How the change works
- 01 / Public decision
Cross-border agreements
- 02 / Physical change
Hallways and shared management
- 03 / Possible outcome
More connected habitats
Connecting protected areas can help animals move, but it must take into account the people, risks and activities present.
Research and local documents ↓What the evidence tells us
The Great Limpopo is a cross-border project between Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe. It documents cooperation and connection of areas, to be evaluated together with ecological and social effects.
Putting the choices into practice
Boundary
The challengeContinuous barrier
The responseManaged wildlife passages
People
The challengeImposed decisions
The responseInvolved communities
Results
The challengeOnly operations carried out
The responseMeasured fauna and conflicts
The diagram compares choices and conditions for putting them into practice. Measured outcomes and their limits are discussed in the evidence.
Research and local documents ↓Conditions and limits
The number of animals transferred or laces removed does not alone measure recovery. Conservation does not justify excluding communities from decisions.
Other possible benefits
Local cooperation and opportunities for activities compatible with fauna.
Research and local documents
- Local project or policy documentPeace Parks · Great Limpopo ↗
Institutional documentation of the program, territory or rules mentioned.
