Non-profit African Parks is doing amazing work in Malawi, protecting and transforming four major parks: Liwonde National Park, Majete Wildlife Reserve, Mangochi Forest Reserve, and Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve. Their efforts are not just about protecting wildlife but also about boosting local communities and making these wildlife areas sustainable for the future. Take a look at this article exploring how they have transformed Malawi into a safari destination that can now rival other African countries, with some ‘top tips’ on where to stay thrown in for good measure.
Original Article by Sarah Kingdom
Founded in 2000 in response to the dramatic decline of protected areas due to poor management and lack of funding throughout the continent, African Parks currently manages 22 national parks and protected areas, in 12 countries and covering over 20 million hectares. Malawi’s Majete Wildlife Reserve was the first park to enter the African Parks portfolio, and since then, wildlife areas in Angola, Benin, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, the Republic of Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan, Zambia and Zimbabwe have all joined this ambitious conservation initiative.
Let’s dive into what they’ve been up to in Malawi and see why these wildlife areas should be on your travel bucket list.
