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After a 10 year battle, Tanzania's '...

Wed, 21/03/2018

A crucial breeding ground for Lesser Flamingos is safe after the Government of Tanzania has decided against building a soda ash factory on the shores of Lake Natron.

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Masterclass participants at the end of training © Jude Fuhnwi

How to design a conservation project: masterclass...

Wed, 17/01/2018

In November 2017, conservationists from four East African countries attended a masterclass in designing effective conservation projects. This has enabled them to create projects that can influence private companies, public policies, and secure the long-term future of the Eastern Afromontane Hotspot

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Mount Mabu is famous for its old-growth rainforest © Julian Bayliss

Five years' success for African mountain...

Wed, 10/01/2018

Five years ago, Birdlife International was granted the funding to manage the rich but highly threatened biodiversity of the Eastern Afromontane Hotspot. As the first five-year phase comes to a close, we reflect on the successes, lessons learned, and how to make this work last long into the future.

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Sustainable use of papyrus saves wetlands and...

Tue, 14/11/2017

The North and South Mara Water Users Association are harvesting the benefits papyrus to improve livelihoods and sustain the biodiversity of the Mara Wetlands.

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The deadly lake that gives life to flamingos

Tue, 11/07/2017

Soda ash mining is still a lingering threat to Lake Natron in Northern Tanzania, the most important breeding site in the world for Lesser Flamingos. But a new community-based tourism initiative could save the spectacle of the “pink parade” from disaster.

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Le lac mortel qui donne vie aux flamants

Tue, 11/07/2017

L’extraction du carbonate de sodium est une menace persistante pour le Lac Natron dans le nord de la Tanzanie, le site de reproduction le plus important au monde pour les Flamants nains. Mais une initiative touristique communautaire pourrait épargner le spectacle de la ‘parade des flamants roses’ du désastre.

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Conservation in a Social Context

Fri, 30/06/2017

Biodiversity conservation is ultimately a social process. CEPF grantees in the Eastern Afromontane hotspot learned how to work better with people to protect nature more effectively.

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Paolo Paron showing members of the local community live drone images of the Mara Wetland, Tanzania © Joseph Ouko

Monitoring biodiversity using drone technology

Fri, 26/05/2017

The use of flying 'drones' to monitor changes in biodiversity and ecosystems is becoming more common.

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L'équipe de terrain collecte les données de couturière © Norbert Cordeiro

Un nouvel espoir pour les couturières à longue...

Thu, 13/04/2017

La paruline à long bec des forêts, endémique de la Tanzanie, prospère dans son habitat naturel.

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Field team Victor and Martin collecting tailorbird data © Norbert Cordeiro

New hope for critically endangered Tanzanian...

Fri, 17/03/2017

The Long-billed Forest-warbler, endemic to Tanzania, is now thriving in its natural habitat.

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Igamba Falls on the Malagarasi River, Tanzania ©John Friel

Malagarasi river finds favor with local women

Fri, 14/10/2016

In the Malagarasi River basin in Tanzania, a CEPF-funded project – through the small grants programme managed by BirdLife International – engaged women to help conserve one of the world’s most important parts of the Eastern Afromontane hotspot.

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Irreplaceable - Lake Natron, Tanzania

Thu, 13/10/2016

In our 'Irreplaceable' series, we cast a light on the globally-significant bird habitats that are in danger of disappearing forever...

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A young chimpanzee in Mahale National Park ©Daniel Rosengren/FZS

The Chimpanzee Motorway - Connecting Forest...

Thu, 06/10/2016

The boundaries of a new proposed Forest Reserve in the Greater Mahale KBA in Tanzania (Eastern Afromontane hotspot) have been approved by the District Authorities.

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New partnership to safeguard Malagarasi River...

Fri, 27/05/2016

The Malagarasi River faces many urgent threats, mainly from development activities such as salt mining, hydropower dam constructions, and pressure from agriculture activities. How do you ensure that the local communities benefit without damaging the river’s biodiversity?

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Transformation for Conservation in the Mara...

Mon, 29/02/2016

Working with local people is critical to effective, sustainable and equitable conservation. South Mara Water Users Association is a Local Conservation Group (LCG) working in the Masurura Swamp, Mara in Tanzania, one of the critical wetlands in the Lake Victoria Basin.

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Survey success in Tanzania: 17 new territories...

Tue, 28/04/2015

Over the last year, intensive effort has been under way to survey and monitor the Critically Endangered Long-billed Tailorbird, in the East Usambara Mountains in Tanzania, to provide information on the species distribution and habitat requirements.

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