09/10/2025
17:00 - 17:45
IUCN Africa
Session with interpretation
Why attend
This event will unite stakeholders to build momentum, partnerships, and African leadership in conserving Keystone Protected Areas. By highlighting collaborative management models, lessons from Mozambique and financing models like BioFund, participants will explore practical actions and long-term solutions for sustaining Africa’s most critical protected areas, supporting both communities and biodiversity.
Session Description
This event, “Safeguarding Africa’s Keystone Protected Areas through Enhanced Collaborative Management Partnerships”, highlights the vital role of Africa’s most ecologically important protected areas in supporting biodiversity, climate resilience, and the livelihoods of over 70 million people. These landscapes provide essential ecosystem services, protect 71% of threatened species, and contribute to local economies. However, they face challenges such as limited financing, capacity gaps, and climate threats. The event will showcase the Africa Keystone Protected Areas Partnership as a transformative, African-led initiative that unites governments, communities, indigenous peoples, civil society, and the private sector to co-develop inclusive and sustainable conservation models. Featuring practical examples from Mozambique, the session will emphasize the role of Conservation Trust Funds like BIOFUND in ensuring long-term, predictable financing. Through panel discussions and reflections, participants will gain practical insights and reinforce momentum for collaborative, equitable, and resilient conservation governance across Africa’s protected and conserved areas.Organized by
Eastern and Southern Africa Region
Partners