Because the Heartlands cover truly vast tracts of public and private land, cooperation by many public and private parties is required for success. Here are some of AWF's partners in the Zambezi Heartland:

• Conservation Lower Zambezi
• European Commission (SUBRAP Program)
• Mozambique Fisheries Research Institute (IIP)
• Mozambique National Small-scale Fisheries Development Institute (IDPPE)
• Southern African Trust

• University of Zimbabwe Lake Kariba Research Station (ULKRS)
• Zambia Department of Fisheries
• Zambia Wildlife Authority (ZAWA)
• Zimbabwe Environmental Lawyers Association (ZELA)
• Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority

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Philip Muruthi. African Heartlands: A Science-Based and Pragmatic Approach to Landscape Level Conservation in Africa. Technical Papers, 2005.

. AWF Heartland Conservation Process Oryx. African Heartland News, 2009.

Henry Mwima and Jimmiel Mandima. AWF's Experiences in the Management of Fisheries in two Southern African Landscapes. Technical Papers, 2005.

Jimmiel Mandima and Henry Mwima. Baseline Fish Biodiversity Surveys: Experiences from the Zambezi River, Southern Africa. Technical Papers, 2005.

Edmund Barrow and Joanna Elliott. Community Conservation - Myth or Reality? Summary of Discussions from the Workshop Held at the Global Biodiversity Forum in Harare 1997. Technical Papers, 1997.

M. Northon-Griffiths. Counting Animals. Technical Papers, 1978.

J.J.R. Grimsdell. Ecological Monitoring. Technical Papers, 1978.

Philip Muruthi. Human Wildlife Conflict: Lessons Learned From AWF's African Heartlands. Technical Papers, 2005.

Kadzo Kangwana. L'Etude des Elephants. Technical Papers, 1996.

David Western and J.R.R. Grimsdell. Measuring the Distribution of Animals in Relation to the Environment. Technical Papers, 1979.