Africa’s vast network of protected areas includes some of the world’s most iconic landscapes and species. These protected areas - with biodiversity spanning rainforests to deserts and miombo forests to savannahs - provide clean air, clean water, carbon-sequestering soils and forests, and hold the keys to climate resiliency and sustainable development.

For most countries across Africa, the cost of maintaining and enhancing ecosystems often exceeds the resources available. As a result, governments managing protected areas often need to choose between short-term economic gain and long-term conservation goals. 

By working through an integrated management approach with national wildlife authorities and conservation partners in a given landscape, we can support the effective and active management of these protected areas and ensure they are sustained in the long term.