In 2018, a co-management technical financial agreement was signed between the National Administration for Conservation Areas (ANAC) and Peace Parks Foundation for a period of three years which focus on securing the landscape and ensuring the essential park management services are provided. Over recent years the Park has also benefitted from funding support towards Operating costs from the Biofund programme
The Peace Park Foundation’s support is being extended for a further five years focusing on rebuilding the foundation through ensuring the essential park management services are rendered as well as community development. The community programme will focus on provision of essential water needs for neighbouring communities and establishing community governance and natural resources management structures. A Herding for Health program will also be implemented to improve rangeland management and co-habitation of domestic and wildlife around Banhine.
Through securing of the landscape through the historically improved park management and protection measures and addressing primary community development needs, the park is then expected to enter into a rewilding phase which will see key historical species being reintroduced to the park in accordance with management plan and associated objectives of the park. In parallel work will be undertaken within the Transfrontier Conservation Area with the vision to create community conservancies and conservation corridors linking the various National Parks within the TFCA.
Banhine National Park is in a development and rehabilitation phase at present and is best visited with a 4x4 vehicle and an adventurous heart.
Through securing of the landscape through the historically improved park management and protection measures and addressing primary community development needs, the park is then expected to enter into a rewilding phase which will see key historical species being reintroduced to the park in accordance with management plan and associated objectives of the park. In parallel work will be undertaken within the Transfrontier Conservation Area with the vision to create community conservancies and conservation corridors linking the various National Parks within the TFCA.
Banhine National Park is in a development and rehabilitation phase at present and is best visited with a 4x4 vehicle and an adventurous heart.