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Simalaha Community Conservancy
Located in
Zambia :: Four Nations
Category:
Protected Areas :: Protected Area
Situated within the expansive Kavango Zambezi (KAZA) Transfrontier Conservation Area, the Simalaha Community Conservancy is shaped, sustained and drained by a network of rivers flowing through the Kavango and Zambezi river basins. These waterways are the lifeblood of a complex wetland ecosystem, which holds both vital resources and crucial solutions.
Simalaha was established in 2012 by Chief Sekute and the late Senior Chief Inyambo Yeta, with support from Peace Parks Foundation and spans the local Sekute and Sisheke chiefdoms.
Simalaha’s Wetlands run deep making up just 1,800 km² of the Kavango Zambezi transboundary landscape totalling 520 000 km², Simalaha may seem to lie under the ecological radar compared to the Kavango Zambezi’s five states and their larger landscapes. But here, water stored in wetlands sustains and disperses life of all kinds. The ecosystem supports local communities and serves as a vital hub and stopover for migratory species which rely heavily on the interconnecting regions, and countries.
Wetlands are amongst the most productive ecosystems in the world, boasting an immense variety of species and bursting with beneficial services for people and wildlife. They are critical to the health and livelihoods of 4 billion people globally who are reliant on wetlands’ services for wellbeing and security. They host rich biodiversity, regulate water storage, and stash an astonishing volume of planet-warming carbon which is key to offsetting climate change.
Yet, with 35% of wetlands lost globally in the last 50 years, they are our most threatened ecosystem, disappearing three times faster than forests. Simalaha Community Conservancy has a duty of care towards theirs. (Source: Peace Parks Foundation)
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