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Wetlands of International Importance: Zambia, Kafue Flats

Kafue Flats: Lochinvar & Blue Lagoon. 28/08/91; Southern Province; 83,000 ha; 16º00’S 027º15’E. National Parks. Two national parks consisting of marsh and swamp floodplains, termitaria (grassland), woodland zones, and geothermal areas, separated and within the vast Kafue Flats game area. The site is a conservation area for indigenous and endemic flora and fauna, including globally threatened cranes. The wetlands provide water for hydroelectric power generation, irrigation, fisheries, industrial and urban use. Human benefits include a fishery, wildlife production, and livestock grazing. Ramsar site no. 530.

Photos by Tim Dodman, ca. 1994-1996

Crossing the river

Temporary fishermen's dwellings

Fishermen with their catch

Kafue lechwe

Hot springs

Fish traders

For further information about the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, please contact the Ramsar Convention Bureau, Rue Mauverney 28, CH-1196 Gland, Switzerland (tel +41 22 999 0170, fax +41 22 999 0169, e-mail ramsar@ramsar.org). Posted 12 March 2003, Dwight Peck, Ramsar.