Bio-diversity

The Governments of Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe agreed in November 2000 to create the Gaza-Kruger-Gonarezhou Transfrontier Park. The potential impact of this initiative is to consolidate the fragmented protected areas of Gonarezhou National Park in Zimbabwe, Kruger National Park in South Africa, the Binane and Zinave National Parks in Mozambique and Countada 16 in Mozambique. This will result in the creation of one large transfrontier conservation area of approximately 50 000 square kilometres. This planning grant is to support the collection of data in the field. The activities include the identification of two Zimbabwean communities to work within the proposed wildlife corridor, identify 2 sites of ecological interest for protection where there is high wildlife activity and where community activities are taking place. The sites will be used as demonstration models for the Convention on Bioldogical Diversity (CBD) work programme. The planning grant will facilitate the development of the proposal which will be submitted to GEFSGP for funding and has an opportunity to be scaled up for medium size grant funding.

Zimbabwe