African Parks 2022 Annual Report: Anchoring Africa’s Resilience
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Our Work
African Parks is a non-profit conservation organization that takes on direct responsibility for the rehabilitation and long-term management of protected areas in partnership with governments and local communities.
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Saving Wildlife
We are facing a conservation crisis in Africa. Some of the planet's most spectacular species are being lost, but we are working to protect them.
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Park Protection
We have the largest counter-poaching force in all of Africa for any one NGO. Our 1000 rangers provide safety for both wildlife and people.
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Community Development
For protected areas to survive in the long-term, local people need to value them, and derive benefits from the park’s existence.
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Tourism & Enterprise
Visiting the parks is critical to their survival, and tourism and other enterprises contribute to local and national economies.
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Management & Infrastructure
We create infrastructure to deliver good park management benefiting both wildlife and local communities.
Explore Our Parks
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Akagera, Rwanda ·
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Badingilo, South Sudan ·
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Bangweulu, Zambia ·
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Bazaruto, Mozambique ·
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Boma, South Sudan ·
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Chinko, Central African Republic ·
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Ennedi, Chad ·
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Garamba, DRC ·
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Iona, Angola ·
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Kafue, Zambia ·
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Liuwa Plain, Zambia ·
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Liwonde, Malawi ·
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Majete, Malawi ·
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Mangochi, Malawi ·
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Matusadona, Zimbabwe ·
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Nkhotakota, Malawi ·
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Nyungwe, Rwanda ·
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Odzala-Kokoua, Congo ·
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Pendjari, Benin ·
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Siniaka Minia, Chad ·
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W, Benin ·
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Zakouma, Chad ·

Akagera
National Park
Akagera National Park is central Africa’s largest protected wetland and the last remaining refuge for savannah-adapted species in Rwanda. Find information about wildlife, conservation, tourism and planning a trip to the park.
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Badingilo
National Park
Badingilo National Park in South Sudan is an integral component of a larger 200,000 km2 ecosystem that stretches east through the Jonglei corridor to Boma National Park and north to the Sudd.
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Bangweulu
Wetlands
Given the name Bangweulu, means “where the water meets the sky”, this community-owned protected wetland in north-eastern Zambia is one of the most extraordinary wetlands in all of Africa. Find information about wildlife, conservation, tourism and how to visit the park.
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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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Boma
National Park
Boma National Park contains the second largest land mammal migration in Africa and sustains the livelihoods of millions of people.
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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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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 is the largest park in Angola. Many species of reptiles, plants, and birds occur only in this ecoregion.
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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 western Zambia has one of the oldest conservation histories in Africa, dating back to the late 19th century when the King of Barotseland, Lubosi Lewanika, appointed his people as the custodians of the reserve. Find information about wildlife, conservation efforts, tourism, how to visit the park, and more.
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Liwonde
National Park
Situated in Malawi, the ‘warm heart of Africa,’ Liwonde National Park has been the host of incredible wildlife translocations and reintroductions, and transformations. Find information about its wildlife, conservation efforts, tourism, visiting the park, and more.
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Majete
Wildlife Reserve
Majete is a Wildlife Reserve nestled in the south-western part of Malawi with an unlikely story of resurgence and restoration. Find information about wildlife, conservation efforts, tourism, how to visit the park, and more.
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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
Wildlife Reserve
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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Blog | 22 May 2023
The Future of Conservation: EarthRanger and African Parks
Source: Louzel LombardTo improve biodiversity protection in some of Africa’s most remote locations, African Parks is a committed user of EarthRanger. Thanks to this innovative software, methods to safeguard vulnerable wildlife species in protected areas across the continent are being revolutionised.
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Blog | 03 May 2023
Building a New Frontier of Conservation
Source: African Parks / Marcus WestbergWildlife numbers in Boma and Badingilo national parks in South Sudan are far greater than even the most optimistic experts predicted.
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Blog | 23 February 2023
The Wild Dogs of Malawi – A Historic Reintroduction
Source: African ParksOnce roaming widely across Africa, African wild dogs are now one of the most endangered carnivores on the continent. Despite the challenges to ensure successful...
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Blog | 02 February 2023
Shining a Spotlight on Garamba
Source: African ParksOnce fraught with rampant poaching and devasting instability for communities, today Garamba National Park is a shining example of what can be achieved when strong...
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