Kavango–Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area

The Kavango–Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area is a regional initiative linking protected areas and wildlife corridors across Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Transfrontier Conservation Area: A cross-border region where neighboring countries coordinate conservation and sustainable resource management. This broader model defines the KAZA initiative’s cross-border approach.
Wildlife corridor: A connected route or habitat allowing animals to move between otherwise separated areas. Corridors are the landscape links KAZA seeks to maintain across borders.
African bush elephant: The largest living land animal, native to savannas and forests across sub-Saharan Africa. Elephants’ wide-ranging movements make cross-border habitat especially relevant in KAZA.
Angola: A country on Africa’s southwest coast, with ecosystems ranging from Atlantic shoreline to savanna and woodland. Angola is one of the five states participating in KAZA.
Protected area: A geographically defined area managed to conserve nature and associated cultural values over the long term. KAZA links many protected areas while leaving their national designations intact.
Okavango Delta: A vast inland wetland in Botswana formed where the Okavango River disperses into the Kalahari Basin. The delta is one of KAZA’s best-known protected landscapes.
Transboundary protected area: A protected landscape spanning an international boundary and managed through cooperation between neighboring states. KAZA connects national protected areas without replacing their separate legal status.
African wild dog: A highly social African carnivore that hunts in packs and ranges across large territories. Its large territories can extend across protected areas and international boundaries.
Botswana: A landlocked country in southern Africa, much of it covered by the Kalahari Basin. Botswana contains major KAZA landscapes, including the Okavango Delta and Chobe.
Landscape connectivity: The degree to which landscapes allow organisms and ecological processes to move between habitats. KAZA’s ecological value depends partly on maintaining connections between habitats.

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