana Pools TFCA, Lubombo TFCA, Malawi Zambia TFCA, Mozambique, Nyika National Park, Partnerships, Rewilding, TFCAs, Vwaza Marsh Wildlife Reserve
A Year of Impactful Partnerships
14 Dec 2023
If there is one thing that Peace Parks Foundation understands, it is the value of partnerships. It is the ultimate key to conservation success. When working at the scale that we do, we...
Biodiversity, Community, Community Development, Conservation, Malawi Zambia TFCA, Nyika National Park, Partnerships, TFCAs, Tourism, Uncategorised, Vwaza Marsh Wildlife Reserve, Water security, Wetlands
Nyika-Vwaza Agreement Shapes a Sustainable Conservation and Community Future
16 Jun 2023
In a pivotal development for Malawi wildlife conservation, the country’s Minister of Tourism, The Hon. Vera Kamtukule, and the Chief Executive Officer of Peace Parks Foundation, Mr. Werner Myburgh, today signed a ground-breaking...
Biodiversity, Community, Community Development, Conservation, Malawi Zambia TFCA, Nyika National Park, Partnerships, TFCAs, Vwaza Marsh Wildlife Reserve, Water security
Life-changing water scheme uplifts Malawi’s rural communities
25 Apr 2023
Thazima Gravity-fed Potable Water Scheme launch marks the onset of great benefits for the communities living alongside Nyika National Park and Vwaza Marsh Wildlife Reserve
Malawi Zambia TFCA, TFCAs, Uncategorised, Vwaza Marsh Wildlife Reserve, Wetlands
Wondrous wetlands: why should we care?
02 Feb 2023
Our world depends upon wetlands: these unique ecosystems hold both vital resources and crucial solutions for people everywhere. Vwaza Marsh Wildlife Reserve is a beautiful, vital example..
