This session will delve into the importance of the 2002 Maputo Convention on Natural Resources for SADC TFCAs and introduce the concepts of Key Biodiversity Areas and OECMs to charter a more sustainable path for natural resource management at national and regional scales.

Moderator: Ms. Candice Stevens, Head: Innovative Funding and Policy, Wilderness Foundation

Pannelists: 

Moderator: Ms Netsai Bollmann, Regional Senior Tourism Expert / Team Leader, AFC/GOPA, on behalf of SADC/GIZ Transboundary Use and Protection of Natural Resources 

Moderator: Mr. Steve Collins, Livelihoods and Adaptation Advisor, USAID Resilient Waters

Experts:

Moderator: Mr. Hlatshwayo Motseki, Technical Advisor Fisheries, SADC Secreteriat

Expert: 

Moderator: Mr Simon Munthali, Chief Technical Advisor, USAID VukaNow

Experts:

Moderators: Prof. Dr. Edson Gandiwa, Dean, School of Wildlife, Ecology and Conservation, Chinhoyi University of Technology &  Mr Micheal Murphree, Khetha Program Manager, WWF South Africa

Moderators: Ms. Doreen Robinson, Chief of Wildlife, UNEP  & Mr. Kule Chitepo, Chief Partnership Advisor, USAID Resilient Waters Programme 

Experts:

Moderator: Dr. Nyambe Nyambe, Executive Director, KAZA TFCA

Experts:

Operated by the private sector, the trail is a ground-breaking and entirely unique cross-border event that combines the best walking experience in Kruger National Park with a full day traditional cultural celebration in remote south eastern Zimbabwe, part of the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area. 

The most unique mountain bike event in the world, the Nedbank Tour de Tuli provides cyclists with the life-changing opportunity of cycling along ancient elephant migration paths and unmanicured single track in some of the most beautiful wilderness areas in the Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation Area, while at the same time making a contribution to secure a future for these areas and

A 200km, five-day foot race from South Africa to Namibia through the ancient arid landscape of the /Ai/Ais-Richtersveld Transfrontier Park.

The Big Data Analytics and Transboundary Water Collaboration is a funding initiative comprising the SADC Groundwater Management Institute, the USAID Global Development Lab and Southern African Regional Mission, the South African Department for Science and Technology, IBM Africa Research Lab and the US Geological Survey, supported by the Sustainable Water Partnership.