Africa

Conservation of mammal biodiversity in Southern Tanzania.

The project aims to assess Mammal biodiversity in Lukwika Lumesule Game and Mbangala Forest Reserves in Southern Tanzania in order to enhance their conservation status.

Saving the critically endangered Malawi’s official National Tree,Mulanje Cedar (Widdringtonia whytei) through community participation and environmental education, Malawi

Mulanje cedar is currently facing drastic population decline due to over-exploitation. The aim is to save this imminent crisis by promoting massive cultivation of tree in and around Mulanje Mountain using local communities and stakeholders.

Using conservation education as a tool to increase public awareness and change behaviour for the conservation of lowland gorilla populations in the Itombwe Natural Reserve.

The project aims at protecting the lowland gorilla and its habitat by bringing changes in community attitude and behaviours through education and public awareness raising programmes.

An assessment of the conservation status of, and threats affecting, the endangered African wild dog in the Zimbabwean part of the Greater Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area.

This project aims to assess the abundance, distribution and conservation status of the endangered African wild dog in the Zimbabwean part of the Greater Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area. The relative importance of the key conservation threats (population isolation, bushmeat snaring, prey and habitat depletion, disease risk and an increasing lion population) will be determined and possible solutions investigated.

Mountain Bongo Community/School Wildlife Clubs

The aim of the Mountain Bongo Community/School Wildlife Clubs is to conserve and protect this critically endangered sub species of Bongo, by working together with local communities and schools.

Understanding ecology threats assessment and conservation of Afzelia africana in Benin

The aims of the study are to estimate the current density of A. africana; to assess, rank and describe the main threats on the species and to sensitize schoolchildren on the species conservation.

Sustainable harvesting of Coco-de-Mer in the Vallée de Mai

This project aims to determine appropriate sustainable harvesting practices for Coco de Mer and to develop local capacity for population monitoring.

Hunting of endemic Rousettus fruit bats in Madagascar: the demand for bushmeat, the impact on bat populations and the socioeconomic context

This project will provide important data on the demand for bushmeat and the impact of hunting on the endemic threatened Malagasy fruit bat Rousettus madagascariensis.

Plants for Life International

This project focuses on the restoration of indigenous montane forest near Nairobi for the purposes of environmental education, biodiversity protection, restoration of ecological services, ecotourism and income generation from indigenous herbal supplements.

Teaching and leading through science research education in Andasibe, Madagascar

By enabling local park guides and school children to create and execute conservation-based research, this project seeks to catalyse grassroots education and understanding of Madagascar's stunning biodiversity.