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Transfrontier Conservation Areas
There are over 220 Transboundary / Transfrontier Conservation Areas (TFCAs) globally, with 14 located in Southern Africa. These 14 SADC approved TFCAs cover over 1 million square kilometers which is 7% of SADC land in 11 of SADC's 16 countries. The main objective is to reconnect natural landscapes that cross country borders, to improve conservation and sustainable rural development.
About one-third of the world’s richest land-based biodiversity areas are found along international borders.
The TFCA Network
The SADC TFCA Network is a community of practice that brings together professionals working in Transfrontier Conservation Areas (TFCAs) across a wide range of sectors contributing to SADC's regional sustainable rural development programme.
Recognising the shared challenges faced by TFCAs and aligned with the SADC TFCA vision, the Network was established on 25–26 September 2013 in Johannesburg, South Africa, by TFCA coordinators, representatives from international NGOs, and practitioners from ten SADC Member States.
The Network aims to address several key common challenges, including:
- Strengthening governance through improved policies, legislation, and institutional frameworks
- Developing sustainable financing mechanisms for TFCAs
- Demonstrating the value of TFCAs at local, national, and regional levels—for example, by enhancing community benefits and supporting capacity development.
Become a member of the TFCA Network and join a vibrant community of like-minded professionals. Click here to join now!
Upcoming events
KAZA Structure meetings
18 - 22 August 2025
TBD
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TFCA Network Webinar - Reportback from the SADC TFCA Heads of State Summit
26 August 2025
Remote
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TFCA Webinar: Disaster Risk Reduction in TFCAs - KAZA TFCA Experience
23 September 2025
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Visit a TransFrontier Conservation Area today
If you're interested in visiting one of the Transfrontier conservation areas, here are some great links to help you on your journey:
TOURISM in TFCAs 
KAZA Tourism
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Healing the Land, Herding the Future: Restoring Land and Livelihoods
Rorly Sherwen / 18 August 2025
In the heart of Zambia’s Southern Province, within the Kazungula District, lies Sikaunzwe, a grazing area transformed by a steady and impactful shift towards sustainable livestock farming. This transformation is being led by the Herding for Health (H4H) initiative, a regional rangeland management programme that combines environmental conservation with improved livestock production. What makes this initiative particularly remarkable is how it centres community knowledge, climate resilience, and women’s empowerment.
On a recent field visit, I was struck by the visible impact...
SADC TFCA Webinar: International Conference and Summit Outcomes
Rorly Sherwen / 11 August 2025
Dear SADC TFCA Network,
We are finally hosting the SADC TFCA Network Webinar on the Outcomes of the TFCA International Conference and Summit held on the 19-23 May 2025.
This session will provide an overview of the key outcomes highlighting major policy commitments, new collaboration opportunities, and innovative approaches to transboundary conservation. We will outline agreed next steps, including joint action frameworks, resource mobilisation, and strategies for turning commitments into measurable impact and an understanding of regional priorities and how they can contribute...
Youth from Lubombo TFCA Spark Community Dialogue Through Solar Cinema
Rorly Sherwen / 8 August 2025
The Cooperazione per lo Sviluppo dei Paesi Emergenti (COSPE), facilitated and is implementing a grant supported by the Climate Resilience and Natural Resource Management (C-NRM) Programme implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) – a partnership between the Southern African Development Community (SADC), and the German Government.
COSPE is working with 4 youth changemakers, Beketele Mfuma, Mahlu’Bandile Dlamini, Nothando Manyisa, and Baptisa Bisqeute (aged 19–29) from Eswatini and Mozambique. Through a collaboration with Sunshine Cinema, these youth have been...
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Visit a TransFrontier Conservation Area today
If you're interested in visiting one of the Transfrontier conservation areas, here are some great links to help you on your journey:
TOURISM in TFCAs
KAZA Tourism
The TFCA Network
The SADC TFCA Network is a community of practice that brings together professionals working in Transfrontier Conservation Areas (TFCAs) across a wide range of sectors contributing to SADC's regional sustainable rural development programme.
Recognising the shared challenges faced by TFCAs and aligned with the SADC TFCA vision, the Network was established on 25–26 September 2013 in Johannesburg, South Africa, by TFCA coordinators, representatives from international NGOs, and practitioners from ten SADC Member States.
The Network aims to address several key common challenges, including:
- Strengthening governance through improved policies, legislation, and institutional frameworks
- Developing sustainable financing mechanisms for TFCAs
- Demonstrating the value of TFCAs at local, national, and regional levels—for example, by enhancing community benefits and supporting capacity development.
Become a member of the TFCA Network and join a vibrant community of like-minded professionals. Click here to join now!
News
Healing the Land, Herding the Future: Restoring Land and Livelihoods
Rorly Sherwen / 18 August 2025
In the heart of Zambia’s Southern Province, within the Kazungula District, lies Sikaunzwe, a grazing area transformed by a steady and impactful shift towards sustainable livestock farming. This transformation is being led by the Herding for Health (H4H) initiative, a regional rangeland management programme that combines environmental conservation with improved livestock production. What makes this initiative particularly remarkable is how it centres community knowledge, climate resilience, and women’s empowerment.
On a recent field visit, I was struck by the visible impact...
SADC TFCA Webinar: International Conference and Summit Outcomes
Rorly Sherwen / 11 August 2025
Dear SADC TFCA Network,
We are finally hosting the SADC TFCA Network Webinar on the Outcomes of the TFCA International Conference and Summit held on the 19-23 May 2025.
This session will provide an overview of the key outcomes highlighting major policy commitments, new collaboration opportunities, and innovative approaches to transboundary conservation. We will outline agreed next steps, including joint action frameworks, resource mobilisation, and strategies for turning commitments into measurable impact and an understanding of regional priorities and how they can contribute...
Youth from Lubombo TFCA Spark Community Dialogue Through Solar Cinema
Rorly Sherwen / 8 August 2025
The Cooperazione per lo Sviluppo dei Paesi Emergenti (COSPE), facilitated and is implementing a grant supported by the Climate Resilience and Natural Resource Management (C-NRM) Programme implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) – a partnership between the Southern African Development Community (SADC), and the German Government.
COSPE is working with 4 youth changemakers, Beketele Mfuma, Mahlu’Bandile Dlamini, Nothando Manyisa, and Baptisa Bisqeute (aged 19–29) from Eswatini and Mozambique. Through a collaboration with Sunshine Cinema, these youth have been...
More news
Upcoming events
KAZA Structure meetings
18 - 22 August 2025
TBD
More
TFCA Network Webinar - Reportback from the SADC TFCA Heads of State Summit
26 August 2025
Remote
More
TFCA Webinar: Disaster Risk Reduction in TFCAs - KAZA TFCA Experience
23 September 2025
Zoom
More
Recently added jobs
Recently added to the Repository
Lower Zambezi Mana Pools TFCA Description and Map
Governance
Map
This is the agreed description and map of the Lower Zambezi Mana Pools TFCA as attached to the signed MOU
More
Climate change & human-wildlife conflict an analysis of climate crowd data
Climate Change
Research
As we experience intensifying environmental changes and resource scarcity, humans and
wildlife are altering their behaviors, leading to increased competition for food and water and
escalating human-wildlife conflict. The findings of this report highlight the
interconnectedness of human and...
More
SADC TFCA International Conference and Heads of State Summit May 2025 report
Meeting Report
Meeting Report
The first ever SADC Transfrontier Conservation Areas (TFCAs) Conference and Summit, held in Harare, Zimbabwe, from May 19-23, 2025, celebrated 25 years of regional cooperation under the theme "SADC TFCAs: 25 Years of Cooperation for Regional Integration and Sustainable Development,"...
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