Peace Parks Celebrates Major Conservation Milestones Backed by Strong Partnerships
Peace Parks Foundation has released its 2024 Annual Review, highlighting a year of significant progress in transboundary conservation. Through a model built on long-term co-management agreements with governments and communities, the Foundation now oversees 60,795 km² across eight protected areas in southern Africa, with plans to expand to 11 by 2030. Key developments in 2024 included the signing of a 20-year co-management agreement in Zambia’s Sioma Ngwezi Complex, a new partnership in South Africa’s Tembe Elephant Park, and the formal launch of co-management for Zimbabwe’s Greater Mana Pools landscape.
The Foundation’s Herding for Health programme, developed with Conservation International, is delivering results by restoring rangelands and improving rural livelihoods where livestock, people, and wildlife intersect. Wildlife restoration efforts have now seen over 18,000 animals translocated and an estimated 100,000 reintroduced animals thriving in recovering ecosystems. To fuel future growth, Peace Parks launched the Partners4Nature Fund, with a target of raising USD 100 million by 2027. Initial pledges of over USD 40 million promise to support rapid, flexible responses to conservation challenges and scale up impact across the region’s vast transboundary landscapes.
Source: Peace Parks Foundation
