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Eastern & Southern Africa Office, Kenya

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

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 Conservation Projects in Eastern & Southern Africa

A view from the Sanje waterfall in Udzungwa Mountains National Park over sugar canes fields to the Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania.

Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania

Located in southeastern Tanzania, the Selous Game Reserve is one of Africa’s largest protected areas. The reserve is home to large numbers of elephant...

Modified: Dec 2009 - Started: Jul 1996

Coordinating Rhino Conservation Action in Africa

Rhino populations have suffered a catastrophic decline, especially over the last 20 years. This is despite major efforts by WWF and other national and...

Modified: Nov 2009 - Started: Mar 1997

Miombo woodland. Miombo plant communities are dominated by trees belonging to the family Caesalpiniaceae, and characterized by Brachystegia and Julbernardia species. North Eastern Zambia.

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...

Modified: Sep 2009 - Started: Jan 2005

Latest Eastern & Southern Africa News

The dry horizon in northern Madagascar

WWF launches a climate change adaptation project in DIANA region

Antsiranana - More than 50 regional actors have participated in a workshop to launch a regional project focused on developing a strategy for adaptation to future climate change. The workshop took place on January 29.


Posted on 04 February 2010 | 0 comments | Read more

Red-fronted brown lemurs sitting on a tree limb in a Dry Forest, Madagascar.

Madagascar government’s logging policy threatens the island’s natural heritage

Madagascar’s government decision to allow the export of endangered rosewood may have disastrous consequences for some of the country’s unique plant and animal species, and further impoverish the large island state. 

Posted on 25 January 2010 | 4 comments | Read more

Be, a Climate Witness from Madagascar

Climate Witness: Be, Madagascar

Be, a farmer and fisherman from Ankingameloka, Madagascar, has witnessed cyclones, droughts, and changing weather patterns impact heavily on the livelihoods of farmers and fishermen in his village.

Posted on 20 December 2009 | 0 comments | Read more

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