[wanabidii] Wildlife Conservation Society of Tanzania (WCST)

 

Wildlife Conservation Society of Tanzania (WCST)

Wildlife Conservation Society of Tanzania (WCST) is the BirdLife Partner

Founded in: 1988

Members: 2,146

Address: P O Box 70919, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Email:wcst@africaonline.co.tz

Mission of the organisation

Conservation of fauna and flora of Tanzania for the sake of mankind.

 

Key Activities

 •Protection and conservation of forests

•Protection and conservation of various animal and plant species focusing on birds and their habitats

 •Education and awareness raising pertaining to the protection and conservation of the environment

 •Advocacy and lobbying

 •Working with other partners in BirdLife International, to fight against illegal bird trade

 •Publicity and fund-raising

 •Production of environmental/conservation education materials such as leaflets, booklets, calendars, fliers etc.

•Production of Society's quarterly Newsletter Miombo

 •Carrying out researches pertaining to environmental conservation fieldwork

 

Recent Achievements

 •After five years of active advocacy work by WCST, the government acted to save the important Kazimzumbwi Forest

 •Raised more than US$30,000 for biodiversity conservation

 •Held several conservation awareness workshops. Celebrated its tenth anniversary

 •Carried out coastal forest conservation projects in the Lindi, Coast and Tanga Regions, with 23 schools establishing nurseries and planting more than 2 million tree seedlings

 •Continued with extensive environmental education programmes, including the establishment of four new Wildlife Clubs, began a school environmental programme in Morogoro, organised school visits to reserves and school competitions, published in Swahili a checklist of Tanzanian birds and a guide to the common birds of the country

 •Organised a workshop on joint forest management with government, NGOs and donors

 •Monitored priority IBAs (Dar Es Salaam, Usangu, Kitulo and Magoroto forest) through bird surveys and assessments of habitat and threats to biodiversity

 •Hosted a national IBA conservation strategy meeting and involved local communities, government and other stakeholders in the implementation of IBA protection, for example in collaboration with HIMA-DANIDA and the Gezaulole Cultural Tourism Programme in the sustainable management of Usangu wetland;

 

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