Peace Parks Foundation set out on a mission that has become one of Africa’s largest nature conservation initiatives. But we cannot do it alone. The vistas are too vast, the challenges too real, the need too urgent. This is why we need partners and the expertise and investment they bring to the large landscapes where we work.
To secure 68 million hectares of transboundary areas in southern Africa by 2030, and to improve the livelihoods of the people living in those areas, Peace Parks is launching a new fund:
Partners4Nature, which aims to raise USD 100 million for transboundary conservation by 2027.
Peace Parks’ Chairman, Mr. Johann Rupert, alongside board member Mr. André Hoffmann, Mr. Wijnand Pon, and the UK People’s Postcode Lottery, have demonstrated their confidence in the need for this catalytic fund by joining Partners4Nature with an initial investment of USD 40 million.
Peace Parks engages long term with the landscapes where we work and because of this, we cannot rely on project finance alone. Partners4Nature will provide catalytic investment and bridge funding to initiatives that can create landscape-level impacts.
We need to dare to try and dare to fail. Together we will scale models that work and stand the test of time. We will crowd-in additional investment by providing catalytic funding for new partnerships. Only then, will we stand a chance to tackle the challenges at the required pace. We have a big, multi-generational vision for southern Africa plus 27 years of experience and track record to build on. With this fund, Peace Parks will demonstrate that through our work, people will benefit from nature to adapt to climate change, improve human wellbeing, and reduce fragility and conflict whilst creating space for all life within an ecosystem to flourish.
Please download a copy of the Partners4Nature concept note here
