Tanzania Savannah Archives

Udzungwa Mountains Biodiversity Survey Project -  'It is only in recent years that attention has focused on the Uzungwa Mountains reciecing ever in-creasing interest from biologists due to the continued discovery of species new to science'

Mtwara Forest July 2005 Updates  -The forgotten coastal forest of Mtwara: A Reconnaissance to prioritise biological knowledge for community conservation initiatives. Updates from the field

East Usambara Biodiversity Survey Project -  'A imed to provide baseline information on the biological values  of strategiclly seected forests as a  basis for the management planning and long-term monitoring.'

European Community: East Usambara  - 'Listed as one of the world's biodiversity hotspots and centres of plant diversity'.

Kilombero Valley Intergrated Enviromental Management Project -  'A major geo-ecological  feature in south central Tanzania; it is often quoted as the largest low altitude wetland in East Africa'.

Community Fund - International Grant Programme: Kilombero Valley  - 'The riverine reed-beds are home to three species found nowhere else in the world'.

Marine Environmental Education and Training Project: Pemba Island, Zanzibar -  ' Aim to conduct awareness raising and enviromental education activities with schools and local communities

Biological, Ecological and Resource Use Surveys: Pemba Isand, Zanzibar - 'Around 180 species of coral have been found present in the Zanzibar islands and among them Pemba has examples of almost all coral species to be found in Africa'.

Danish International Development Assistance: Udzungwa Mounains  - 'The forests contribute important sources of timber and non-timber forest products utilised  by the local community.'