Exploring Africa’s KAZA Conservation Frontier

The document outlines an 11-day conservation-focused safari led by WWF's African Species Director, Bas Huijbregts. The journey visits key sites within the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA), including Chobe National Park, Lake Kariba, Matusadona National Park, Hwange National Park, and Victoria Falls. The itinerary emphasizes WWF's efforts to secure wildlife corridors and support the coexistence of people and wildlife in the region.

• The Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA), established by a 2011 treaty between Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, is the world's largest transboundary conservation area, comparable in size to California.
• WWF's primary objectives within KAZA involve collaborating with governments, communities, and private sectors to identify and secure corridors that allow elephants and other species to move freely, thereby promoting sustainable economic development.
• Chobe National Park in Botswana hosts a significant portion of the country's elephant population, with as many as 70,000 of Botswana's 130,000 elephants residing within the park's boundaries.
• Lake Kariba, the world's largest manmade body of water, was created by damming the Zambezi River in the late 1950s and currently provides electricity for 70% of Zimbabwe's residents.
• Matusadona National Park contains 540 square miles of terrain and serves as a habitat for various species, some of which are descendants of over 6,000 animals relocated during Operation Noah in 1959 following the completion of the Kariba Dam.
• Hwange National Park is Zimbabwe's largest national park, covering 5,600 square miles of diverse habitats including desert sandveld, teak and mopane woodlands, and salt pans, supporting over 400 bird species.

APA

Huijbregts, B. (2023). Exploring Africa’s KAZA Conservation Frontier. WWF International. https://www.worldwildlife.org/documents/1172/9a8optl5g5_WWF_KAZA_2024_Itinerary_Final.pdf

Chicago

Huijbregts, Bas. Exploring Africa’s KAZA Conservation Frontier. WWF International, 2023. https://www.worldwildlife.org/documents/1172/9a8optl5g5_WWF_KAZA_2024_Itinerary_Final.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{huijbregts2023exploring, author = {Huijbregts, Bas}, title = {{Exploring Africa’s KAZA Conservation Frontier}}, institution = {WWF International}, year = {2023}, url = {https://www.worldwildlife.org/documents/1172/9a8optl5g5_WWF_KAZA_2024_Itinerary_Final.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }