African Parks was founded in 2000 in response to the dramatic degradation of Protected Areas in Africa – mainly due to mismanagement and lack of funding. Through its Public-Private Partnership model, African Parks takes on the complete responsibility for the rehabilitation and long-term management of a Protected Area (e.g., a national park) in partnership with governments and local communities. Currently, African Parks manages 24 Protected Areas covering over 22 million hectares in 13 African countries – this is the largest and most ecologically diverse amount of land under protection by a single NGO in Africa, and aims to manage 30 parks by 2030. The organisation has identified 161 priority areas, covering 4% of Africa’s total landmass, which if well protected, could offer globally significant biodiversity benefits.
We invest in African Parks as part of LGT Venture Philanthropy’s environment strategy to scale up the protection and regeneration of threatened and destroyed ecosystems. We provide comprehensive support across three areas
We are delighted to partner with LGT Venture Philanthropy, a foundation aligned with our mission at African Parks. LGT VP’s support will enable the protection of critical ecosystems to provide stability and drive conservation-led economies for communities within and around the parks we manage.
Learn more about how African Parks works in the field