South Sudan: African Parks to manage Boma and Badingilo parks for 10 years
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- 26 Sep 2022
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African Parks is expanding its activities in East Africa. The Johannesburg, South Africa-based biodiversity conservation organisation has signed a partnership with the South Sudanese Ministry of Wildlife Conservation and Tourism. The recently signed agreement covers the management of Boma and Badingilo national parks, including wildlife corridors and extension areas proposed by the South Sudanese government, forming a conservation area that could be “well in excess of three million hectares”, says African Parks.
According to the organisation led by Peter Fearnhead, this commitment by the South Sudanese government is an important step in the long-term protection of these vital ecosystems and in ensuring sustainable benefits for people and wildlife.
Biodiversity hotspots to preserve
African Parks will manage the two national parks and their corridors for a 10-year renewable period. Badingilo National Park covers an area of 10,000 m2 in the Equatoria region. The park, established in 1992, hosts the second largest animal migration in the world each year (after the Serengeti in Tanzania), involving multiple species of antelopes, including the reedbuck, tiang and white-eared kob. The park is home to other iconic African wildlife such as the Nubian giraffe, a subspecies considered extinct in several East and North African countries, where it once lived. Read More...
