Anti Poaching, Lower Zambezi, Zambia
2024 - Anti Poaching, Lower Zambezi, Zambia - donation of USD 21,500
SwissAfrican Foundation will fill some funding gaps in the Law Enforcement budget 2024, helping to cover costs involved with the communications HQ at the CLZ basecamp and salaries / support for the Wildlife Police Officers stationed at Kulefu.
DNPW / CLZ Control Room, USD 18,000
DNPW support to the operations base staff situated at CLZ basecamp. Vital communications HQ handling sensitive data and intelligence carried out to run all Law Enforcement projects.
Kulefu, USD 3,500
DNPW support to Wildlife Police Officers and staff who are stationed at Kulefu - the Law Enforcement operating base station situated inside the Lower Zambezi National Park.
Update for 2024 will be released in Q1 2025
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Conservation Lower Zambezi
Patrols in the Lower Zambezi conducted by Conservation Lower Zambezi (CLZ) and the Department of National Parks and Wildlife (DNPW) are focused in the Lower Zambezi National Park (4,092km2) and the Chiawa Game Management Area (2,344km2), with an increased presence in the Rufunsa Game Management Area (3,179km2).
Community Scouts (employed by CLZ) and Wildlife Police Officers (employed by DNPW) patrol the Park targeting hotspot areas prone to wildlife crime. Deployments are identified based on intelligence generated through collaboration with DNPW Intelligence Units and through extensive data records from CLZ’s 24/hour Control Centre. Patrols in the GMAs are also conducted to support the communities and safeguard their crops from wildlife, thus allowing their livelihoods and the wildlife to thrive.
CLZ have a technologically advanced monitoring and evaluation system (that is continually improving) which allows real-time tracking of all teams in the field. All deployments are equipped with navigational, solar and data recording equipment in order to streamline data collection and track successes in the field over the years.
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