TFCA
SADC Member States committed themselves to “promote the conservation of the shared wildlife resources through the establishment of transfrontier conservation areas” by ratifying the Protocol on Wildlife Conservation and Law Enforcement in 2003. A TFCA is defined as “the area or component of a large ecological region that straddles the boundaries of two or more countries encompassing one or more protected areas as well as multiple resources use areas”.
By creating transfrontier conservation areas (TFCAs), SADC is utilizing an important tool to promote the conservation of biodiversity and endangered ecosystems across international borders. Furthermore, TFCAs can contribute to the welfare and improvement in the standards of living of rural communities through the development of tourism and tourism related products.
Current and proposed TFCAs are:
|
NAME OF TFCA |
COUNTRIES INVOLVED |
STATUS |
| Ai-Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park | Namibia and South Africa | MoU signed 17 August 2001 Treaty signed 1 August 2003 |
| Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | Botswana and South Africa | Treaty signed May 2000 |
| Limpopo-Shashe TFCA | Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe | MoU signed 13 June 2006 |
| Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park | Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe | MoU signed 10 November 2000 Treaty signed 9 December 2002 |
| Lubombo Transfrontier Conservation and Resource Area | Mozambique, South Africa and Swaziland | Trilateral Protocol signed 22 June 2000 |
| Maloti-Drakensberg Transfrontier Conservation and Development Area | Lesotho and South Africa | MoU signed 11 June 2001 |
| Iona-Skeleton Coast TFCA | Angola and Namibia | MoU signed 1 August 2003 |
| Liuwa Plain-Kameia TFCA | Angola and Zambia | Conceptual phase |
| Kavango-Zambezi TFCA | Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe | MoU developed, to be signed during 2006 |
| Lower Zambezi- Mana Pools TFCA | Zambia and Zimbabwe | Conceptual phase |
| Malawi-Zambia TFCA (combination of Nyika and Kasungu/Lukusuzi TFCAs) | Malawi and Zambia | MoU signed 13 August 2004 |
| Niassa – Selous TFCA | Mozambique and Tanzania | Conceptual phase |
| Mnazi Bay – Quirimbas Transfrontier Marine Conservation Area | Mozambique and Tanzania | Conceptual phase |
| Chimanimani TFCA | Mozambique and Zimbabwe | MoU signed |
| Maiombe Forest TFCA | Angola, Congo and DRC | Conceptual phase |
| Kagera TFCA | Rwanda / Tanzania | Conceptual phase |
| ZIMOZA TFCA | Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe | Conceptual phase |
For more information on specific TFCAs contact SADC TFCAs Office, Peace Parks Foundation or Boundless Southern Africa.
