• The Zambezi Heartland, encompassing parts of Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Mozambique, becomes AWF's fifth Heartland.
  • AWF works with The Nature Conservancy to refine conservation targets and establish a baseline ecological status for each AWF Heartland.
  • AWF helps form the new Tanzania Land Conservation Trust (TLCT) to secure important wildlife dispersal area. This is the first institution of its kind in Tanzania and is expected to become a regional model.