Peace Parks Foundation
| Formation | 1997 |
|---|---|
| Founder |
Dr Anton Rupert
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| Type | non-profit organisation |
| Registration no. | 1997/004896/08 (005-294 NPO) |
| Headquarters | Stellenbosch, South Africa |
| Location |
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Region | Africa |
| Subsidiaries |
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Revenue | R 68 128 307 (2013) |
| Expenses | R 47 929 708 (2013) |
| Slogan | The Global Solution |
| Website | http://www.peaceparks.org |
Peace Parks Foundation advocates for the creation of transfrontier conservation areas (TFCAs) – in Africa, and provides services to these TFCAs such as political support-building, planning, project management, fundraising, and management training in various areas.
TFCAs managed by or affiliated to Peace Parks Foundation
Treaty signed
- ǀAi-ǀAis/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park† (Namibia/South Africa)
- Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park† (Botswana/South Africa)
- Kavango–Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area† (Angola/Botswana/Namibia/Zambia/Zimbabwe)
- Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park† (Mozambique/South Africa/Zimbabwe)
- Malawi-Zambia TFCA† (Malawi/Zambia) (Treaty signed July 7, 2015).
MoU signed
- Lubombo Transfrontier Conservation Area† (Mozambique/South Africa/Swaziland)
- Maloti-Drakensberg Transfrontier Conservation Area† (Lesotho/South Africa)
- Iona-Skeleton Coast TFCA (Angola/Namibia)
- Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation Area† (Botswana/South Africa/Zimbabwe)
- Chimanimani TFCA (Mozambique/Zimbabwe)
TFCAs in process
- Maiombe Forest TFCA (Angola/Congo/DRC)
- Liuwa Plains-Mussuma TFCA† (Angola/Zambia)
- Lower Zambezi-Mana Pools TFCA† (Zambia/Zimbabwe)
- ZIMOZA TBNRMP (Mozambique/Zambia/Zimbabwe)
- Kagera TFCA (Rwanda/Tanzania/Uganda)
- Niassa-Selous TFCA (Tanzania/Mozambique)
- Mnazi Bay-Quirimbas TFCMA (Tanzania/Mozambique)
- Western Indian Ocean TFCA (Comoros / France / Madagascar / Mauritius / Mozambique / Seychelles / Tanzania)
† Peace Parks Foundation directly involved
See also
- Transboundary protected area
- Protected area
- List of national parks in Africa
- International Union for Conservation of Nature
- List of largest protected areas in the world
References
- "Peace Parks Foundation". Edmond de Rothschild Group. Retrieved 2014-11-06.
- "Peace Parks Foundation". SANGONeT. Retrieved 2014-11-06.
- Rosaleen Duffy (2001). "Peace parks: The paradox of globalisation1". Geopolitics. 6 (2): 1–26. doi:10.1080/14650040108407715.
- Marloes van Amerom; Bram Büscher (2005). "Peace parks in Southern Africa: bringers of an African Renaissance?". Journal of Modern African Studies. 43 (2): 159–182. doi:10.1017/S0022278X05000790.
- "Peace Parks Annual Review and Financial Statements" (PDF). 2013. Retrieved 2014-11-06.
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