SANParks To Host The Oscars Of Conservation
South African National Parks (SANParks) will be bestowing awards on several individuals and organisations at the Annual Kudu Awards ceremony to held a...
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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