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Governance / Policy documents

SADC, 17 September 2025

The SADC TFCA Programme envisions the establishment of an information exchange, learning and innovation network which would facilitate the gathering, processing and dissemination of TFCA related information to TFCA stakeholders through Component 4. Key relevant activities required to achieve the stated outputs and objectives of this component as listed in the Programme include to: o Document and disseminate innovative approaches in TFCA development and management o Establish a central database on TFCAs o Create a TFCA portal to link existing TFCA web-pages and other documentation These activities and others would allow greater learning to take place within and between TFCAs and for good practices and important lessons to be drawn out from existing TFCAs, documented and shared across the region.

Conservation / Policy documents

SADC, 17 September 2025

Adopted in 1999, the Protocol provides a regional framework for conserving wildlife and strengthening law enforcement cooperation among SADC Member States. It recognises that wildlife is a shared regional resource and that cross-border collaboration is essential.

Conservation / Research

Aron Mazel, 17 September 2025

The first rock art World Heritage Site designated on the African continent was the Ethiopian site of Tiya (1980). It was the third rock art site of this kind globally. Since then, another 12 African rock art sites have been inscribed on the World Heritage List with the last being another Ethiopian site, Gedeo, in 2023.

Conservation / Map

Peace Parks Foundation, 3 September 2025

This is a link to PPF maintained GIS data base of Protected area and TFCA boundaries. https://new-ppfmaps.opendata.arcgis.com/ Vision Peace Parks Foundation envisages the establishment of a network of protected areas that links ecosystems across international borders. Peace Parks Foundation facilitates the establishment of transfrontier conservation areas and develops human resources, thereby supporting sustainable economic development, the conservation of biodiversity and regional peace and stability. Peace Parks Foundation would like to share the tools that we use every day in order for you, the end user, to better equip yourself in your own goals at conservation.The datasets available on this Open Data site was made possible by the efforts of the GPS Team at Peace Parks Foundation and their teams in the field. Please browse through the selected datasets and download the relevant information for your own use.

Conservation / Webinar

Rorly Sherwen, 2 September 2025

Presentations

Governance / Map

Various, 1 August 2025

This is the agreed description and map of the Lower Zambezi Mana Pools TFCA as attached to the signed MOU

Climate Change / Research

Lily Lustig/WWF-US, 31 July 2025

As we experience intensifying environmental changes and resource scarcity, humans and wildlife are altering their behaviors, leading to increased competition for food and water and escalating human-wildlife conflict. The findings of this report highlight the interconnectedness of human and wildlife responses to climate stressors and the complex dynamics that drive conflict, based on data from key-informant interviews—conducted by the Climate Crowd initiative—about how communities on the ground are experiencing and coping with climate change. The data shows that 25% of all interviews (out of a total of 3,911 interviews from over 40 countries) in the Climate Crowd database mention increased instances of human-wildlife conflict alongside other reports of climate change impacts. These findings add to the growing body of evidence that climate change, and how people and wildlife are coping with it, is leading to increased human-wildlife conflict.

Meeting Report / Meeting Report

SADC, 31 July 2025

The first ever SADC Transfrontier Conservation Areas (TFCAs) Conference and Summit, held in Harare, Zimbabwe, from May 19-23, 2025, celebrated 25 years of regional cooperation under the theme "SADC TFCAs: 25 Years of Cooperation for Regional Integration and Sustainable Development," it brought together SADC Member States, International Cooperating Partners and local communities to advance biodiversity conservation, community engagement, and sustainable financing for TFCAs.

Governance / Treaty / MOA

Various, 11 July 2025

This is an MOU signed by Angola and Zambia to establish a TFCA linking Liuwa Plains in Zambia Angola and Mussuma National Park in Angola

Climate Change / Case studies

Malon Muronzi, 8 July 2025

Synopsis: This study examines the role of community empowerment in fostering sustainable livelihoods and biodiversity conservation within the Lower Zambezi-Mana Pools Transfrontier Conservation Area (TFCA). It highlights successful case studies of community-based initiatives and explores potential strategies for enhancing local participation in the management and conservation of the TFCA.