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Wildlife Conservation Society of Tanzania

Tanzania

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Wildlife Conservation Society of Tanzania (WCST)

Wildlife Conservation Society of Tanzania (WCST) is the BirdLife Partner

Founded in: 1988
Members: 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

  • Protection and conservation of forests
  • 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

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