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Mutulanganga, Zambia

Status Forest reserve Campaign period: 2010-2011 Background It is the woodland area on the Siavonga district just beyond the badly eroded Lisutu Village  in Zambia. It is one of the few areas of intact mopane woodland left in the Zambezi Valley. Mopane grows on soils which few other trees will tolerate – namely clay, or [...]

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Tana Delta, Kenya

Status Important Bird Area, Listing as Ramsar Site in Process Campaign period December 2007 and ongoing Background The Tana Delta in the coastal province of Kenya covers an area of about 130,000ha. It is one of the three most important deltas in the country. Why it’s important The delta is both a breeding and a feeding [...]

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Dakatcha woodland, Kenya

Status: Important Bird Area Campaign period: 2009 and Ongoing Background The Dakatcha woodland is found near the town of Malindi in the Coastal province of Kenya. Its landscape consists of a series of dry forests, dense thickets with open woodlands. To the south, the site is bordered by the wide Galana-Sabaki River. Why it is [...]

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Lake Natron, Tanzania

Status: Important Bird Area (IBA), a Ramsar site Campaign Period: February 2007 and ongoing Background Lake Natron is found in the Northern part of Tanzania; nearest towns to Lake Natron are Arusha in Tanzania and Magadi in Kenya. It is the most important breeding site for Lesser Flamingos in the world.  East Africa has 1.5-2.5 million Lesser [...]

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