African Parks has invested USD34-million in Zambia in five years, surpassing their original commitment of USD20m over 20 years. This is according to Minister of Tourism Rodney Sikumba, speaking at a tourism stakeholder conference in Lusaka.

African Parks hailed the Zambian government’s commitment to establishing and strengthening national parks, game management areas (GMAs), forest reserves and protected wetlands – such as Bangweulu – across the across to country with the aim of unlocking their ‘ecological, social and economic value’.

An example of this is African Parks working with the government and Barotse Royal Establishment in Liuwa Plain National Park to establish visitor campsites and highlight attractions such as traditional fishing methods.

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Biodiversity conservation in Liuwa Plain