Our Work

African Parks is a non-profit conservation organisation that takes on direct responsibility for the rehabilitation and long-term management of protected areas in partnership with governments and local communities.

  • Biodiversity Conservation

    Protecting biodiversity is essential to reduce the impacts of climate change, conserve species and ensure healthy ecosystem services that benefit people and wildlife. To do this, we safeguard protected areas under our management through conservation law enforcement, species restoration, monitoring and research.

  • Community Development

    To ensure protected areas provide value to communities in the long-term, local people need to derive benefits from their existence and participate in decision making structures. Through positive community engagement and supporting ecological sustainability, socio-economic development and education, we are building a strong constituency for conservation.

  • Park Revenue Generation

    Creating a conservation-led economy that generates long-term income for protected areas is vital to alleviate poverty and safeguard natural resources. Through sustainable tourism options and other conservation-compatible enterprises we help generate revenue that flows back into the management and protection of the parks.

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Akagera
National Park

Akagera National Park is central Africa’s largest protected wetland and Rwanda’s savannah refuge. Learn more about its wildlife and conservation, and planning a trip. 

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Badingilo & Boma
National Parks

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Bangweulu
Wetlands

Community-owned Bangweulu Wetlands in north-eastern Zambia is one of Africa’s most extraordinary wetlands. Read about wildlife, conservation, tourism and how to visit.

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Bazaruto
National Park

Spanning 143,000 hectares of productive seascape and five islands off the coastline of Mozambique, Bazaruto Archipelago encompasses terrestrial and marine habitats of unique ecological value. Learn more about wildlife, conservation efforts, tourism opportunities, and the ecological significance of the park.

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Chinko

Deep in the Central African Republic (CAR) lies an unknown wildlife refuge that is starting to thrive once again, Chinko. Learn more about the wildlife, conservation efforts, infrastructure improvements, and other developments at Chinko. 

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Ennedi
Natural and Cultural Reserve

Ennedi Natural and Cultural Reserve, nestled in the northeast of Chad, is a natural sandstone masterpiece spanning 50,000 km2 that has been sculpted over centuries, creating a magnificent landscape marked by cliffs, canyons and natural arches. Find information about wildlife, conservation efforts, and more. 

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Gambella
National Park

Gambella National Park hosts part of Africa’s largest land mammal migration and is an important landscape for the conservation of Ethiopia’s wildlife. Learn about its wildlife, conservation and tourism.

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Garamba
National Park

Nestled in the northeast corner of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Garamba National Park is the last stronghold for the largest population of elephants and the only surviving population of the Kordofan giraffe in the country. Find information about wildlife, conservation efforts, community development initiatives, and more.

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Iona
National Park

Iona National Park, Angola’s oldest protected area, is home to mammal, bird and reptile species that occur only here. Discover its wildlife and tourism opportunities.

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Kafue
National Park

Kafue National Park covers an expansive 22,400 km2 in the centre of Western Zambia, and makes up 25% of the world’s largest transboundary conservation area, known as the Kavango-Zambezi Trans-frontier Conservation Area (KAZA TFCA).

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Liuwa Plain
National Park

Liuwa Plain in Zambia with Africa’s second-largest wildebeest migration shows that people and wildlife can co-exist. Learn about wildlife, conservation and visiting Liuwa.

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Liwonde
National Park

Malawi’s Liwonde National Park was transformed by incredible wildlife reintroductions. Discover its wildlife, conservation efforts, tourism, and how to visit.

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Majete
Wildlife Reserve

Majete is a Wildlife Reserve in south-western Malawi with an inspiring story of restoration. Learn more about its wildlife and conservation, and how to visit.

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Mangochi
Forest Reserve

Mangochi Forest Reserve is 320 km2 and contiguous with Liwonde National Park which spans 548km2. Find information about conservation efforts, plans to establish tourism infrastructure, and the ecological significance of Mangochi Forest Reserve.

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Matusadona
National Park

Matusadona National Park gets its name from the rolling Matusadona hills that form part of its water rich landscape.

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Nkhotakota
Wildlife Reserve

Nestled beneath the Chipata Mountain, a vast network of rivers weave their way through wooded hills, nourishing the dense miombo forests that make up Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve. Find information about wildlife resurgence, conservation efforts, park improvements, tourism, and how to visit the park.

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Nyungwe
National Park

Nyungwe is the second national park in Rwanda to fall under our management. The park is the largest remaining tract of forest in Rwanda and is nestled in the southwest of the country, bordering Burundi.

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Odzala-Kokoua
National Park

Designated in 1935, Odzala-Kokoua is one of Africa’s oldest national parks. Covering an expansive 13,546 km2 area, the park lies in the heart of the Congo Basin, the world's second-largest rainforest after the Amazon. In 2020, the 380 km2 Lossi Gorilla Sanctuary was incorporated, adding an important landscape for wildlife corridors.

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Pendjari
National Park

Pendjari is a conservation stronghold in West Africa, which forms part of a critically important triad of national parks and reserves where 90% of the West African lion population remains. Learn about wildlife, conservation efforts, tourism, how to visit the park, and more.

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Siniaka Minia
National Park

Siniaka Minia Wildlife Reserve in Chad stretches over 4,643 km2 of extraordinary landscape, where the Siniaka River and Tourda River snake through this important savanna ecosystem. Find information about wildlife, conservation efforts, and the history of Siniaka Minia Wildlife Reserve.

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W
National Park

Together with Pendjari, W National Park forms a significant portion of the W-Arly-Pendjari (WAP) Complex, a globally significant transboundary landscape representing the largest intact wild ecosystem in West Africa.

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Zakouma
National Park

Situated just south of the Sahara desert and above the fertile rainforest regions, Zakouma has become a safe haven for Central and West African wildlife. Find information about wildlife, Zakouma's elephant population, conservation efforts, tourism, and how to visit the park.

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Thank you to our partners and donors for their generous support.
  • Stichting Natura Africae
  • EU
  • US Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Rob Walton Foundation
  • The Wildcat Foundation
  • WWF
  • The Wyss Foundation
  • USAID
  • Peoples Postcode Lottery
  • Howard G. Buffett Foundation
  • Donna and Marvin Schwartz

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