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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

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

An adult male mountain gorilla in the Virunga Mountains.

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 ...

Modified: Sep 2009 - Started: Nov 1977

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...

Modified: Sep 2009 - Started: Jan 2008

Latest Eastern & Southern Africa News

Maromena in the south of Madagascar

The cry of the dolphin

Russian WWF Director Viktor Nikiforov visited Madagascar in October 2009. In Tuléar, in the south of the island, he visited a WWF project protecting spiny and dry forest as well as one of the biggest coral reef systems in the world. During his visit to the village of Maromena, Viktor heard an incredibly inspiring story. It’s the story of a big dolphin rescue operation. And it’s the story about people in Maromena and Befasy who are about to turn around their fate.

Posted on 29 October 2009 | 0 comments | Read more

Changement climatique à Madagascar

Climate change in Madagascar

WWF was UNICEF's special guest during a workshop debate on climate change, one of the public events that marked the "La semaine des Nations Unies", from October 19 to 24. 

Posted on 29 October 2009 | 0 comments | Read more

“WWF is very concerned about the possible negative impacts on biodiversity especially marine and coastal species, the threats to the ecosystems and the loss of people’s livelihood options. That’s why we decided to fund this mission,” said Harifidy Olivier Ralison, WWF Western Indian Ocean Marine Programme Coordinator.

Shipwreck an ecological disaster for southern Madagascar

Faux Cap, Madagascar – Toxic waste from a ship which went down off the coast in southern Madagascar in August has had severe impacts on the health of local people and on the rich coastal and marine environment, according to a study supported by WWF.

Posted on 28 October 2009 | 5 comments | Read more

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