projects

Law enforcement

Illegal wildlife trade is one of the biggest threats to survival of wildlife. DNPW's specialist wildlife crime investigations unit works closely with the Malawi Police Service and other law enforcement agencies and other initiatives include the strengthening of wildlife legislation through the Wildlife Act Amendment Bill, and the improvement of court outcomes through capacity building within prosecution and the judiciary…

PROTECTED AREA MANAGEMENT

DNPW manages nine protected areas in Malawi, five national parks and four wildlife reserves, three of which are managed in a Public-Private Partnership with the African Parks Network...

Wildlife management

Wildlife management interventions include problem animal control and the WIldlife Emergency Response Unit, run in partnership with Lilongwe Wildlife Trust...

EDUCATION & OUTREACH

Working with local communities is key to successful co-habitation with wildlife. DNPW's outreach programme is focused around its protected areas and engages with all sectors of the population from schools through to community leaders...