Total Area 37572km2
A vast wild jewel nestled between three countries, the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park has become so much more than its name, ‘gu...
Total Area 5909km2
A place of towering sandstone, regal baobabs, and majestic stretches of savannah, echoing with the voices of civilizations long gone and pro...
Total Area 32278km2
Follow the wind across a vista of undulating grasslands, gently dancing around vivid wildflowers; skimming over wetlands and marches as they...
Total Area 17745km2
A landscape strewn with the cast-off remnants of a ponderous river that left behind Mana, ‘four’, orphan pools as it strove for...
Total Area 10029km2
A pallet of turquoise seascapes capped in white juxtaposed with deep rich earth tones of green and brown forest, woodland and marshland, und...
Total Area 29859km2
A landscape strewn with snaking meandering rivers rushing past contoured boulders and dramatic mountain valleys nestling hushed woodlands, t...
Undulating blue expanses meet the gaze as far as the eye can see, broken only by brown smudges of land in the distance. Life, in this landsc...
Total Area 14464km2
The sound of pounding hooves echoes across the plains as gargantuan herds of migratory blue wildebeest make their annual pilgrimage between...
Total Area 2500km2
An eagle soars high among the clouds looking over the rolling landscape below. Strewn among wooded grasslands is a constellation of jewel-to...
Total Area 8150km2
Sea turtles deftly glide beneath the surface, passing through the string of ocean pearls that are the Quirimbas Archipelago in Mozambique, v...
Total Area 154000km2
A family of elephants starts of on a journey across a vast expanse; from open savannahs where wild dogs play through lush wetlands teeming w...
Total Area 520000km2
Too vast to describe with any accuracy, the sheer scope of this TFCA bewilders the mind with a range of experiences, from the Smoke-that-Thu...
Total Area 4091km2
Chimanimani meaning ‘to be squeezed together’ describes the narrow pass in the mountain range through which the Musapa River flo...
Total Area 35551km2
Kgalagadi, meaning ‘place of thirst’ in the San language - a name that truly captures its spirit. The landscape is one of washed...
Total Area 14740km2
This majestic TFCA marks the marriage between two contrasting landscapes, as old as the mountains themselves - where the uKhahlamba – ‘the w...
Total Area 47698km2
Dry winds blow downwards, caressing stark desert dunes before travelling to distant shores across the dramatic oceanscapes along the Skeleto...
Total Area 36000km2
Dense tropical forests stand brooding and overlooking the slopes below, hiding a mysterious and secluded world within them. Towering canopie...
Total Area 5920km2
/Ai/Ais meaning ‘burning water’ bringing to mind the Transfrontier Park’s hot springs and hinting at the soul of this arid...
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Historic Agreement Establishes Lower Zambezi-Mana Pools Transfrontier Conservation Area and Empowers Co-Management by Zimbabwe and Peace Parks Foundation

In a landmark development for Zimbabwe, they have signed a historic 20-year agreement with The Peace Parks Foundation to co-manage the renowned Greater Mana Pools Ecosystem. This comes on the back of the  establishment of the 18 515 sqkm Lower Zambezi-Mana Pools Transfrontier Conservation Area (TFCA) in May 2023. Both of these agreements  mark a significant step forward in the preservation and sustainable management of one of Africa's most iconic natural landscapes.

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Mozambique Celebrates Launch of Membene Lodge: A New Destination in the Lubombo TFCA

The Government of Mozambique and Peace Parks Foundation marked a significant milestone on February 14, 2024, with the official inauguration of Membene Lodge in Maputo National Park. This latest addition to the tourist accommodation in MNP represents a crucial step in the park's vision to attract eco-tourists while simultaneously fostering conservation efforts and local community development.

Consultancy: SADC Wildlife Economy Strategy

The Southern African Development Community is seeking to award a short term consultancy to develop a Framework Strategy for a SADC Wildlife-based Economy. The Consultant will be contracted by the GIZ under the Transboundary Use and Protection of Natural Resources Programme.

Please, use all the documents attached to guide you in the application process.

Maliasili is hiring in East and Southern Africa

Maliasili is a dynamic and innovative organization that is taking a different approach to driving conservation impact in Africa. We find the best local African conservation organizations and make them better by building their capacity and improving their performance so that they can grow their impact. Our partner portfolio includes some of the leading organizations in East and Southern Africa and Madagascar, working at the forefront of conservation across wildlife, forestry, and marine resource management.

ND4NP Conservation Targets 2020 Coordinator

<p>Despite decades of effort, global trends on the loss of nature remain deeply alarming. Urgent action is needed to reverse biodiversity loss in the next decade, and restore natural ecosystems that underpin humanity’s sustainable development. To move this topic to the top of the global agenda in 2020, WWF is launching an ambitious, integrated network initiative steered by top leadership, and supported by all offices and functions across the Network.

PPF: Chief Impact Investment Officer

The Peace Parks Foundation is looking for a Chief Impact Investment Officer for the development of a portfolio of impact investment opportunities within and around supported protected areas.
This is a 3-year Contract position, based in Stellenbosch/Cape Town.

Conservation of African wildlife: Implementing scientific best practice for a sustainable future

 

Authors

Richard Fynn, Associate professor, Rangeland Ecology, at the Okavango Research Institute, University of Botswana.

Olekae Thakadu, Associate Professor, Environmental Communications at the Okavango Research Institute, University of Botswana, and Ngamiland CBNRM chairman 

Joseph Mbaiwa, Full Professor, Tourism Science at the Okavango Research Institute, University of Botswana.

Abstract

CIFOR: Consultant for Community-based Natural Resources Management/ Technical Assistant

CIFOR in partnership with Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement (CIRAD) and others (FAO and Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)) is implementing a project entitled Sustainable Wildlife Management (SWM) Programme in the KaZa (Kavango-Zambezi) Transfrontier Conservation Area. Activities will be carried out in the Zambian and Zimbabwean parts of the KAZA under the auspices of CIRAD, with CIFIR focusing primarily on Zambia and will work in close collaboration with Zambian administrations in charge of wildlife management, forestry and fisheries.

USAID Vuka Now: Combating Wildlife Crime in Southern Africa Activity - APS 01

USAID’s Vuka Now: Combating Wildlife Crime in Southern Africa Activity, implemented by Chemonics International, is seeking concept papers for implementation of activities designed to address a multi-faceted program to advance more effective and inclusive policy improvements in key policy areas. The grants will be awarded and implemented in accordance with USAID and U.S. Government regulations governing grants under contracts and USAID’s Vuka Now internal grant management policies.                       

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