KAZA Universities Consortium launched to drive research, conservation initiatives

REGIONAL cooperation in the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA TFCA) has received a major boost with the formal signing of the KAZA Universities Consortium agreement at the University of Namibia’s Katima Mulilo Campus.

The consortium brings together seven universities from four KAZA partner states, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe,  to collaborate on research, education, capacity development and community engagement in support of one of the world’s largest conservation landscapes.

Participating institutions are the University of Namibia (UNAM), University of Botswana (UB), University of Zambia (UNZA), Copperbelt University (CBU), Lupane State University (LSU), the National University of Science and Technology (NUST) of Zimbabwe and the University of Zimbabwe (UZ).

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