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Kavango–Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area

Kavango–Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area is the second-largest nature and landscape conservation area in the world, spanning the international borders of five countries in Southern Africa. It includes a major part of the Upper Zambezi River and Okavango basins and Delta, the Caprivi Strip of Namibia, the southeastern part of Angola, southwestern Zambia, the northern wildlands of Botswana and western Zimbabwe. The centre of this area is at the confluence of the Zambezi and Chobe Rivers where the borders of Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe meet. It incorporates a number of notable national parks and nature sites, including Chobe National Park, Hwange National Park, and the Victoria Falls. The region is home to approximately 250,000 African Elephants, the largest population in the world.

History
The idea was initiated by Shoshong Constituency Foundation and the World Wide Fund for Nature. It was inspired by the Okavango–Upper Zambezi International Tourism Initiative and the Four Corners Transboundary Natural Resource Management. In 2003 the ministers responsible for tourism in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe met in Katima Mulilo, Namibia, about the project. In 2006 the Southern African Development Community (SADC) endorsed the KAZA TFCA as a SADC project, and later in 2006 the five partner countries signed a memorandum of understanding at Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. The official opening of the area occurred on March 15, 2012, in Katima Mulilo. Lions were studied throughout the area in 2014. In November 2014, the governments of Zambia and Zimbabwe introduced a common KAZA visa, allowing holders to move freely across borders within the conservation area. ==Components==
Components
The Kavango–Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area has an area of . Of this land, 17% is in Angola, 30% in Botswana, 14% in Namibia, 25% in Zambia, and 14% in Zimbabwe. of the included land consists of pre-existing protected areas. The incorporated protected areas are: in Zambia:Kafue National ParkLiuwa Plain National ParkMosi-oa-Tunya National ParkSioma Ngwezi National ParkLower Zambezi National Park in Namibia:Bwabwata National ParkKhaudum National ParkMangetti National ParkMudumu National ParkNkasa Rupara National Park in Botswana:Chobe National ParkMakgadikgadi PanNxai Pan National ParkMoremi Game Reserve in Zimbabwe:Chizarira National ParkHwange National ParkKazuma Pan National ParkMana Pools National ParkMatusadona National ParkVictoria Falls National ParkZambezi National Park in Angola:Luengue-Luiana National ParkLonga-Mavinga National Park ==See also==
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