The Department of National Parks and Wildlife (DNPW) in collaboration with the Barotse Royal Establishment (BRE), Peace Parks Foundation and WWF Zambia, have entered into a unique agreement to co-manage the Sioma Ngwezi Management Complex for the next twenty years. The involvement of Indigenous Peoples in the management of ancestral territories reflects a broader acknowledgement […]

The minister was giving high-level reflections with her colleagues in the KAZA region. The theme of the reflections was ‘What Will It Take To Further Strengthen KAZA TFCA Governance And Development To Ensure Conservation And Development Impacts On The Ground’. Makwinja cited the Community-Based National Resource Management (CBNRM) Bill, which she said was crafted with […]

The Room to Roam initiative offers hope for addressing the increasing human-wildlife tensions in the heart of the Zambia-Malawi landscape. But experts stress the need to avoid tokenistic engagement with communities for the approach to truly succeed. In August of this year, community leaders in Zambia’s Eastern Province gathered at a game rangers’ base just […]