Our Story
The story of Great Plains has its roots in the earliest days of conservation, when the idea of protecting pristine wilderness was recognised as a public good. From those early models of conservation came the notion that to truly protect wilderness, the entire ecosystem needed to be preserved. It is this approach, maintaining and, when necessary, restoring functioning ecosystems, that guides us.
Great Plains is committed to securing African landscapes at a scale large enough to protect resident and seasonal wildlife populations. In that effort, we identify and select key areas that are under threat, often next to national parks, World Heritage Sites, and reserves, and acquire the rights to convert that land to protected areas with economic benefits. For example, we convert hunting land or agricultural land to wildlife conservation supported by photographic tourism.
Great Plains currently manages approximately 1,000,000 acres across a variety of fragile ecosystems and implements innovative conservation and community projects within those landscapes and in partnerships with the communities living alongside them in Botswana, Kenya and Zimbabwe.
