Zambia Launches Review of National Elephant Conservation Strategy
Zambia has initiated the development of a new ten-year Elephant Conservation and Management Strategy for 2026-2036. The project aims to integrate community livelihoods with wildlife protection, emphasizing anti-poaching, habitat preservation, and sustainable tourism.
Why it matters
Long-term conservation strategies are vital for balancing biodiversity protection with economic development in regions dependent on wildlife tourism.
Zambia's Ministry of Tourism, through the Department of National Parks and Wildlife (DNPW), has begun developing a new ten-year Elephant Conservation and Management Strategy covering 2026 to 2036. The review follows the expiry of the previous 2021 - 2025 strategy and brings together DNPW, conservation organisations and key stakeholders to assess past achievements, identify emerging threats and establish a coordinated framework for the decade ahead. Priority areas include elephant population monitoring, habitat protection, anti-poaching and law enforcement, human-elephant conflict mitigation and transboundary conservation.
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