Southern African Peace Parks

The establishment and development of peace parks is a dynamic, exciting and multi-faceted approach to jointly manage natural resources across political boundaries. It is an exemplary process of partnerships between governments and the private sector - an African success story that will ensure peace, prosperity and stability for generations to come.

By its very nature it is a process led by governments and supported by organisations such as Peace Parks Foundation. Peace parks are about co-existence between humans and nature, about promoting regional peace and stability, conserving biodiversity and stimulating job creation by developing nature conservation as a land-use option.

Ai/Ais - Richtersveld

Kgalagadi

Greater Mapungubwe 

Maloti-Drakensberg

Great Limpopo

Lubombo

Malawi/Zambia

Kavango/Zambezi

Lower Zambezi - Mana Pools

Liuwa Plains - Mussuma

Peace parks are also known as transfrontier conservation areas (TFCAs). The Southern African Development Community(SADC) Protocol on Wildlife Conservation and Law Enforcement of 1999 defines a TFCA as "the area or component of a large ecological region that straddles the boundaries of two or more countries, encompassing one or more protected areas as well as multiple resource use areas". The Protocol commits the SADC Member States to promote the conservation of shared wildlife resources through the establishment of transfrontier conservation areas.

The successes thus far have been thanks to the vision of the SADC political leaders and the dedication of the many government officials, international coordinators, programme managers and field staff, as well as the tremendous support of the donor community. Thanks to our combined efforts, peace parks are becoming a reality that will benefit generations to come.

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