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Botswana’s Department of Wildlife National Parks (DWNP) recently conducted an intensive practical training of 74 staff members to enhance and strengthen law enforcement capacity through use of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)’s Monitoring of the Illegal Killing of Elephants (MIKE) programme tools.

The Kavango Zambezi Trans Frontier Conservation Area (TFCA) Secretariat recently hosted three exclusive familiarisation trips across Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Travel Africa magazine has published a comprehensive supplement on the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area, providing readers with an in-depth

The signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA TFCA) and the Zambezi Watercourse Commission (ZAMCOM) is a key milestone in the respective evolutions of the two organisations.

The Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA TFCA) is often wrongly perceived as exclusively about wildlife conservation. The reality, however, …

We, the Ministers responsible for the coordination of the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA TFCA) convened in Livingstone, Zambia for our scheduled 14th Ministerial Committee meeting, on 17th October 2024, to reflect on how our joint efforts in the development and management of KAZA TFCA are progressing.

One of the significant activities carried out by Partner States in the third quarter of 2024 was the convening of National Committees in Botswana, Namibia, and Zimbabwe. The Zimbabwe national committee convened in Victoria Falls Town on July 10, 2024

In July and August, the KAZA TFCA Secretariat, in partnership with the SADC Secretariat and Botswana’s Department of Wildlife and National Parks hosted a two-legged technical learning visit on Transfrontier Conservation Areas (TFCAs) for representatives of the Eastern African Community.

Last week, the KAZA Secretariat attended the 10th annual Botswana Travel and Tourism Expo (BTTE) event held in Kasane from November 29 to December 3, 2023. Organised by Botswana Tourism Organisation, BTTE is an annual business-to-business forum where global wholesalers and retailers meet with local operators

Following extensive in-country stakeholder consultations, including community engagements, representatives of the Republics of Botswana and Namibia convened in Kasane, Botswana, on 26 October 2023 to collaboratively finalise a draft Code of Conduct for use of the Kwando-Linyanti-Chobe River.

Update on a new infrastructure project – a new multi-purpose complex in Hwange will enhance the tourism potential of Hwange National Park – a key destination in the Kavango Zambezi Trans Frontier Conservation Area (KAZA TFCA).

The International Conservation Caucus Foundation (ICCF) of the United States of America hosted a reception on the Kavango Zambezi (KAZA) Trans Frontier Conservation Area (TFCA) on the sidelines of the 78th United Nations General Assembly in New York on Thursday, 21 September 2023.