Factsheets on WWF's environmental conservation work in East Africa

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Factsheet: African Great Apes

Africa’s great apes are faced with a deadly combination of threats: destruction and degradation of ...

22 May 2007
Factsheet: African Elephant

A powerful symbol of nature, the world's largest land animal is still under threat.

13 April 2007
Factsheet: African Rhinoceros

Just 150 years ago, Africa's savannas teemed with rhinos and other wildlife. However, relentless ...

08 March 2006
Rufiji-Mafia-Kilwa Seascape Programme, Tanzania

The Rufiji-Mafia-Kilwa Seascape covers an area of approx. 9,000 km2 on the central Tanzanian coast. ...

19 July 2005
Shimba Hills Forest Landscape Restoration Factsheet

Shimba Hills Ecosystem covers an area of 250km2 and lies approximately 40km south of Mombasa. The ...

16 June 2005
EACFE-Kaya Kinondo Ecotourism Project

14 June 2005
Albertine Rift Montane Forests Ecoregion Programme

21 December 2004
Fact Sheet: East African marine ecoregion

Geographic location: Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania,Mozambique, South Africa.

25 March 2003
Fact Sheet: Western Indian Ocean marine ecoregion

Geographic location: Madagascar, Réunion (France), Mauritius, Comoros, the Seychelles, and small ...

24 March 2003

Critical species
- Tigers
- Gorilla
- Giant panda
- Rhinos
- Elephants
- Marine turtles
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