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Conservation / Case studies

GIZ SADC, 15 May 2025

To celebrate 20 years of TFCA development and promote the visionary TFCA concept, this brochure aims to describe activities and results of the GDC/SADC-TUPNR Programme, document lessons learned and share knowledge derived.

Conservation / Case studies

Inwent - GTZ, 15 May 2025

A report on discussions aimed at establishing transboundary management of natural resources in the Niassa- Selous.

Conservation / Case studies

Rolf Baldus and Rudolf Hahn, 15 May 2025

Practical Experiences and Lessons from Integrating Local Communities into Trans-boundary Natural Resources Management. This publication, which is part of our ongoing joint FAO/CIC initiative to share best practices and experience in wildlife management and conservation, will contribute to the eff orts by SADC countries to further develop transfrontier conservation areas. It is hoped that sharing of practical experiences and lessons learnt from implementation of transboundary conservation approaches in Selous-Niassa wildlife corridor between Tanzania and Mozambique, will assist decisionmakers and practitioners to better plan and implement activities in protected areas under their responsibility

Conservation / Regional plans

TANZANIA WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY, 15 May 2025

State of Selous Game Reserve submitted by Government of Tanzania to UNESCO in 2019

Conservation / Regional plans

UNEP , 15 May 2025

UNEP World Heritage site description of Selous Game Reserve. Selous contains a third of the wildlife estate of Tanzania. Large numbers of elephants, buffaloes, giraffes, hippopotamuses, ungulates and crocodiles live in this immense sanctuary which measures almost 50,000 square kilometres and is relatively undisturbed by humans. The Reserve has a wide variety of vegetation zones, from forests and dense thickets to open wooded grasslands and riverine swamps

Governance / Treaty / MOA

Various , 15 May 2025

This is the MOA signed by Mozambique and Tanzania to establish the Niassa-Selous TFCA in 2015

Climate Change / Research

Jensen, P.D. & R.H. Carrie, 15 May 2025

Due to the scale of the SADC region, encompassing 16 of the most southern nations of the African continent, the experimental mapping work undertaken in 2020 did not allow easy identification of smaller scale regional climate risk variations or the nuance of vulnerability within nations. As such, a request was made by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ) supported SADC/GIZ Climate Resilience and Natural Resource Management Project to repeat the work with a clear focus on the Malawi-Zambia Transfrontier Conservation Area (Malawi-Zambia TFCA). This focus was necessary to provide a platform for the development of climate risk mitigation and adaption strategies within the Malawi-Zambia TFCA region and the management plans of the area and its key sectors.

Tourism / Treaty / MOA

Various , 15 May 2025

This is the MAZA Tourism co-operation signed by Malawi and Zambia MOU 2018 to promote co-operation on marketing and developing cross border tourism.

Governance / Treaty / MOA

Various , 15 May 2025

This is the Treaty signed in 2015 by Malawi and Zambia to establish the MAZA TFCA

Conservation / Strategy and guides

Clive E. Poultney, 15 May 2025

The Lubombo TFCA is an area that spans Swaziland, Mozambiaue and South Africa. The TFCA consists of 5 mini-TFCAs, i.e. Ndumu-Tembe-Futi TFCA is between Mozambique and South Africa (SA); Ponto do Ouro-Kosi Bay Marine and Coastal TFCA is between Mozambique and SA; Nsubane-Pongola TFCA is between SA and Swaziland; Lubombo Conservancy-Goba TFCA is between Mozambique and Swaziland; and Songimvelo-Malolotja TFCA is between SA and Swaziland (recently incorporated into Lubombo TFCA). The development of the TFCA and enabling it to achive full potential in the future relies heavily on the human capital within the area. Human Capital Development (HCD) is a key pillar of success in the Lubombo TFCA. Why? Developing capacity at different levels in the TFCA will contribute to the impact the TFCA can make on Biodiversity Conservation within the TFCA and also the impact the TFCA can have on livelihoods.