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UK Government and KAZA TFCA Secretariat sign MoU for the Biodiverse Landscape Fund

July 2, 2025
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On 5th November 2024, the KAZA Secretariat signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United Kingdom ...

Botswana Strengthens Monitoring of Illegal Killing Elephant Mortalities in the Chobe National Park

Published: June 4, 2025

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.

Familiarisation Trips Showcase New Kavango Zambezi “Rivers of Life” Tourism Brand

Published: April 8, 2025

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

Exclusive Travel Africa supplement on the Kavango Zambezi released

Published: March 3, 2025

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

Kavango Zambezi rolls out ‘Rivers of Life’ Tourism Destination Brand Across Five Partner States

Published: December 4, 2024

From 19 to 22 November 2024, the Kavango Zambezi Trans Frontier Conservation Area (KAZA TFCA) undertook an intensive regional brand activation roadshow, marking a crucial step in implementing its new “Rivers of Life” destination brand, which was launched on 29 May 2024, by the Ministers responsible for KAZA TFCA during a landmark event at the KAZA Heads of State Summit in Livingstone, Zambia.

The SADC Transfrontier Conservation Area (TFCA) Network Annual Meeting Celebrates TFCAs’ Achievements

Published: November 28, 2024

This week, Kasane, Botswana, proudly welcomed 100 participants and additional virtual attendees from across the SADC region to the SADC Transfrontier Conservation Area (TFCA) Network Annual Meeting, held from 19-21 November 2024.

Joint Statement on the Signing of the Memorandum of Understanding by the Secretariats of KAZA and the Zambezi Watercourse Commission

Published: November 19, 2024

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.

Kavango Zambezi Trans Frontier Conservation Area and Birdlife Zimbabwe Launch Bird Guide Training to Boost Avitourism

Published: November 7, 2024

The Kavango Zambezi Trans Frontier Conservation Area’s (KAZA TFCA) Great KAZA Birding Route (GKBR) takes flight with the new bird

Community Working Group Plans Operationalization

Published: October 29, 2024

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

KAZA TFCA Ministerial Committee Meeting

Published: October 17, 2024

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.

KAZA Partner States Convene National Committee Meetings

Published: September 10, 2024

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

Exchange Learning Visits by the Eastern Africa Community Secretariat

Published: August 29, 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.

KAZA TFCA UNVEILS BOLD NEW TOURISM DESTINATION BRAND – “RIVERS OF LIFE”

Published: May 29, 2024

The Kavango Zambezi (KAZA) Transfrontier Conservation Area (TFCA) today launched its transformative new destination brand, “Rivers of Life,” during a ...

Historic 20-year multi-party partnership agreement to restore and protect the Sioma Ngwezi landscape in Zambia

Published: May 27, 2024

The Department of National Parks and Wildlife (DNPW) in collaboration with the Barotse Royal Establishment (BRE), Peace Parks Foundation and WWF Zambia, have entered into a unique agreement to co-manage the Sioma Ngwezi Management Complex

KAZA Spotlights Tourism Marketing at the Botswana Travel and Tourism Expo (BTTE)

Published: December 8, 2023

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

Meeting to finalise draft Code of Conduct for Kwando-Linyanti-Chobe River

Published: November 7, 2023

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.

New infrastructure project to unlock Hwange National Park’s tourism potential

Published: October 28, 2023

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).

KAZA HOSTS REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL TOUR OPERATOR FAMILIARISATION TRIPS

Published: September 28, 2023

The Kavango Zambezi Trans Frontier Conservation Area (KAZA TFCA) Secretariat together with the Republics of Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, hosted three concurrent regional and international tour operator familiarisation trips during the period 14 – 21 September. The trips ended with a convergence event during which tourism businesses

International Conservation Caucus Foundation (ICCF) hosts KAZA reception

Published: September 25, 2023

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.

KAZA Launches its 2022 KAZA Elephant Survey results

Published: August 31, 2023

Leaders of the Kavango Zambezi Trans Frontier Conservation Area (KAZA TFCA), led by Ministers from Zambia, Botswana and Namibia as well as heads of delegation from Angola and Zimbabwe, today expressed optimism as they revealed results of the KAZA Elephant Survey. KAZA TFCA

Unveiling of KAZA Elephant Survey Results and Launch Event

Published: August 22, 2023

On this day, exactly a year ago, the first two flights took to the skies in Zimbabwe, marking the start of the flying component of the 2022 KAZA Elephant Survey. Flying was completed on 28 October 2022, resulting in a total of 700 hours of flying spread over 68 days spent collecting data.

KAZA Hosts the “ASA Goes KAZA” Familiarisation Tour

Published: June 9, 2023

The Kavango Zambezi Trans Frontier Conservation Area (KAZA TFCA) Secretariat together with four of the five Partner States, the Republics of Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, supported the “ASA goes KAZA” German outbound tour operator and travel agent familiarization tour which took place from 30 May – 7 June 2023.

KAZA TFCA Documentary Film Scoops Silver Award

Published: May 8, 2023

A short documentary film on the Kavango Zambezi (KAZA) Trans Frontier Conservation Area (TFCA) won a silver award under the wildlife and conservation category at the 2023 International Tourism Film Festival Africa held at the Peninsula All Suite Hotel on Friday the 5th of May in Cape Town, South Africa

Learning Energy Efficiency Network (LEEN) for the tourism sector in Botswana and Namibia has been launched

Published: April 21, 2023

Yesterday, 12 companies from the tourism sector in Botswana and Namibia launched the first learning energy efficiency network to reduce energy consumption and CO₂ emissions in the KAZA region. These companies will be supported by the implementing partners comprising the KAZA Secretariat, Botswana Tourism Organization, the Ministry of Environment and Tourism...

KAZA Concludes Destination Branding and Corporate Identity Stakeholder Consultative Workshops

Published: March 22, 2023

The Kavango Zambezi Trans Frontier Conservation Area ( KAZA TFCA) Secretariat is working with Partner States, comprising the Republics of Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, to develop a tourism destination brand and corporate identity for the TFCA. A South African tourism consulting firm, “the Journey”, has been commissioned to lead the initiative.

KAZA TFCA Ministers’ Meeting

Published: October 16, 2022

Katima Mulilo – We, the Ministers responsible for coordinating matters of the Kavango Zambezi Trans Frontier Conservation Area (KAZA TFCA)

Flying for the KAZA Elephant Survey completed

Published: October 8, 2022

The Kavango Zambezi Trans Frontier 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 Elephant Survey begins

Published: August 31, 2022

Following the November 2021 project launch, months of careful planning and preparation, and the successful implementation of a workshop to

German ambassadors to Botswana and Zambia jointly visit KAZA

Published: July 1, 2022

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) Trans Frontier 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

Published: May 7, 2022

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

Published: April 8, 2022

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.

KAZA Elephant Survey work progressing well

Published: March 3, 2022

In celebration of this year’s World Wildlife Day, the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA TFCA) Secretariat would like to ...