President announces partnership with US park management company (Angola)
Angop
September 21, 2021
See link
https://www.angop.ao/en/noticias/politica/pr-anuncia-parceria-com-empresa-americana-de-gestao-de-parques/
for photo.
LUANDA: The Angolan President, João Lourenço, Monday in Washington
announced that Angola has started negotiations with the American company
"African Parks" for a public-private partnership, co-management and
development of the Luengue-Luiana and Mavinga natural parks.
The Angolan statesman, who was speaking at the Annual Gala of the
International Conservation Caucus Federation (ICCF), said that these parks,
located in the protected trans-border region of Okovango-Zambezi, are the
last wild frontier in southern Africa.
During the event, which was attended by the President of Colombia, Ivan
Duque Márquez, the Angolan statesman was awarded an ICCF prize for his
initiatives in favour of environmental conservation.
"This region is the last wild frontier in southern Africa comprising rivers
and lakes that supply the Okavango Delta in Botswana, and critical natural
habitats for migration of the largest remaining elephant populations in
Africa, and which are beginning to return to Angola from Namibia, Botswana,
and Zambia," said João Lourenço.
He said that "African Parks" will bring the funding and technical expertise
needed to conserve and manage these vast areas that are under increasing
threat from deforestation, fire and poaching.
He said that it will act as an "umbrella" under which some of the current
international and local partners, such as Panthera, Acadir, DBDS, will
operate, these being the ones providing support in preserving the cats and
the communities found there.
"At the outset we would like to thank Panthera, for the creation of the
community wardens working towards the preservation of wildlife and human
life in the Luengue-Luiana National Park," he acknowledged.
https://www.angop.ao/en/noticias/politica/pr-anuncia-parceria-com-empresa-americana-de-gestao-de-parques/
President announces partnership with US park management company (Angola)
Angop
September 21, 2021
See link
<https://www.angop.ao/en/noticias/politica/pr-anuncia-parceria-com-empresa-americana-de-gestao-de-parques/>
for photo.
LUANDA: The Angolan President, João Lourenço, Monday in Washington
announced that Angola has started negotiations with the American company
"African Parks" for a public-private partnership, co-management and
development of the Luengue-Luiana and Mavinga natural parks.
The Angolan statesman, who was speaking at the Annual Gala of the
International Conservation Caucus Federation (ICCF), said that these parks,
located in the protected trans-border region of Okovango-Zambezi, are the
last wild frontier in southern Africa.
During the event, which was attended by the President of Colombia, Ivan
Duque Márquez, the Angolan statesman was awarded an ICCF prize for his
initiatives in favour of environmental conservation.
"This region is the last wild frontier in southern Africa comprising rivers
and lakes that supply the Okavango Delta in Botswana, and critical natural
habitats for migration of the largest remaining elephant populations in
Africa, and which are beginning to return to Angola from Namibia, Botswana,
and Zambia," said João Lourenço.
He said that "African Parks" will bring the funding and technical expertise
needed to conserve and manage these vast areas that are under increasing
threat from deforestation, fire and poaching.
He said that it will act as an "umbrella" under which some of the current
international and local partners, such as Panthera, Acadir, DBDS, will
operate, these being the ones providing support in preserving the cats and
the communities found there.
"At the outset we would like to thank Panthera, for the creation of the
community wardens working towards the preservation of wildlife and human
life in the Luengue-Luiana National Park," he acknowledged.
https://www.angop.ao/en/noticias/politica/pr-anuncia-parceria-com-empresa-americana-de-gestao-de-parques/