Free Access to National Parks in the Cape Region during SA National Parks Week
South African National Parks (SANParks) will once again open its gates to South Africans during SA National Parks Week, taking place from 7 to 13 Sept...
Transfrontier Parks a Boost to Conservation
By Fran Blandy (IOL)
Fences are coming down across Southern African borders, in an effort to boost and sustain the environment, eco-tourism and economic growth, while involving local communities.
Sweeping across these borders, Transfrontier Conservation Areas (TFCAs) blend South Africa and its neighbours in a cumulative landmass of about 96 000km2, the size of a small country.
On Thursday a memorandum of understanding was signed between South Africa, Botswana and Zimbabwe for the Establishment of the Limpopo/Shashe Trans-frontier Conservation Area to conclude a process that started almost three years ago.
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