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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...

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) successfully hosted a Joint Stakeholders Consultative Workshop on the Tourism Barometer and the Tourism Sustainability Framework from 30–31 October...

Dear TFCA Colleagues, 2025 has been a big year for SADC Transfrontier Conservation Area (TFCA) Programme. The successful hosting of the 25th Anniversary of TFCAs...

30 Transfrontier Conservation Areas (TFCAs) focal persons and representatives from 13 Southern African Development Community (SADC) Member States, have received training in the use of...

The Kavango Zambezi Trans Frontier Conservation Area (KAZA TFCA) Secretariat and partners, World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and Sustainable Finance Coalition (SFC) officially launched...

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Boundless Southern Africa, with support from the Joint Action NaturAfrica / Climate Resilience and Natural Resource Management (C-NRM) Programme, a partnership between the Southern African...

Banhine National Park, 9 October 2025 Mozambique has reached a remarkable milestone in conservation. Maputo National Park in the Lubombo Transfrontier Conservation Area has recovered so...

On the 13th of November 2025, South African National Parks (SANParks) hosted a ground-breaking ceremony to officially commence the upgrading of critical road infrastructure within...

In mid-October 2025, the SADC/GIZ Climate Resilience and Natural Resource Management (C-NRM) Programme conducted a monitoring and evaluation (M&E) visit to the Lubombo Transfrontier Conservation...

On 7th August 2025, His Excellency Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera, then President of the Republic of Malawi, accompanied by Her Excellency Madam Ute König, German...

A new US$1.4 million multi-purpose entrance gate and tourism complex has been completed at Hwange National Park, marking a significant milestone in efforts to position...

September 2025 The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has taken a step toward building climate resilience across its Transfrontier Conservation Areas (TFCAs) with the launch of...

Name: Witsieshoek Community Conservation Area (WCCA) Countries: South Africa, with ecological linkages into Lesotho through the Maloti–Drakensberg mountain system Surface Area: Core research zone of 256 ha...

The Eswatini National Trust Commission (ENTC), in partnership with UNDP Eswatini and the Eswatini Environment Authority (EEA), successfully hosted the Nature-based Solutions Pilot to Establish...