WWF has been actively involved in conservation work in eastern Africa since 1962, beginning with the purchase of land in Nakuru, Kenya.
The WWF Eastern Africa Regional Programme Office (EARPO) itself was founded in 1986 in Nairobi, Kenya, and oversees our work in Tanzania.
New or updated projects
Modified: May 2008
- Started: May 2008
Strengthening Capacity of Environmental Civil Society Organisations
The project aims to provide support to environmental civil society organisations (CSOs) to strengthen their position in the development of sustainable...
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Modified: May 2008
- Started: May 2008
Valuing the Arc - Linking Science with Stakeholders to Sustain Natural Capital
This project details the partnerships and Memorandum of Understanding agreed by WWF and other organisations in relation to work in the Eastern Arc Mou...
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Modified: May 2008
- Started: Jul 2001
Albertine Rift Ecoregion Conservation Programme
The Albertine Rift region straddling along the borders of DRC, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda and Tanzania, and stretching over a North-Ssouth distance of 1,...
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Modified: May 2008
- Started: Apr 2002
WWF African Bushmeat Initiative
The WWF Africa and Madagascar Programme has developed a bushmeat programme to implement projects that contribute to the protection of species threaten...
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Modified: Apr 2008
- Started: Jan 2003
Mara River Basin Management Initiative
The project aims to address water shortages and water management issues in the Mara River Basin. It involves a wide range of stakeholders, including l...
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Modified: Mar 2008
- Started: Jul 2001
East African Coastal Forest Ecoregion Programme
Since the early 1990s, WWF has supported the management and conservation of the East African Coastal Forests through projects in Kenya and Tanzania.
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Modified: Feb 2008
- Started: Jul 1996
Conservation of Selous Game Reserve
The project involves development of ecological monitoring, sustainable conservation and development activities within the Selous landscape. WWF is wor...
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Modified: Feb 2008
- Started: Jul 1998
Eastern Africa Marine Ecoregion
The Eastern African Marine Ecoregion (EAME) is an area of exceptionally high biodiversity and provides a livelihood for millions of people who depend ...
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Modified: Feb 2008
- Started: Jul 2007
Community-Based Natural Resource Management in East Africa - Inception Phase
This is an initiative focusing on community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) in East Africa covering Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. The current ...
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Modified: Feb 2008
- Started: Jul 2000
African Elephants Programme
WWF has supported elephant conservation since it was first established. However, until now, WWF has not developed a specific continent-wide programme ...
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