With Nature Tanzania (a national membership NGO working in Tanzania mainland) I support coordinattion, monitoring and evaluation of conservation projects and programs. I engage mostly in protection of Important Bird Areas (IBAs) and Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs). Many KBAs and IBAs face conservation challenges because of not being fully protected, hence at exposure to degradation. So, the communities are the centre of our work. We work with them in all projects mainly promoting conservation awareness, environmental education, active landscape/habitat restoration, species monitoring and empowering communities on improving community finance as part of reducing community’s dependence on natural resources.
Serious decline of vultures populations and narrowness of their distribution range in Mara-Serengeti ecosystem. The increase in human settlements, expansion of agricultural lands and grazing areas has significantly contributed to the rapid decline of population of seven species of vultures in the Mara-Serengeti ecosystem particularly in Makao Wildlife Management Area. Human well-being is also affected as agriculture and grazing are not climate smart agriculture adoptive. This drives utilisation of the natural resources without a proper plan, hence leading to reduced productions, climate change, etc.
