Peace Parks of Southern and East Africa
Explore the Peace Parks of Southern and East Africa – Learn how these Transfrontier conservation areas protect wildlife migrations, promote sustainable safari tourism, and restore ancient ecosystem. Perfect for African Safari enthusiasts, luxury travellers, conservationists and nature lovers. What are Peace Parks? Peace Parks of Southern and east Africa, also known as Transfrontier Conservation Areas (TFCA) are vast protected cross-border conservation landscape between the countries of Southern and East Africa. These protected ecosystem integrate multiple countries’ protected areas, national parks, game reserves, and community lands. They are important to help promote biodiversity conservation, cultural heritage, and sustainable tourism. Not only do they intergrate national parks, but they also allow wildlife to migrate freely across borders and encourage international cooperation. The historical migratory routes of many species of mammals are slowly being restored as the country borders and man-made barriers largely established during the colonial era are being removed to restore biodiversity. Why Peace Parks Matter: Restoring Nature’s Balance Fortunately, us “clever” humans have started to realize that the natural order of things in nature plays a critical role in the well-being of the human race. This includes the seasonal migration of the large herbivores. These migrations are essential for: Nature knows balance. When wildlife moves as it should, entire landscapes thrive – benefiting both animals and people. Where are the Peace Parks? Spotlight on KAZA TFCA The Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA TFCA) is the largest Peace Park in the world. It is area number 5 on the above map. This is a collaboration between Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, covering an area of 520,000 Square Kilometers (200,772 square miles). Work is in progress to further extend the area of the KAZA TFCA, when the Lower Zambezi area (number 12 on the map) can be added to the existing Peace Park. Why should this matter to You as a Global traveller? The KAZA TFCA Visiting a Peace Park: Whether you are a first-time safari goer, a luxury traveller, a wildlife biologist or a conservationist, exploring Peace Parks like KAZA TFCA offers an unparalleled opportunity to experience Africa’s raw and untamed beauty. Highlights of the KAZA TFCA; Coming Next: Deep Dive into Wildlife Migration & Community Impact In our next blog post, we will dive deeper into the incredible animal migrations, and how the Peace Parks Foundation is playing a key role in supporting local communities and preserving wildlife populations.