Southern Highlands Conservation Programme

Project Title:

Responsible Organisation:

Wildlife Conservation Society

Website:

www.wcs.org

Organisation Type:

Non-Profit

Project Director:

Dr Tim Davenport

Partner Organisations:

Administrative Country:

USA

Project Region:

Africa

Project Country:

Tanzania

Project Funding:

WCS

Type of technology used:

Communication; Data Management and Information Sharing

Technology Details:

Mobile Phones (14 including Samsung; Nokia; Erikkson; Acer; Motorola)
Walky-talky Radios (Kenwood TH22Es), GPS (6 x Garmin 3+; 2 x Garmin 5; 1 Magellan)
GIS (ArcView, 3D Analyst; Spatial Analyst) RS (Erdas Imagine), Satellite Internet (AFSAT)
PCs (Dell; Sony Viao; Acer).

Support Of Technology Company:

technical support from AFSAT

Conservation/Developmant Focus:

Montane habitats and species across Tanzania’s Southern Highlands

Project Duration:

Open ended

Project Aims:

The Southern Highlands Conservation Programme aims to conserve upland habitats and important species of flora and fauna across the mountains of southern Tanzania. These Highlands sit between Lakes Nyasa and Tanganyika on the junction of the eastern and western arms of Africa’s Great Rift Valley. Montane and riverine forests, plateau grasslands and crater lakes provide water, natural resources and cultural identity to thousands of people, as well as refuge to over a hundred varieties of animals and plants found nowhere else on earth

Project Activities:

Include: Biodiversity inventories; Critical site prioritisation, Key species research;Threats analyses; Ecological monitoring; Support to Tanzania National Parks; Investigation, monitoring and management of illegal trade; Local government support; Forest enrichment planting; Forest/Grassland management; Applied conservation ecology; Training and capacity building; Management of indigenous tree nurseries; Support to local environment NGOs; Tourism development; Village development projects; Regional environmental education; GIS/RS habitat monitoring; Awareness raising; NR management, etc.

Project Results:

Enhanced conservation and sustainable use of natural resources in the Southern Highlands

Future Steps:

Technology Lessons Learned:

Contact Name 1:

Dr Tim Davenport

Telephone/Fax 1:

Tel +255 25 744433436

Postal Address 1:

    PO Box 1475, Mbeya, TANZANIA
    PO Box 1475, Mbeya, TANZANIA
    PO Box 1475, Mbeya, TANZANIA

Email 1:

tdavenport@wcs.org

Contact Name 2:

Dr Daniela De Luca

Telephone/Fax 2:

Postal Address 2:

Email 2:

ddeluca@wcs.org

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