Coastal East Africa Stories

In response to Covid-19, a new partnership will boost the devastated nature-based tourism industry in Africa
With $1.9 million in funding from the Global Environment Facility, an African Nature-Based Tourism Collaborative Platform is being developed to connect funders to communities and small and medium enterprises involved in nature-based tourism in eastern and southern Africa—and who are most affected by the loss of revenue due to Covid-19.
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Improving food security and livelihoods in coastal Mozambique
WWF Magazine: Winter 2020In 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. -
Protecting the habitats of lesser flamingos in East Africa
WWF Magazine: Winter 2019These 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. -
Communities come together to restore mangroves
December 05, 2016In 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.
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Can we feed the world and protect the planet?
September 04, 2015Building 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.
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Can protecting fish and improving farms ease the food crisis in Mozambique?
WWF Magazine: Fall 2014Will 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, 2014A 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.
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Wildlife Management Areas Spread the Wealth in Tanzania
October 22, 2013With 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.
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Primeiras e Segundas
WWF Magazine: Winter 2013Along Mozambique's coast, a new sanctuary offers opportunities for people, the economy and wildlife -
In Tanzania, an Orphan Gets an Education Thanks to Wildlife
October 01, 2013Mbaranga’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.
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New Hope for Marine Life
November 06, 2012On 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.
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Giving Sea Turtles a Fighting Chance
In Mozambique, ocean community guards rescue green turtles and build awareness for conservation.
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Eco-Education in Africa Teaches Young Women about Conservation
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Lake Niassa Declared a Reserve
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Uluguru Nature Reserve Declared in Coastal East Africa
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Coral Reef Recovery
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