KAVANGO ZAMBEZI
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TRANSFRONTIER CONSERVATION AREA (KAZA TFCA)
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Flying for the KAZA Elephant Survey completed
The Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA TFCA) Secretariat is pleased to announce that flying for the KAZA Elephant Survey was completed today, with the last flights taking place in the Zambezi region of Namibia, to survey south-eastern Angola, and in Sioma Ngwezi National Park in Zambia, to complete the count of a game management area there.
KAZA TFCA Ministers’ Meeting
Katima Mulilo – We, the Ministers responsible for coordinating matters of the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA TFCA) of the Republics of Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe, met in Katima Mulilo, Namibia, on 13th October 2022, to reflect on how our joint efforts in the development and management of KAZA TFCA are progressing.
KAZA’s first ever coordinated elephant survey underway
Following the November 2021 project launch, months of careful planning and preparation, and the successful implementation of a workshop to train and select observers in Kasane in July 2022, flying for the KAZA Elephant Survey began in the Sebungwe Region of northwest Zimbabwe on the 22nd of August 2022.
German ambassadors to Botswana and Zambia jointly visit KAZA
Last week, the German Ambassador to Botswana and the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC), Ms. Hellweg Margitt-Böette and her counterpart in Zambia, Ms. Anne Wagner-Mitchell visited some of the projects funded by the Federal Republic of Germany in the Kavango Zambezi (KAZA) Transfrontier Conservation Area (TFCA) in Botswana and Zambia from 23 – 24 May 2022.
KfW boosts Zimparks anti-poaching capacity with the handover of three patrol boats
Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) anti-poaching activities have received a major boost with the procurement of three patrol boats under a one-million-Euro Covid-19 Emergency Response Package from the Federal Republic of Germany to the Republic of Zimbabwe.
Meet Darren Potgieter: KAZA Aerial Survey Coordinator
Darren Potgieter was born in Nelspruit, South Africa just south of Kruger National Park, where he developed a passion for wilderness and wildlife. He has 15 years of professional experience in protected area management, having worked in Angola, Botswana, Zambia, Chad, Mozambique, and the Central African Republic, among others.
Tourism boost for KAZA TFCA as the Lufthansa Group introduces flights into Victoria Falls
Regional stakeholders have described the 30 March launch of the Lufthansa Group’s Eurowings Discover flight from Frankfurt via Windhoek in Namibia into Victoria Falls City Zimbabwe three times a week as a major boost for tourism in the region.
Wildlife’s return symbolizes peace
Among all the National Parks in the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA TFCA), Luengue-Luiana National Park has been one of the most depleted in wildlife due to the Angolan civil war that occurred between 1975 to 2002.
Significant strides made under African Parks and Zambian government conservation partnership
At approximately 520,000 square kilometers, the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA TFCA) is the world’s largest terrestrial transfrontier conservation area. It occupies parts of the Okavango and Zambezi River basins across the five Partner States – Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Promoting coexistence of wildlife and people
Straddling the borders of five Southern African countries - Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe - the world largest terrestrial conservation area - Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA TFCA) is a globally significant landscape where more than half of the remaining African savannah elephants share space with an estimated 2.5 million people.
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Botswana, UNESCO celebrate 20th anniversary of Tsodilo Hills
This past weekend, Tsodilo village in northern Botswana was a hive of activities to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the Tsodilo Hills World Heritage Site inscription.
19th Africa Wildlife Consultative Forum
Botswana Ministry of Environment, Natural Resource Conservation and Tourism and the Department of Wildlife and National Parks have been commended for the successful hosting the 19th African Wildlife Consultative Forum (AWCF) which took place from the 8th to the 12th of November at Cresta Mowana Safari Resort and Spa in Kasane.
Germany government commended for longstanding support to KAZA TFCA
The Federal Republic of Germany has been applauded for her longstanding regional support through the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) to the establishment and development of the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA TFCA).
Launch Of The First Ever KAZA-Wide Coordinated Aerial Survey
JOINT STATEMENT OF THE KAZA TFCA PARTNER STATES ON THE OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF THE FIRST- EVER KAZA-WIDE COORDINATED AERIAL SURVEY.
BY MR. TEOFILUS NGHITILA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FORESTRY AND TOURISM, NAMIBIA AS COORDINATING COUNTRY FOR THE KAZA TFCA.
