Kavango–Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area
Kavango–Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA TFCA) is the second-largest nature and landscape conservation area in the world, spanning the international borders of five countries in
History
The idea was initiated by the
Financial support comes from a variety of sources. These include KfW Development bank, the German government, the World Bank, the Netherlands, and Sweden.[4]
Lions were studied throughout the area in 2014.[5] In November 2014, the governments of Zambia and Zimbabwe introduced a common KAZA visa, allowing holders to move freely across borders within the conservation area.[6]
Components
The Kavango–Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area has an area of 520,000 km2 (200,000 sq mi).[7] Of this land, 17% is in Angola, 30% in Botswana, 14% in Namibia, 25% in Zambia, and 14% in Zimbabwe.[citation needed]
287,132 km2 (110,862 sq mi) of the included land consists of pre-existing protected areas.[8] The incorporated protected areas are:
in Zambia:
- Kafue National Park
- Liuwa Plain National Park
- Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park
- Sioma Ngwezi National Park
- Lower Zambezi National Park
in Namibia:
- Bwabwata National Park
- Khaudum National Park
- Mangetti National Park
- Mudumu National Park
- Nkasa Rupara National Park
in Botswana:
in Zimbabwe:
- Chizarira National Park
- Hwange National Park
- Kazuma Pan National Park
- Mana Pools National Park
- Matusadona National Park
- Victoria Falls National Park
- Zambezi National Park
in Angola:
- Luengue-Luiana National Park
- Longa-Mavinga National Park
See also
References
- ^ "Southern African Peace Parks - Peace Parks Foundation - The Global Solution". 2009-12-19. Archived from the original on 2009-12-19. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
- ^ a b "Kavango Zambezi Park Development". Peace Parks Foundation. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
- ^ a b Zeitung, Allgemeine (2012-03-16). "KAZA: Größtes Naturschutzgebiet in Afrika eröffnet". Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 2022-11-09.
- ^ "Donors". kavangozambezi.org. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
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- ^ "KAZA Visa for Zambia and Zimbabwe". Archived from the original on 2017-07-21. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
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- ^ "KAZA-TFCA". 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-05-08. Retrieved 2022-11-09.