African parks

African parks
legal form	NGO , NPO
founding	2000
Seat	Johannesburg , South Africa Amsterdam , Netherlands New York City , United States
management	Robert-Jan van Ogtrop
sales	30 million US dollars (2016)
Website	www.african-parks.org

African Parks is a cross - border non-governmental organization in Africa . It has been campaigning for nature and animal protection on the continent since it was founded by leading conservationists in 2000 .

Nature reserves

African Parks is the only non-profit organization of its kind in Africa that undertakes state conservation tasks within the framework of public-private partnerships , including the management of national parks .

Currently (as of October 2017) ten nature reserves are managed in seven African countries:

•  Benin
  • Pendjari
•  Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Garamba
•  Republic of the Congo
  • Odzala-Kokoua
•  Malawi
  • Liwonde
  • Majete
  • Nkhotakota
•  Rwanda
  • Akagera
•  Zambia
  • Bangweulu
  • Liuwa Plain
•  Chad
  • Zakouma

Web links

• Official website (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 2016 African Parks Annual Report. African Parks, 2016.
2. ↑ ^{a b} Our Story. African parks. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
3. ↑ Chad extends key conservation area in national park. AFP, October 12, 2017, In: News24.com.