Eastern & Southern Africa Office
Kenyans in joint protest calling for an immediate stop to wildlife crime. (Nairobi, KENYA)
40 years and forging ahead...
WWF has been involved in active conservation work in eastern and southern Africa since 1962, beginning with the purchase of land in Nakuru (Kenya) to allow for the establishment of an enlarged park to help support the conservation of the flamingos of Lake Nakuru.
The first black rhino sanctuary in Kenya was set up in Lake Nakuru National Park at the height of rhino poaching in Kenya (1970s to 1980s).
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.
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.
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Our objectives...
Creating an enabling environment
- 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
- 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
Illegal Wildlife Trade
Priority place
Coastal East Africa
Priority species
African elephants
Black rhinoceros
Marine turtles
Chimpanzees
Gorillas
Coastal East Africa
Priority species
African elephants
Black rhinoceros
Marine turtles
Chimpanzees
Gorillas
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
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Contact
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Kimunya Mugo
Director Communication & Branding
WWF Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Programme Office (ESARPO),
Nairobi+254 20 3877355
