Conservation Luambe.eV
This German-based conservation society (NGO) was founded in November 2002, to be actively involved in nature conservation in Luambe National Park. Declared a national park in 1938, it is comparitively small (c28,000 hectares), and remained underdeveloped and largely unnoticed until recently. For most people Luambe was used as a ‘drive – through’ on the way between North and South Luangwa NPs.
The Luangwa Valley used to be famous for its abundance of wildlife. Massive poaching in the 70's and 80's led to a drastic decline - especially in Luambe. Despite the best intentions, local people lacked the necessary skills and finances to protect their animals and land. COnservation Luambe is committed to changing this.
Through their property - Laungwa Wilderness Lodge - which contributes a percentage of all client fees to CLeV, and through other financial sponsorship and support, the society’s on-going commitment is to pass on specialist knowledge and skills, as well as becoming actively involved in the management of the Park.
Conservation Luambe e.V. depends on donors and affiliated members including the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, Terra Natura in Spain and Cologne Zoo in Germany. All Financial support goes directly to the conservation of the Luambe National Park without any administrative levels in between. Conservation Luambe provides the perfect vehicle for corporate and individual sponsors to make a real difference.
To view Conservation Luambe's website visit www.conservation-luambe.com
What we want to do
Objectives set as : Eliminate poaching within the park; further build on the park's current management infrastructure; increase income of locals; gain greater ecological understanding of the park; educate locals about conservation & sustainability; controlled increase in tourism; increase animal numbers; controlled reintroduction of locally extinct species.
How you can help
Guests at LWL are actively encouraged to participate in the work of the NGO. It makes for an unforgeattable trip where you feel you have actually helped improve the national park.
Every guest, visitor and sponsor actively contribtes to the realsistaion of the NGO's dream - to preserve the area and provide a better future for Africa's people and wildlife.
