In one of the Lubombo Transfrontier Conservation and Resource Area’s most important developments, the government of Mozambique on 14 June 2011 approved the declaration of the Futi Corridor as a protected area. This joins Tembe Elephant Park and Maputo Special Reserve.

Globally it is one of the most striking areas of biodiversity. One of the main reasons for establishing the Lubombo TFCA has always been to reunite the last naturally occurring coastal elephant population in Southern Africa, which historically moved freely along the Futi River and Rio Maputo floodplains.

The Dutch Postcode Lottery is co-funding this project with €2 million.

Birdwatching

Aves Highlands/Tembe Birding Tour spends two nights in the Tembe Elephant Park.