Angola’s Tourism and Environment ministries sign agreement with National Geographic

A co-operation protocol for the conservation, protection and preservation of the biological and ecological integrity of the Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area was signed recently in Angola's capital city Luanda, between the Angolan Ministries of Tourism and Environment and the National Geographic.

The agreement – signed by Tourism minister Ângela Bragança and Environment minister Paula Francisco Coelho, plus National Geographic's vice president Jonathan Baillie – aims at facilitating sustainable development and boost tourism.

After the signing of the co-operation agreement, it was screened the documentary entitled "Into the Okavango" which was financed and produced by the National Geographic.

The Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area covers five southern Africa countries that are involved in the project, namely Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Namibia and Botswana.

With inputs from agencies.