Kgalagadi
Transfrontier Park
Kgalagadi
The Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park is a vast conservation area spanning over 38,000 km2, across the border between Botswana and South Africa.
It is characterised by its arid landscapes, red dunes, sparse vegetation, and iconic camel thorn trees. The park is home to diverse wildlife, including predators like lions (notably the black-maned Kalahari lions), cheetahs, leopards, and large herds of springbok, gemsbok, and other antelope species. It is one of the first transfrontier parks in Africa, established to promote cross-border conservation and eco-tourism, offering visitors a pristine wilderness experience. Human-wildlife conflict is a challenge in and around the park, primarily due to large predators such as lions, wild dogs, and hyenas, which occasionally prey on livestock. Community-based conservation initiatives seek to address these challenges, such as campsites and eco-tourism ventures, to generate income for nearby communities while promoting conservation. As part of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) Government of Botswana-funded project, the Kgalagadi District in Botswana is a crucial landscape for implementing Herding for Health to mitigate human-wildlife conflicts and improve livestock health and rangeland condition.
Botswana, South Africa
Reduced human-wildlife conflict, improved food security, reduced degradation, lower stocking density, supporting ecological corridors
Soil and water conservation interventions, community conservation agreements and governance support, planned grazing, livestock management and production
People, Livestock and Conservation
Herding 4 Health is a community development activity that promotes conservation outcomes while supporting people living in rural areas to find their way out of extreme poverty.
