Comments on: Parks and People in Africa http://rs.resalliance.org/2005/08/24/parks-and-people-in-africa/ coping with ecological suprise in a human dominated world Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:07:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Garry Peterson http://rs.resalliance.org/2005/08/24/parks-and-people-in-africa/#comment-90 Garry Peterson Thu, 25 Aug 2005 23:58:05 +0000 http://blog.resalliance.org/?p=67#comment-90 There is an older (2003) article about Paul van Vlissingen and his park on the BBC webiste <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2994568.stm" rel="nofollow">Africa's wildlife 'to be privatised'</a> <blockquote> A South African private company has said that it has plans to take over a string of national parks throughout Africa. The plan will benefit Zambia, Malawi Mozambique Sub-Saharan countries said to benefit from the plan are Zambia, Malawi, Uganda, Kenya and Mozambique. The scheme, which is the brainchild of a Dutch multi-millionaire and nature conservationist, Paul van Vlissingen, has won the support of an extraordinary range of groups and individuals, including former South Africa president Nelson Mandela, the US State Department and even the World Bank. </blockquote> The company is <a href="http://www.africanparks-conservation.com/">African Parks Conservation</a>. There is an older (2003) article about Paul van Vlissingen and his park on the BBC webiste Africa’s wildlife ‘to be privatised’

A South African private company has said that it has plans to take over a string of national parks throughout Africa.

The plan will benefit Zambia, Malawi Mozambique Sub-Saharan countries said to benefit from the plan are Zambia, Malawi, Uganda, Kenya and Mozambique.

The scheme, which is the brainchild of a Dutch multi-millionaire and nature conservationist, Paul van Vlissingen, has won the support of an extraordinary range of groups and individuals, including former South Africa president Nelson Mandela, the US State Department and even the World Bank.

The company is African Parks Conservation.

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