Coastal East Africa Stories

  • Improving food security and livelihoods in coastal Mozambique

    WWF Magazine: Winter 2020
    In our first issue of World Wildlife magazine, we landed on the shores of the Primeiras e Segundas archipelago, Mozambique’s first Area of Environmental Protection. Here's what's happening now.
    Man holding fish in hands
  • Protecting the habitats of lesser flamingos in East Africa

    WWF Magazine: Winter 2019
    These birds benefit when their preferred lake habitats are protected. In the Lake Naivasha Basin, WWF is using an integrated approach to tackle water challenges and further conserve the lake.
    Flamingos
  • Communities come together to restore mangroves

    December 05, 2016

    In the Melaky region on Madagascar’s west coast, local people are taking action to remedy the loss of mangroves, which are crucial to their livelihoods. Wise use of mangroves is essential for nature and people.

    A mangrove forest in Tanzania
  • Can we feed the world and protect the planet?

    September 04, 2015

    Building on a seven year-old pilot program in Mozambique, the CARE-WWF Alliance is now exploring opportunities to advance environmentally, socially and economically sustainable food production systems in Tanzania and Zambia.

    sunset in kafue
  • Can protecting fish and improving farms ease the food crisis in Mozambique?

    WWF Magazine: Fall 2014
    Will simultaneously developing no-take fishing zones and working with farmers to establish conservation agriculture techniques result in more food for local consumption?
  • Discovering Lake Niassa

    June 09, 2014

    A WWF team, in collaboration with scientists from the South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, is using underwater cameras as part of a pilot study to establish a baseline of the fish diversity of the Lake Niassa Partial Reserve.

    lake niassa sunset
  • Wildlife Management Areas Spread the Wealth in Tanzania

    October 22, 2013

    With the help of the WWF team and other NGOs, such as African Wildlife Foundation, Wildlife Conservation Society, and Frankfurt Zoological Society, the number of WMAs and the amount of land they protect is growing dramatically.

    serengeti animals
  • Primeiras e Segundas

    WWF Magazine: Winter 2013
    Along Mozambique's coast, a new sanctuary offers opportunities for people, the economy and wildlife
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  • In Tanzania, an Orphan Gets an Education Thanks to Wildlife

    October 01, 2013

    Mbaranga’ndu is one of Tanzania’s WMAs created under an official land-use designation that allows local residents to benefit from governing an area’s natural resources sustainably.

    Juma profile
  • New Hope for Marine Life

    November 06, 2012

    On November 6, 2012, the Government of Mozambique announced the creation of the second largest marine protected area in Africa. Made up of ten islands off the coast of northern Mozambique, this coastal marine reserve in the Primeiras and Segundas Archipelago will cover more than 4020 square miles and contains abundant coral and turtle species.

    Local fishermen
  • Giving Sea Turtles a Fighting Chance

    In Mozambique, ocean community guards rescue green turtles and build awareness for conservation.

    Green turtle Mozambique