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Peace Parks Foundation

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Formation
  
1997

Founder
  
Dr Anton Rupert HRH Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands † 1 December 2004 Dr Nelson Mandela † 5 December 2013 Dr Anton Rupert † 18 January 2006

Type
  
non-profit organisation

Registration no.
  
1997/004896/08 (005-294 NPO)

Headquarters
  
Stellenbosch, South Africa

Location
  
11 Termo Road, Techno Park, Stellenbosch, 7600, South Africa

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.

Contents

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

    References

    Peace Parks Foundation Wikipedia
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