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KAZA Collective: Building Resilient Landscapes through Collaboration

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Real change happens where people and nature grow strong together

COmON Foundation supports WWF together with Commonland and Peace Parks Foundation in the collective landscape program KAZA Collective, aimed at strategic programmatic support to the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA TFCA). This long-term collaboration brings together some of southern Africa’s most experienced conservation and restoration partners with one shared goal: to regenerate vast landscapes where nature and people can flourish together. 

The program connects ecological restoration, sustainable land use and community livelihoods across key transboundary ecosystems. It focuses on restoring natural wealth, strengthening local economies and creating opportunities for future generations. Rooted in close collaboration with the five Partner States that united to establish KAZA, and grounded in partnerships with local communities, the KAZA Collective builds capacity, renews hope, and shows that healthy ecosystems are fundamental to lasting prosperity and peace. 

The collaboration reflects COmON’s belief that landscape restoration is not only about recovering nature, but also about restoring balance, purpose and pride for the people who live in and care for these lands.

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Peace Parks Foundation has supported KAZA since 2004, from the first feasibility studies to the signing of the Treaty in 2011 that formally established this cross-border landscape. 

Within KAZA, the KAZA Collective works to restore ecosystems, strengthen local livelihoods and build resilience across borders. 

 

WWF Netherlands

Guardians of life: Restoring nature’s balance, empowering people, and shaping a future where both can thrive.

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Peace Parks Foundation

Stewards of harmony: Forging nature's unity, fostering prosperity, and nurturing tranquility.

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Commonland

Pioneers in transformative restoration through the 4 Returns approach.

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Visit this website to learn more about WWF in KAZA!

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WWF Transboundary Leader for KAZA

Dr. Mike Knight, WWF’s KAZA Transboundary Leader and a seasoned wildlife ecologist with over 36 years of experience, leads and coordinates WWF’s efforts across five southern African countries, managing major conservation programmes and serving as Chair of the IUCN African Rhino Specialist Group since 2011.

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