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Transfrontier Conservation Areas
Eleven countries in the Southern African Development Community have created 14 Transfrontier Conservation Areas (TFCAs) across their country borders. These TFCAs involve 943 000 Square Kilometers, around 10% of SADC land.
The SADC TFCA programme hopes to reconnect natural landscapes by improving transboundary conservation, supporting sustainable rural development and building climate change resilience in the region. The TFCA programme contributes to SADC's vision of regional integration.
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 the 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!
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Skukuza, South Africa
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Regenerative Tourism: Investing in Nature and Local Economies across KAZA
Rorly Sherwen / 9 October 2026
24 September 2026 marked the official launch of the Joint Action on Regenerative Nature-Based Tourism (R-NBT) in the Kavango Zambezi Trans Frontier Conservation Area (KAZA TFCA) - a new chapter in a long-standing journey of supporting biodiversity conservation, regional cooperation and sustainable development in Southern Africa.
Supported by the German Government and the European Union and implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH in partnership with the KAZA Secretariat and SADC Secretariat, the initiative aims to strengthen regenerative, inclusive...
SADC Advances Tourism-Friendly Border Initiative to Transform Visitor Experience Across Southern Africa
Rorly Sherwen / 6 August 2026
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe | 29 July 2026
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has taken a significant step towards making travel across Southern Africa more seamless, welcoming and efficient following the successful Joint Consultative Workshop on Tourism-Friendly Border Posts and Customer Service Training for Border Officials, held in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, on 28–29 July 2026.
Convened by the SADC Secretariat through the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, with support from the German Government and the European Union (EU), the workshop...
Building Regional Champions for a Thriving Wildlife-Based Economy in Southern Africa
Rorly Sherwen / 2 August 2026
Johannesburg, South Africa | 27–31 July 2026
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Wildlife-Based Economy (WBE) Champions Training brought together 30 government representatives, researchers, community leaders, civil society organisations and private sector practitioners from across the SADC region to strengthen leadership and collaboration for a more inclusive and sustainable wildlife-based economy.
Hosted by the Southern African Wildlife College (SAWC) in collaboration with the African Leadership University – School of Wildlife Conservation (ALU-SOWC) and the African Wildlife Economy Institute (AWEI), Stellenbosch University, this...
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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
TOURISM in KAZA
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 the 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
Regenerative Tourism: Investing in Nature and Local Economies across KAZA
Rorly Sherwen / 9 October 2026
24 September 2026 marked the official launch of the Joint Action on Regenerative Nature-Based Tourism (R-NBT) in the Kavango Zambezi Trans Frontier Conservation Area (KAZA TFCA) - a new chapter in a long-standing journey of supporting biodiversity conservation, regional cooperation and sustainable development in Southern Africa.
Supported by the German Government and the European Union and implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH in partnership with the KAZA Secretariat and SADC Secretariat, the initiative aims to strengthen regenerative, inclusive...
SADC Advances Tourism-Friendly Border Initiative to Transform Visitor Experience Across Southern Africa
Rorly Sherwen / 6 August 2026
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe | 29 July 2026
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has taken a significant step towards making travel across Southern Africa more seamless, welcoming and efficient following the successful Joint Consultative Workshop on Tourism-Friendly Border Posts and Customer Service Training for Border Officials, held in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, on 28–29 July 2026.
Convened by the SADC Secretariat through the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, with support from the German Government and the European Union (EU), the workshop...
Building Regional Champions for a Thriving Wildlife-Based Economy in Southern Africa
Rorly Sherwen / 2 August 2026
Johannesburg, South Africa | 27–31 July 2026
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Wildlife-Based Economy (WBE) Champions Training brought together 30 government representatives, researchers, community leaders, civil society organisations and private sector practitioners from across the SADC region to strengthen leadership and collaboration for a more inclusive and sustainable wildlife-based economy.
Hosted by the Southern African Wildlife College (SAWC) in collaboration with the African Leadership University – School of Wildlife Conservation (ALU-SOWC) and the African Wildlife Economy Institute (AWEI), Stellenbosch University, this...
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Upcoming events
Convention on Biological Diversity COP 17
19 - 30 October 2026
Armenia
More
Global Coral Reef Summit
02 - 03 November 2026
Saudi Arabia
More
SADC TFCA Network Annual Meeting
09 - 13 November 2026
Skukuza, South Africa
More
Recently added to the Repository
Namibia Human Wildlife Conflict Policy
Conservation
Strategy and guides
Issued by the Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET) in April 2018, this policy updates Namibia's 2009 HWC framework, reflecting seven years of field experience and new thinking. It responds to growing conflict as recovering wildlife populations (notably elephants and...
More
SADC Law Enforcement and Anti-Poaching Strategy 2022-2032
Legal and law enforcement
Strategy and guides
The Purpose of the LEAP strategy is to provide a framework for national and regional cooperation, so that: 1. Member States can develop national CWC strategies that are appropriate to their varied contexts and capacities, but can be easily comprehended...
More
Southern African Wildlife College Hosts a SADC TFCA Peer-to-Peer Learning Exchange in the Great Limpopo TFCA
Meeting Report
Meeting Report
The Southern African Wildlife College (SAWC), in partnership with the African Leadership University – School of Wildlife Conservation (ALU-SOWC) and the African Wildlife Economy Institute (AWEI) of Stellenbosch University, hosted a SADC Transfrontier Conservation Area (TFCA) Peer-to-Peer Learning Exchange on...
More
