The Peace Parks Foundation is an international partnership working to promote wildlife conservation, ecotourism and job creation in Southern Africa.

Through the work of the Peace Parks Foundation one of the most ambitious conservation programmes of this century is about to become a reality. It is a vision of peace for the subcontinent that envisages the recreation of ancient wildlife migration paths, the uniting of ecological and cultural territories and the sustainable development of rural areas.

The primary objective of the Peace Parks Foundation is to promote Transfrontier Conservation Areas in Southern Africa-regions that embrace the land of more than one nation, unifying fragmented ecological habitats and promoting environmental and political stability. Through these proposed "peace parks" the Foundation is working with governments, the private sector and local communities to protect our environment and unlock the huge economic potential of the region's tourist industry. The peace parks will help to bind together Southern Africa's nations in a vast network of sustainable and environmental partnerships, protecting their unique natural inheritance for generations, and promoting a culture of peace and cooperation.

The Peace Parks Foundation is currently supporting eight proposed peace parks. With the exception of the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, the first formally recognised transfrontier conservation area in Southern Africa, each has several projects that need funding and managing before a peace park can be formally declared. These include community-based projects, conservation projects and infrastructure projects.

For further information on Transfrontier Conservation Areas and the Peace Parks Foundation:
http://www.peaceparks.org