Giant Okavango-Zambezi conservation zone launched in Africa
http://www.independent.co.uk

AFP

Saturday, 20 August 2011

Five southern African countries signed an agreement Thursday to create a
giant conservation zone in the Okavango and Zambezi river basins that
stretches over an area half the size of France.

The "conservation and tourism area" will cover parts of Angola, Botswana,
Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe, linking 14 national parks and nature reserves,
including world-famous Victoria Falls and the Okavango River delta.

Leaders said they hoped the agreement would protect the region's rich
biodiversity and give root to a thriving ecotourism industry.

"It's the largest protected tourism zone in the world," an official from the
15-nation Southern African Development Community said in announcing the deal
at the regional bloc's summit in Angola.

The region is known for rare species including cheetahs, African wild dogs,
black sable and rhinos. It is also home to some 250,000 elephants.

I guess hunting is not conservation based?

Jeff

Great idea if they could make it work. So highly unlikely. But yes, they will be given millions to do surveys, reports and the like.
Not to be overly cynical but I would imagine Safari Hunting would be included in such a massive area.

I have not been able to find a map showing the proposed boundaries of the new conservation area. I did find this Google map, for Okavango-Zambezi Conservation Zone, which shows the area where the various countries come togethr and where the new conservation area is, more or less.

On the map you can see labeled some hunting areas that likely will be included in the conservation zone and several national parks that also likely will be in the zone.

Here is the link to the map:

I have not been able to find a map showing the proposed boundaries of the new conservation area. I did find this Google map, for Okavango-Zambezi Conservation Zone.

On the map you can see labeled some hunting areas that likely will be included in the conservation zone and several national parks that also likely will be in the zone. This is the link: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF...062&z=6&source=embed

Its part of the Peace-Parks plan.

Map here: http://peaceparks.com/