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Tanzania
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Wildlife Conservation Society of Tanzania (WCST)
Wildlife Conservation Society of Tanzania (WCST) is the BirdLife Partner
Founded in: 1988Members: 2,146
Staff: 17
Address: P O Box 70919, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Email: wcst@africaonline.co.tz
Web: http://www.wcstarusha.org/
Mission of the organisation
Conservation of fauna and flora of Tanzania for the sake of mankind.
Key Activities
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Protection and conservation of forests
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Protection and conservation of various animal and plant species focusing on birds and their habitats
- Education and awareness raising pertaining to the protection and conservation of the environment
- Advocacy and lobbying
- Working with other partners in BirdLife International, to fight against illegal bird trade
- Publicity and fund-raising
- Production of environmental/conservation education materials such as leaflets, booklets, calendars, fliers etc.
- Production of Society's quarterly Newsletter Miombo
- Carrying out researches pertaining to environmental conservation fieldwork
Recent Achievements
- After five years of active advocacy work by WCST, the government acted to save the important Kazimzumbwi Forest
- Raised more than US$30,000 for biodiversity conservation
- Held several conservation awareness workshops. Celebrated its tenth anniversary
- Carried out coastal forest conservation projects in the Lindi, Coast and Tanga Regions, with 23 schools establishing nurseries and planting more than 2 million tree seedlings
- Continued with extensive environmental education programmes, including the establishment of four new Wildlife Clubs, began a school environmental programme in Morogoro, organised school visits to reserves and school competitions, published in Swahili a checklist of Tanzanian birds and a guide to the common birds of the country
- Organised a workshop on joint forest management with government, NGOs and donors
- Monitored priority IBAs (Dar Es Salaam, Usangu, Kitulo and Magoroto forest) through bird surveys and assessments of habitat and threats to biodiversity
- Hosted a national IBA conservation strategy meeting and involved local communities, government and other stakeholders in the implementation of IBA protection, for example in collaboration with HIMA-DANIDA and the Gezaulole Cultural Tourism Programme in the sustainable management of Usangu wetland