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When nature has tangible benefits for people, they will protect it
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, […]
New horizons for the people of the land
Maputo National Park implements a remarkably successful community development programme in the Matutuíne district just south of the timeless city that is Maputo in Mozambique, southern Africa. Here, in a large cross-border protected landscape known as the Lubombo Transfrontier Conservation Area, lies the lush Maputo National Park where the Futi River slows down and becomes […]
Prosperity and peace meet in the Limpopo landscape
Peace Parks Foundation works in transboundary landscape restoration with a focus on rewilding protected areas whilst protecting and supporting the communities that live alongside national parks and wildlife reserves. In Mozambique, successful rewilding initiatives have been implemented along with numerous community development programmes to ensure peaceful co-existence. The Limpopo National Park Livelihoods Improvement Programme The […]
Herding for Health celebrates five years in Limpopo National Park
This August, Conservation International and Peace Parks Foundation celebrate five years of Herding for Health in Mozambique’s Limpopo National Park (LNP). The programme rewarded 25 Herding for Health champions who have been part of this incredible community upliftment and landscape restoration project since the beginning. At the event, communities were invited to see the Herding […]
Kavango Zambezi and beyond: how you can help protect bird life in flight
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. Its vast and remarkable mosaic of ecosystems is spread across five countries, encouraging abundant wildlife populations to roam freely across borders. Throughout […]
Herding for Health connects community farmers with markets
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 they are ready to go to market. Healthy cattle and vibrant soil Delcio Juliao, Implementation Manager of the Herding for Health […]
The Hunger Project: Feeding communities and championing gender equality in Zinave
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 long-term impact. Hunger in Africa Having enough to eat is one of the fundamental basic human needs. In Africa, it is an […]
