12/04/2025Project updateTigwilizane: Empowering Women, Strengthening Families, Protecting a Landscape
12/04/2025Project updateTigwilizane: Empowering Women, Strengthening Families, Protecting a Landscape
In the remote Mukungule sector of the North Luangwa landscape, a quiet but powerful movement is taking shape – one that begins not on patrol, but at home. The Tigwilizane Committee, a women-led support group created in 2021 for the spouses of law enforcement officers, is redefining what community empowerment … Read more
09/25/2025Annual reportAnnual Report 2024
09/25/2025Annual reportAnnual Report 2024
A comprehensive summary of the FZS programs in 2024.
07/23/2025Project updateBuilding for the Future: NLCP Establishes New Operational Base at Mano
07/23/2025Project updateBuilding for the Future: NLCP Establishes New Operational Base at Mano
As the North Luangwa Conservation Programme (NLCP) nears its 40th anniversary in 2026, it reflects decades of growth, resilience, and impact. From three ranger houses at the start of the DNPW–FZS partnership, it now employs over 300 Scouts to protect one of Zambia’s key conservation landscapes, with infrastructure evolving alongside … Read more
07/22/2025Project updateVoices of Change: Youth Driving Education and Girls’ Health in Zambia
07/22/2025Project updateVoices of Change: Youth Driving Education and Girls’ Health in Zambia
When education is interrupted, communities lose future leaders—and conservation loses future stewards. In Zambia’s North Luangwa landscape, a new FZS initiative is changing that dynamic by keeping girls in school and challenging the social barriers that hold them back.
07/16/2025Project updateDocumentary Chronicles Landmark Lion Reintroduction in Zambia’s Nsumbu National Park
07/16/2025Project updateDocumentary Chronicles Landmark Lion Reintroduction in Zambia’s Nsumbu National Park
What does it take to recover an ecosystem? Can the return of a species revive cultural identity and build pride in a landscape? “Abashimba – Return of Lions to Nsumbu” celebrates conservation collaboration, and offers an intimate look at the science, partnerships, and people behind this ecosystem’s revival.
07/10/2025Project updateBeyond the Numbers: Measuring Conservation Impact in Mozambique’s Zambezi Delta
07/10/2025Project updateBeyond the Numbers: Measuring Conservation Impact in Mozambique’s Zambezi Delta
Discover how FZS is redefining conservation impact in Mozambique’s Zambezi Delta with a new evidence-based framework that links actions to outcomes, supports local communities, and guides smarter decision-making.
06/18/2025Project updateThe people protecting Putumayo’s biodiversity
06/18/2025Project updateThe people protecting Putumayo’s biodiversity
Putumayo is rich in biodiversity, which needs protection against a number of threats. Local communities play a crucial role in safeguarding their ecosystems through conservation efforts that also support their livelihoods.
04/25/2025Project updateHope for Kulan: Learning and Moving Forward
04/25/2025Project updateHope for Kulan: Learning and Moving Forward
In 2024, we completed one of the longest overland wildlife translocations in history, moving 24 Kulans to rewild the Torgai steppe. This major milestone brought hard lessons, including unexpected losses, but by openly confronting the challenges and swiftly adapting our strategies, we are strengthening our efforts to secure a resilient … Read more
03/14/2025Project updateOff to new shores – our project in the Zambezi Delta
03/14/2025Project updateOff to new shores – our project in the Zambezi Delta
Since early 2024, FZS has been active in the Marromeu Conservation Area in Mozambique for the first time. Elsabe van der Westhuizen, who has coordinated FZS projects in Zambia and Zimbabwe together with her husband Hugo for over 25 years, reports on her experiences as the midwife of a new … Read more
09/26/2024Annual reportAnnual Report 2023
09/26/2024Annual reportAnnual Report 2023
A comprehensive summary of the FZS programs in 2023.
09/13/2023Annual reportAnnual Report 2022
09/13/2023Annual reportAnnual Report 2022
Our Annual Report offers insights into the work that we do in our project areas and some of the success stories from 2022.
03/27/2023Project updateFour kulans for Alibi
03/27/2023Project updateFour kulans for Alibi
Last November, FZS supported a transport of kulans to the Torgai steppe in central Kazakhstan for the third time. Veterinary student Anne Dohrmann took part in this translocation. In freezing temperatures, she spent many weeks at the remote reintroduction site and ranger station “Alibi” to observe the new arrivals