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The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources (FANR) Directorate is, through the support from the German Government and the European...

Dear TFCA Network Colleagues, Looking back across our news feed these past months, one theme stands out above all others: our Transfrontier Conservation Areas are no...

Across southern Tanzania and northern Mozambique, wildlife does not recognise national borders. Elephants, predators, and many other species move across the is vast landscape following...

Young conservation leaders from across Southern Africa gathered in Kasane, Botswana, from 8–12 June 2026 for the inaugural Seeds of Cinema Sunbox Screenings Training Workshop,...

Kasane, Botswana – Through its continued investment in regional cooperation, biodiversity conservation, and community development, the German Government is helping to strengthen one of Africa's...

Mr. Fahari Marwa is the Director – Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources (FANR) at the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Secretariat, where he provides strategic...

From 8–12 June, the Kavango Zambezi Trans Frontier Conservation Area (KAZA TFCA) Secretariat hosted a series of governance meetings in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, bringing together...

Session 3: Nature Credits in Practice

Call for Applications: SADC TFCA Network Annual Meeting 2026 Skukuza, Kruger National Park | 9–13 November 2026 The SADC TFCA Network Secretariat is pleased to invite...

Mr. Colum Zhuwao has joined IUCN ESARO, and seconded as the SADC TFCA Advisor to the SADC Secretariat based in Gaborone, Botswana. He is a...

Africa's Travel Indaba 2026 provided another important milestone in advancing Southern Africa's vision of positioning its Transfrontier Conservation Areas (TFCAs) as world-class, cross-border tourism destinations....

Wildlife Conservation Action is a Zimbabwean conservation organization working to reduce human-wildlife conflict by empowering communities to coexist with wildlife. Through community-based approaches, we support...

The Administração Nacional das Áreas de Conservação (ANAC), in partnership with the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the Government of Germany, IUCN and Peace Parks...

A journey through the Lower Zambezi–Mana Pools Transfrontier Conservation Area Boundless Southern Africa recently hosted an international media delegation through the extraordinary Lower Zambezi-Mana Pools Transfrontier...

We're kicking off with "Blue Finance in Practice in Africa". Join us as we explore the Building Blocks of blue finance solutions and showcase practical...

For the first time, five southern African countries are marketing their shared conservation landscape as a single birding destination. The Great Kavango Zambezi Birding Route brings...

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Secretariat has reported notable progress on regional tourism integration at Internationale Tourismus Börse (ITB) Berlin 2026, where Angola was...

Dear TFCA Colleagues, There is a moment at ITB Berlin 2026, the world's largest tourism trade fair – when the logic of transfrontier conservation becomes almost...

The Annual SADC Transfrontier Conservation Area (TFCA) Network Meeting will be held Skukuza, Kruger National Park in South Africa which is part of the Great Limpopo TFCA....

On 24 February 2026, more than 100 representatives from Transfrontier Conservation Areas (TFCAs), River Basin Organizations (RBOs), and Disaster Risk Management (DRM) institutions convened for...

The Diagnostic Tool for Transboundary Conservation planners first appeared in 2012 in Erg, and since then it has been applied in many different transboundary conservation...

Transfrontier Conservation Areas (TFCAs) took centre stage at ITB Berlin 2026, as the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region strengthened its position as a leading...

SADC REGION – In a significant move to secure the future of Africa’s shared ecosystems, a comprehensive ten-month Resource Mobilisation and Sustainable Finance Capacity Building...

The EU NaturAfrica programme continues to make strides in enhancing biodiversity conservation and community resilience across Southern Africa's Transfrontier Conservation Areas (TFCAs). Here's an overview...

The Maloti-Drakensberg Transfrontier Programme – under its Tourism Working Group, and in collaboration with KwaZulu Natal (KZN) Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs, KZN Tourism...

Name: !Ae!Hai Kalahari Heritage Park Countries: South Africa and Botswana Surface Area: ~57 000 ha within the South African sector of the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park Year of formal...

Southern Africa’s conservation community is being offered a rare and fully sponsored opportunity to strengthen their fundraising, financial management, and partnership-building skills. The SADC Food,...

Date and time: 11 December 2025, 1400–1600 hrs (regional time) Transfrontier Conservation Areas (TFCAs) and River Basin Organizations (RBOs) sit at the nexus of biodiversity conservation,...

Standing on the sweeping grasslands of the Nyika Plateau, with mist rolling across valleys and herds of roan antelope grazing in the distance, it’s easy...

We hosted our second to last Webinar of the year on Monday November 24th at 14:30 to 16:00 CAT. Description: SADC’s regional corridors are proposed as key...