Introduction
MARAKELE CONTRACTUAL NATIONAL PARK
In 2000, Paul Fentener Van Vlissingen, a Dutch businessman and philanthropist and author entered into a Contractual Park Agreement to effectively accelerate the acquisition of the ecologically valuable areas situated within the low lying area’s to the North West of Marakele National Park. In total, 23 000ha were added to the reserve, which is now known as Marakele Contractual National Park.
Marakele Contractual National Park was established in order to assist SANParks in the expansion of the Marakele National Park. The land was proclaimed by the Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism as a schedule 2 National Park in 2001, essentially a Contractual National Park.
In 2000, Paul Fentener Van Vlissingen, a Dutch businessman and philanthropist and author entered into a Contractual Park Agreement to effectively accelerate the acquisition of the ecologically valuable areas situated within the low lying area’s to the North West of Marakele National Park. In total, 23 000ha were added to the reserve, which is now known as Marakele Contractual National Park.
Marakele Contractual National Park was established in order to assist SANParks in the expansion of the Marakele National Park. The land was proclaimed by the Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism as a schedule 2 National Park in 2001, essentially a Contractual National Park.