Partners

The Ministry of Environment, Fisheries and Sustainable Development (MEPDD) is the Governance authority of protected areas in Chad, with whom African Parks has signed management agreements for the Greater Zakouma Ecosystem [including Zakouma National Park, Siniaka Minia National Park and Bahr Salamat Faunal Reserve], Ennedi Natural and Cultural Reserve and the Aouk Project. In 2010, the Ministry and African Parks signed a public-private management agreement for Zakouma National Park, followed in 2017 with a 10-year agreement for the development of the Greater Zakouma Ecosystem, and a 15-year agreement for the creation, funding and management of the Ennedi Natural and Cultural Reserve. MEPDD is represented by its minister M. Hassan Bakhit Djamous.

The EU has been a crucial long-standing partner of African Parks, driving joint conservation and development goals in Central, East and West Africa. Since 2005, this partnership has fostered stability in fragile regions attracting additional funding and new partners. The EU’s support has been critical in managing large landscapes, enhancing safety and security for both people and wildlife, and creating opportunities in green sectors. Together, we remain committed to advancing our shared vision for a sustainable future.

Established in 1996, the Swiss foundation is committed to helping safeguard the biodiversity of our planet through active conservation of threatened species and their habitats, and restoration of degraded ecosystems. Fondation Segré became a strategic funding partner of African Parks in 2016 and has contributed over US$9 million to support a range of parks. In 2024, Fondation Segré assisted African Parks in Ennedi Natural and Cultural Reserve, Chad, and the Boma-Badingilo landscape in South Sudan.

A charitable foundation established in 2017 by Dutch entrepreneur Jan Verhagen, Natura Africae is dedicated to the conservation of national parks and protected areas in Africa, recognising the reciprocal relationship between the livelihoods of local communities and the successful conservation of an ecosystem’s wildlife. The Foundation provided €4.25 million in 2024, supporting park operations in Liuwa Plain, Odzala-Kokoua, Iona, Ennedi, and a special drought relief programme in Matusadona. The grant also provided catalytic funding to strengthen African Parks’ community development work, in particular related to education.

RWF supports ambitious projects, partners and programmes to foster a planet where people and nature thrive. With the passion of its founder, RWF works with urgency and an earnest belief that it will take all of us to reach global conservation goals, protect biodiversity, and create opportunity for communities. Rob Walton has been an invaluable partner to African Parks since 2003, providing support to safeguard the long-term health of protected areas. In 2021, RWF made a transformational US$100 million five-year commitment, the largest endowment gift in African Parks’ history. Portions of the Foundation’s annual contributions have supported various parks within our portfolio, including Chinko, Ennedi, and Liwonde, as well as sparked matching grants to Iona and Odzala-Kokoua, in conjunction with the Legacy Landscapes Fund.