Africa's mega peace parks.(game parks)(Cover Story)

From: African Business | Date: October 1, 1999| Author: Williams, Stephen | Copyright information

The Peace Parks Foundation aims to develop a vast game park encompassing and linking several conservation areas and private game farms of South Africa, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. The project is expected to boost local and national economies through tourism, protect bio-diversity and spur cooperation between the participating countries. Local communities are expected to benefit through lease agreements with the park management and by taking advantage of employment opportunities generated by the ...

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