Eastern & Southern Africa Office
Eastern and Southern Africa contains some of the world’s most unique and spectacular bio-diversity. It is home to critical places (Coastal East Africa, Africa Rift Lakes, Miombo and the Namib-Karoo) and key flagship species (Great Apes, African Elephant, African Rhinos and Marine Turtles).
The challenges in this vast region are however daunting. Beyond the sheer geographical scale, these include huge population growth, poor governance/legislation, climate change (being one of the most vulnerable regions to climate change/variability, aggravated by low levels of adaptive capacity) and overexploitation of natural resources to feed ever-increasing foreign and national demands.
The office helps coordinate activities Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. It also works closely with projects in Namibia and WWF's office in South Africa.
Our objectives...
- strengthening governance, institutions, laws and policies
Responding to market forces in high priority sectors
- establishing sustainable natural resource management/market mechanisms and responsible trade/investment in areas most impacting priority landscapes
Securing high value conservation areas
- developing robust and resilient ecological networks and ensuring species success in priority landscapes
Addressing broader climate change, energy and footprint issues
- determining optimum scope, strategy and WWF niche in complex areas
Latest News
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Forest gives rise to village bank
From a desire to protect their forest and promote their culture, the members of Kaya Kinondo Financial Services Association have created a strong ...
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WWF wins prestigious awards for coastal community work in Tanzania
WWF sustainable fisheries programme is recognised for work to improve the lives of coastal communities in East Africa
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Transparency and common sense prevail at wildlife trade meeting
The 61st meeting of Standing Committee of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) ended today ...
WWF Eastern & Southern Africa
Projects & Activities
- Namibia: Project LIFE
- Namibia: Human Wildlife Conflict
- South Africa: Kwazulu Black Rhino Project
- South Africa: Kwazulu Marine Turtles Project
- Southern Africa: Community Resource Management
- Zambia: Kafue Flats
- Rwenzori Mountains
- Albertine Rift Montane Forest Ecoregion
Species
Contact
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Kimunya Mugo
Director Communication & Branding
WWF Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Programme Office (ESARPO),
Nairobi+254 20 3877355
Office
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WWF Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Programme Office (ESARPO),
Nairobi5th Floor of ACS Plaza Lenana Road No 1/1203 Nairobi Kenya
Kenya
+254 20 3877 355
+254 20 3877 389
WWF Conservation Projects in Eastern & Southern Africa
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African Rift Lakes Programme
The African Rift Lakes (ARL) Programme consolidates and integrates experiences and lessons gained through a number of ongoing and well-established pro...
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Nature Gardens, Schools and Conservation Education in the Bangweulu Basin, Northeastern Zambia
The project aims to introduce awareness of environmental issues in school children in the Bangweulu basin, Zambia. It is widely recognised that effect...
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Evolving CBNRM in Kenya
The African elephant and the black rhino are both flagship species which face numerous threats and challenges, including poaching, habitat loss and de...
