Africa

Using Indigenous Knowledge for King’wal Wetland Conservation

The broad goal of this project is to promote community based conservation for King’wal swamp.

Strengthening Collaborative Management as a Conservation and Sustainable Use Strategy in Nyika National Park and Vwaza Marsh Wildlife Reserve

The proximate aim is to strengthen collaborative management with the ultimate aim of reducing illegal activities and thus promoting conservation and sustainable use of resources in the two protected areas.

Ecological and Social Dimensions of People-Wildlife Interactions in Southern Guinea-Bissau

This project aims to characterize how farmers relate to landscape features, document crop damage intensity and explore social meanings of damage in case-studies in Boé and Cantanhez areas

Participatory Survey and Conservation of Endangered Savannah Elephants of Kamuku and its Environment, Nigeria

The project aims at strengthening the capacity of Park rangers and locals, raising awareness and enlightenment of local communities on the need for conservation of wildlife species, focusing on the Kamuku elephants.

Improving the Conservation Status of the Endangered African Wild Dog in the Zimbabwean Part of the Greater Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area

We aim to protect the endangered African wild dog in the Zimbabwean part of the Greater Limpopo TFCA through education and outreach, anti-poaching, vaccination programs and monitoring of the wild dogs.

Preserving Dead Wood Over Forest Management Practices and Conservation of Wood-Inhabiting Fungi in the Mbalmayo Forest Reserve

The project is aiming at promoting coarse wood debris (CWD) preservation for wood-inhabiting fungi conservation in the Mbalmayo Forest Reserve, where intensive sylvicultural management implying CWD destruction negatively affects fungal community.

A Novel Approach to Disease Management; Applying Immunoassays in the Field to Select Immunocompetent Individuals of the Endangered Mauritius Parakeet for Future Reintroduction

By using assays of immune function this project aims to select individuals from a small, historically bottlenecked population of endangered parakeets with which to create new viable populations.

Conserving Medicinal Biodiversity and the Sustainable Use for Local Inhabitants of Lake Bosomtwe of Ghana

The project aims are to create awareness on medicinal plant conservation and their sustainable use and also promote its cultivation through the establishment of herb garden.

Public Awareness and Participation in the Conservation of Wambabya Wetland/River in Hoima District

This project, therefore, is aimed at creating public awareness and participation in the conservation and sustainable management of this wetland.

Promotion of the Sustainable Use of Indigenous Wildlife Resources as Medicinal Wildlife, in Cameroon’s North-West Region

This project is has two aims: (i) a case study of the use and means of acquisition of indigenous wildlife resources as medicinal wildlife (ii) to raise public awareness for the sustainable use and management of the identified species.