Rwandan model floated as answer for underfunding to Africa national parks
African Parks’ Akagera management partnership eliminated poaching. This led to reintroduction of these Eastern Cape Black Rhino black rhinos to re-populate Akagera. PHOTO | AFP
A well-meaning observation by Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Tourism and Wildlife Najib Balala on newer models of financing national parks has acquired a life of its own with some in conservation circles urging for the Rwandan way.
In Rwanda, a number of parks are managed by private entities.
