Coastal East Africa Initiative

The Mafia Island coast in Tanzania. Currently, over 20 million people live in and along coastal forests and landscapes in Eastern Africa.

WWF Goals

By 2020 priority landscapes and seascapes are conserved through networks of protected areas.
By 2020 mitigation and adaptation strategies for climate change are under implementation.
By 2025 at least 80% of the timber and fisheries products are sourced from sites and producers that practice legal and sustainable management.
By 2025 key habitats and species are conserved, continuing to provide goods and services to more than 20 million people.

Facts & Figures

The East Africa coast supports rich wildlife populations of which 60-70% are found only in the Indo-Pacific and 15% are found no where else in the world. This includes:

3,000 species of molluscs
1,500 species of fish
1,000 species of seaweeds
300 species of crabs
200 coral species
100 species of sea cucumbers
50 species of starfishes
35 species of marine mammals