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Over 10% of Africa’s giraffe live in the Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA TFCA).

The KAZA TFCA is the world’s largest transboundary conservation area and covers parts of Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

The KAZA TFCA is home to one species of giraffe, the Southern giraffe (Giraffa giraffa), which includes two the subspecies G. g. angolensis and G. g. giraffa. The fate of this species in the region lies in the hands of the conservation leadership of the KAZA TFCA Partner States.

Together with the KAZA Secretariat and all five Partner States, the GCF team has set out to develop a Giraffe Conservation Strategy for this vast landscape. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between GCF and the KAZA TFCA Secretariat that was signed in 2019, set the scene to initiate this process.

In an inspiring online workshop in June 2021, representatives from all Partner States, the KAZA Secretariat, civil society and GCF came together to set this process into motion and develop a joint plan for protecting this iconic species.[/vc_column_text][text-with-icon icon_type=”font_icon” icon=”icon-download” color=”Accent-Color”]Download the Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA TFCA) Giraffe Conservation Strategy (2022-2026)[/text-with-icon][text-with-icon icon_type=”font_icon” icon=”icon-download” color=”Accent-Color”]The Strategy is also available in Portuguese: Área de Conservação Transfronteiriça Kavango-Zambeze Estratégia de Conservação da Girafa (2022-2026)[/text-with-icon][vc_column_text]The KAZA TFCA Giraffe Conservation Strategy 2022-2026 was approved by all Partner States in October 2022 and is the first-ever Regional Giraffe Conservation Strategy. Now that the Strategy has official endorsement from all Partner States, the real work of securing a future for giraffe in the KAZA TFCA can start!

GCF is proud and excited to have started this process. Stay tunes for more updates.[/vc_column_text][text-with-icon icon_type=”font_icon” icon=”icon-download” color=”Accent-Color”]To learn more about giraffe in the KAZA TFCA, download the Regional Profile KAZA TFCA – Giraffe Conservation Status Report.[/text-with-icon][text-with-icon icon_type=”font_icon” icon=”icon-download” color=”Accent-Color”]The document is also available in Portuguese: ACTF KAZA Perfil Regional – Relatório do Estado de Conservação da Girafa[/text-with-icon][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][image_with_animation image_url=”106377″ image_size=”full” animation_type=”entrance” animation=”Fade In” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”center” border_radius=”10px” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default” margin_bottom=”15″][vc_column_text]

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