ABSTRACT
This chapter outlines the experience of working with two such situations of national parks inhabited by low-income communities, one in Nicaragua and the other in Mozambique. Both parks are relatively recent in origin, though they differ enormously in size and complexity. Zapatera Archipelago National Park in Nicaragua is a class II protected area created in 1983. Zapatera Island and a small number of islets surrounding it form the national park. Limpopo National Park (LNP) in Mozambique is part of the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park (GLTP), which integrates the Kruger National Park in South Africa and Gonarezhou National Park in Zimbabwe. The chapter addresses the communication topic that was highlighted in the first workshop. The park management had previously brought in a consultant and developed a communication strategy document which had not been put into practice.
