The Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area spans five southern African countries: Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The KAZA TFCA was formally established on 18th of August 2011 when the Heads of States of the five governments signed its Treaty in Luanda, Angola, during the SADC Summit for Heads of States.
The KAZA TFCA was established to:
- Conserve the shared natural resources and cultural heritage of this vast area of southern Africa
- Promote and facilitate the development of a complementary and linked network of protected areas that protect wildlife and provide and restore dispersal corridors and migratory routes
- Develop the KAZA TFCA into a world-class tourism destination offering a variety of breathtaking adventure and luxurious relaxation
- Promote the free and easy movement of tourists across borders
- Implement programmes that ensure the sustainable use of natural resources in ways that improve the livelihoods of communities and reduce poverty in the region
- Harmonise conservation legislation and natural resource management of the TFCA