Peace Parks Foundation

Peace Parks Foundation

Formation	1997
Founder	Dr Anton Rupert HRH Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands † 1 December 2004 Dr Nelson Mandela † 5 December 2013 Dr Anton Rupert † 18 January 2006
Type	non-profit organisation
Registration no.	1997/004896/08 (005-294 NPO)
Headquarters	Stellenbosch, South Africa
Location	11 Termo Road, Techno Park, Stellenbosch, 7600, South Africa
Region	Africa
Subsidiaries	SA College for Tourism NPC Southern African Wildlife College NPC
Revenue	R 68 128 307 (2013)
Expenses	R 47 929 708 (2013)
Slogan	The Global Solution
Website	http://www.peaceparks.org

Peace Parks Foundation advocates for the creation of transfrontier conservation areas (TFCAs) – in Africa, and provides services to these TFCAs such as political support-building, planning, project management, fundraising, and management training in various areas.

TFCAs managed by or affiliated to Peace Parks Foundation

Treaty signed

• ǀAi-ǀAis/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park† (Namibia/South Africa)
• Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park† (Botswana/South Africa)
• Kavango–Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area† (Angola/Botswana/Namibia/Zambia/Zimbabwe)
• Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park† (Mozambique/South Africa/Zimbabwe)
• Malawi-Zambia TFCA† (Malawi/Zambia) (Treaty signed July 7, 2015).

MoU signed

• Lubombo Transfrontier Conservation Area† (Mozambique/South Africa/Swaziland)
• Maloti-Drakensberg Transfrontier Conservation Area† (Lesotho/South Africa)
• Iona-Skeleton Coast TFCA (Angola/Namibia)
• Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation Area† (Botswana/South Africa/Zimbabwe)
• Chimanimani TFCA (Mozambique/Zimbabwe)

TFCAs in process

• Maiombe Forest TFCA (Angola/Congo/DRC)
• Liuwa Plains-Mussuma TFCA† (Angola/Zambia)
• Lower Zambezi-Mana Pools TFCA† (Zambia/Zimbabwe)
• ZIMOZA TBNRMP (Mozambique/Zambia/Zimbabwe)
• Kagera TFCA (Rwanda/Tanzania/Uganda)
• Niassa-Selous TFCA (Tanzania/Mozambique)
• Mnazi Bay-Quirimbas TFCMA (Tanzania/Mozambique)
• Western Indian Ocean TFCA (Comoros / France / Madagascar / Mauritius / Mozambique / Seychelles / Tanzania)

† Peace Parks Foundation directly involved

See also

• Transboundary protected area
• Protected area
• List of national parks in Africa
• International Union for Conservation of Nature
• List of largest protected areas in the world

References

• "Peace Parks Foundation". Edmond de Rothschild Group. Retrieved 2014-11-06.
• "Peace Parks Foundation". SANGONeT. Retrieved 2014-11-06.
• Rosaleen Duffy (2001). "Peace parks: The paradox of globalisation1". Geopolitics. 6 (2): 1–26. doi:10.1080/14650040108407715.
• Marloes van Amerom; Bram Büscher (2005). "Peace parks in Southern Africa: bringers of an African Renaissance?". Journal of Modern African Studies. 43 (2): 159–182. doi:10.1017/S0022278X05000790.
• "Peace Parks Annual Review and Financial Statements" (PDF). 2013. Retrieved 2014-11-06.