O Parque Nacional Gemsbok Kalahari junto com o Parque Nacional Gemsbok (Gemsbok National Park), em Botsuana, é o primeiro parque tranfronteiriço da África, conhecido como Parque Transfronteiriço Kgalagadi.
Sua importância é que foi o primeiro formalmente declarado como Área de Conservação Transfronteiriça sul-africana, também como Transfronteiriço na África, servindo de modelo para conservação no século XXI.
It is one of the largest nature conservation areas in southern Africa, and one of the largest remaining protected natural ecosystems in the world. The Park provides unfenced access to a variety of game between South Africa, and Botswana and has a surface area of more than two million hectare.
O Parque abriga uma das maiores áreas selvagens protegidas na África, vai da ponta da província de Norte do Cabo, na África do Sul, até o país vizinho, Botsuana, fundado em 12/05/2000, pelos Presidentes de ambas Nações, Thabo Mbeki e de Festus Mogae, respectivamente.
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Acima, FDC do Parque Bontebok... Abaixo, FDC sobre os 50 anos do Parque Nacional Gemsbok (1931-1981), obliterado em Upington, 03/07/1981...
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O Parque Transfronteiriço Kgalagadi está localizado no Distrito de Kgalagadi, aproximadamente a 865 quilômetros sudoeste de Gaborone – capital de Botsuana. Também a 358 quilômetros de Upington, no Cabo do Norte, e 904 quilômetros de Johannesburg...
As áreas de terras “combinadas” do KTP reúnem cerca de 38 mil quilômetros quadrados, dos quais 28.400 km² são de Botsuana e 9.600 km² são da África do Sul.
Transfrontier parks, border parks or transboundary conservation areas são áres protegidas that straddle international boundaries. O Parque Transfronteiriço Kgalagadi is such a protegida área no sul do Deserto de Kalahari.
O sul de Kalahari representa an increasingly raro fenômeno: um grande ecossistema relativamente livre da interferência humana. The absence of man-made barriers (exceto to o oeste e o sul do parque) has provided uma grande área de conservação enough to maintain examplos de dois processos ecológicos que that were once widespread in the savannahs e grasslands da África.
Uma larga escala de movimentos migratórios de animais selvagens (ungulados) and predation by large mammalian carnivores. These processes are impossible to maintain except in the largest of areas, and their presence in the Kalahari makes the system of special value to conservation.
In addition to this, the Kalahari has a particular aesthetic appeal. The harsh, semi-arid environment has placed adaptive demands on both fauna e flora que são consideradas de interesse científico.
O Governo de Botsuana is keen to make the Transfrontier Park a success. The Peace Parks Foundation (an NGO dedicated to promoting transfrontier parks in southern Africa) has played an important role in the development of the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park and provides assistance for the creation of other transboundary conservation areas in the region.
To get to the park from Botswana travel from Gaborone on tarred road for about 550 quilômetros until Tsabong, no Distrito de Kgalagadi, from Tsabong travel for about 310 quilômetros on gravel road.
This road is negotiable by 4 x 2 vehicles during the dry season and 4 x 4 vehicles during the wet season. The alternative route is to travel from Gaborone to Hukuntsi on tarred road for 530 quilômetros followed by approximately 171 quilômetros of sand road, which is negotiable by 4 x 4 vehicles only.
For more information visit: http://www.gov.bw/tourism/transfrontier
O Parque Transfronteiriço Kgalagadi resulta da negociação e cooperação entre duas agências responsáveis de conservação, o “Botswana Department of Wildlife” e “National Parks and South African National Parks”, com ajuda da “Peace Parks Foundation”.
Climate: The Kalahari is an arid region with an annual rainfall of 200 mm, mainly between January and April. In summer day temperatures may exceed 40°C. Winter days are sunny with night temperatures often below zero.
Day Travellers: There are communal ablution facilities at Twee Rivieren, Nossob and Mata Mata rest camps and picnic sites at Melkvlei, 50 km (north of Twee Rivieren), Dikbaardskolk, 56 km (south of Nossob) and at Kamqua between Twee Rivieren and Mata-Mata.
The park lies in the triangle segment of South Africa between Namibia and Botswana, covering an area of 959,103 hectares with mile upon mile of rolling rust red sand dunes, solitary trees and scattered grasses. For lovers of the ambience of untamed Africa this hauntingly beautifully region has a special appeal all of its own and the park is named after the gemsbok.
The Park is open throughout the year, but the best times for game viewing are February through May. The red dunes and scrub fade into infinity and herds of gemsbok, springbok, eland and blue wildebeest follow the seasons.
Imposing camel thorn trees provide shade for huge lion and vantage points for leopardo, guepardo, hiena-manchada, black-backed jackal. Although the countryside is semi-desert it is richer than it appears and supports grande população de pássaros.
There is no border post at Mata Mata e Namíbia can be entered via Aroab/Rietfontein. Access roads in the Park have gravel surfaces. Travel time from the entrance gate at Twee Rivieren to Nossob restcamp is 3.5 hours and to Mata Mata 2.5 hours. There are three rest camps.
Twee Rivieren is at the southern gate of the park There is a 6 bed family cottage with bathroom and air-con and fully equipped kitchen. Also 3 and 4 bed cottages with bathroom, air-con and fully equipped kitchen and bungalows with 2 single bed, bathroom, air-con and fully equipped kitchen. there is also a swimmimg pool and information centre at the rest camp.
Nossob lies on the Botswana border north of the entrance gate and consists of six-bed family cottages with bathrooms and kitchen, three bed bungalows with bathroom and kitchen and three bed huts with shared ablution and kitchen facilities. Matamata is situated on the Namibian border to the north west of the entrance gate and comprises a six bed family cottage with bathroom and kitchen and three bed chalets with communal ablution and kitchen facilities.
Parque Transfronteiriço Kgalagadi, África do Sul. Foto: P. Heymans.
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Emissão filatélica conjunta da África do Sul e Botsuana: “Parque Transfronteiriço Kgalagadi”
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South Africa and its neighbour, Botswana, share some of the most beautiful wildlife in Africa. Following ten years of negotiations, the two countries signed a historic agreement em 7/04/1999 that led to the joint management of their adjacent game reserves as a unified ecological unit. This vast conservation area is known as the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
To commemorate the signing of this landmark agreement, the two countries are each releasing four stamps, a miniature sheet and two commemorative envelopes featuring the fauna and flora of the park.
The miniature sheets issued by each country are designed so that when they are joined together in the middle, they form one picture featuring a panoramic view of the park. A cheetah and two leopards dominate the scene. A group of springbok, a family of bat-eared foxes, kudu, a pangolin, hyena and some meerkat are also part of the picture. The abundant bird life in the park is represented on the miniature sheet by a group of sociable weavers in a camel thorn tree, a lilac-breasted roller and an African goshawk. A scorpion in the foreground completes the scene. Each section of the miniature sheet contains two stamps.
Especialmente em um dos quatro selos emitidos por cada país aparece o mesmo desenho... Ele mostra o antílope órix, chamado em inglês de “gemsbuck”, cujo nome científico é Oryx gazella, o qual é o habitante mais comum do parque. As bandeiras de ambos países são mostradas em uma tira na base de cada selo.
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A cheetah, meerkat and sociable weavers are depicted on the remaining three South African stamps. The Botswana stamps feature bat-eared foxes, a leopard and pygmy falcons. Rates reflected on the South African set include R1,40, R2,50, R2,60 and R2,90. Rates shown on the Botswana stamps include *t35, P1,00, P2,00 and P2,50 and 35t values.
12/05/2001 – Série “Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park”, 4 selos e bloco com dois valores. Artista: Karen Odiam. Obliteração: Kakamas. NT
All these products will be available from Philatelic Services on the first floor, Delheim Building, Tulbagh Park, 1234 Church Street, Pretoria, as well as from StampWise InfoSquare on Church Square in Pretoria and from Philatelic Services agents countrywide.
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2001 – Série “Parque Transfronteiriço Kgalagadi”. NT
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12/05/2001 – Série “Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park”, 4 selos e bloco com dois valores. Artista: Karen Odiam, Wellington, New Zealand. Printer: Cartor Security Printers, La Loupe, France. Process: Offset Litho, 4 colors with phosphor bars. Stamp Size: 30mm x 40mm (4 horizontal). Valores faciais (Denominations): 35t, P1.00, P2.00, P2.50. Mini Sheet Size: 78mm x 114mm. Perforation Gauge: 13 x 2 cm. Paper: PVA gum 110gsm stamp paper. Período de venda: um ano.
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Última atualização: 15/10/2008. |
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