Peace Parks Foundation
The Peace Parks Foundation , which was founded by several countries in southern Africa in 1997, not only tries to preserve nature and culture with cross-border protection zones, but also to promote peaceful cooperation between neighboring countries transport and secure. Establishing peace parks in Africa across national borders was only possible through the change in the political situation in southern Africa with the end of apartheid policy .
The Peace Parks Foundation maintains partnerships with state governments, national and international aid organizations as well as cooperation with companies and individual individuals. The seat is in Stellenbosch .
founding
It was founded on February 1, 1997 by Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands and Nelson Mandela as a non-profit organization. The heads of state of Botswana , Lesotho , Malawi , Mozambique , Zimbabwe and Swaziland were the patrons of the Peace Parks Foundation prior to its establishment . The South African industrialist Anton Rupert played an important role in the founding ; the patronage was Nelson Mandela.
"" I know of no political movement, no philosophy, no ideology, which does not agree with the peace parks concept as we see it going into fruition today. It is a concept that can be embraced by all. In a world beset by conflicts and division, peace is one of the cornerstones of the future. Peace parks are a building block in this process, not only in our region, but potentially in the entire world. ”(German:“ I don't know any political movement, philosophy or ideology that would not welcome the Peace Parks concept . It is a concept that everyone can join hands on. In a world riddled with conflict and division, peace is a cornerstone of the future. Peace parks are a building block in this process, not just in our region , but in the whole world. ")"
States involved
In the organization are Angola , Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia , South Africa , Swaziland, Tanzania , Zambia and Zimbabwe participated. According to the current status, a total of 32 Peace Parks have been partially implemented or planned in central and southern Africa.
Sponsors
Third-party funding is required for the parks. The Development Bank of Southern Africa , the United States Agency for International Development , the Reconstruction Loan Corporation and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development are also involved in the financing .
Conception
With the establishment of a Peace Park, all border fortifications must be removed so that people and animals can move freely in these areas. Only demarcation systems around these parks are permitted so that uncontrolled border crossings between the states can be prevented. Initially, the Peace Parks are primarily intended to enable traditional animal migrations and access to areas for growing food and drinking water for the locals. However, with the development of the parks, tourism, economic growth, the migration of the local population and understanding between the states are also promoted.
Intergovernmental agreements and letters of intent for the establishment of Peace Parks have been concluded. The Peace Parks Foundation names ten Southern African Peace Parks on its website, such as the Kgalagadi Transfrontier National Park , which lies between the borders of Botswana and South Africa, the Ai-Ais-Richtersveld Transfrontier Park , which is between Namibia and South Africa, and the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park , which contains the famous Kruger Park .
The largest park is the Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area , which lies between the five states of Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The multinational treaty was signed on December 7, 2006 and covers an area the size of Italy. This project was supported with funding of 800,000 euros from the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development in Germany. The park was formally established on August 19, 2011.
Peace parks
In southern Africa, the term Transfrontier Conservations Area (TFCA) or Transfrontier Park (TP) has established itself for the Peace Parks , which means something like "cross-border park".
The Southern African Peace Parks include:
| park | Participating countries |
|---|---|
| Ai-Ais-Richtersveld TP |
 Namibia South Africa
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| Great Limpopo TP |
 Mozambique South Africa Zimbabwe 
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| Greater Mapungubwe TFCA |
 Botswana South Africa Zimbabwe
|
| Kavango-Zambezi TFCA |
 Angola Botswana Namibia Zambia Zimbabwe 
|
| Kgalagadi TP |
Botswana South Africa
|
| Liuwa Plains - Mussuma TFCA |
Angola Zambia
|
| Lower Zambezi - Mana Pools TFCA |
Zimbabwe Zambia
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| Lubombo TFCA |
Mozambique South Africa Swaziland 
|
| Malawi-Zambia TFCA |
 Malawi Zambia
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| Maloti-Drakensberg TFCA |
 Lesotho South Africa
|
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Definition for Peace Parks on tbpa.net ( memento of the original from February 14, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed January 7, 2010
- ↑ Nelson Mandela, October 21, 2001 , accessed January 7, 2010
- ↑ Website of the Ai-Ais-Richtersveld Transfrontier Park ( Memento of the original from June 9, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed January 7, 2010
- ↑ Website of the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park ( Memento of the original from August 26, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed January 7, 2010
- ↑ Superpark KAZA now approved. In: Allgemeine Zeitung . August 22, 2011 (registration required)
