WWF has been involved in active conservation work in eastern Africa since 1962, beginning with the purchase of land in Nakuru (Kenya) to allow for the establishment of an enlarged park to help support the conservation of the flamingos of Lake Nakuru.
The office helps coordinate activities Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. It also works closely with projects in Namibia and WWF's office in South Africa.
Founded: 1986
Eastern & Southern Africa Office, Kenya
Contact
Kimunya Mugo
WWF Eastern Africa Regional Programme Office (EARPO),
Nairobi
+254 20 3877355
Office
WWF Eastern Africa Regional Programme Office (EARPO),
Nairobi
5th Floor of ACS Plaza Lenana Road No 1/1203 Nairobi Kenya Kenya +254 20 3877 355 +254 20 3877 389
WWF Eastern & Southern Africa
PriorityProjects & Activities
- Namibia: Project LIFE
- Namibia: Human Wildlife Conflict
- South Africa: Kwazulu Black Rhino Project
- South Africa: Kwazulu Marine Turtles Project
- Southern Africa: Community Resource Management
- Zambia: Kafue Flats
- Rwenzori Mountains
- Albertine Rift Montane Forest Ecoregion
Species
WWF Conservation Projects in Eastern & Southern Africa
Conserving the woodlands of central and southern Africa
Covering much of central and southern Africa, the Miombo ecoregion is an area of 3.6 million km2 ranging across parts of Angola, Botswana, the Democra...
International Gorilla Conservation Programme (IGCP)
The mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) is threatened by human activities such as poaching, civil war and habitat destruction. The ...
Biodiversity Conservation in the Albertine Rift Forests
This project will provide additional resources to the government of Uganda and its partners to implement innovative conservation activities in the Nor...
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