Mid-Zambezi
landscape
The Zambezi River and its tributaries form the lifeline of this remarkably biodiverse transboundary landscape, which stretches across Zimbabwe into Zambia and Mozambique. Key threats include human-wildlife conflict, climate change, agricultural expansion, human settlement expansion, infrastructure development, poaching, and artisanal mining.
Over the course of a 20-year partnership with Zimbabwe’s wildlife authorities, ZimParks, AWF deployed a holistic approach of conservation and development interventions here, including:
- Investing in protected area infrastructure and building wildlife law enforcement capacity for Mana Pools National Park
- Kickstarting community enterprises and agriculture improvements to create wildlife-friendly livelihoods
- Collaborating with communities on sustainable, participatory conservation solutions
- Helping rangers and community members prevent and respond to human-wildlife conflict
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We work with the people of Zimbabwe for wildlife. Our strategic, implementing and funding partners include: