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• Improve research work <strong>on</strong> wildlife<br />

• Rehabilitate and restore degraded areas of protected areas<br />

• Maximize infrastructure in <strong>the</strong> protected areas.<br />

• Improve community awareness and skills<br />

• Enhance community and stake holder participati<strong>on</strong><br />

• Establish and promote wildlife market oriented mechanisms<br />

• Improve <strong>the</strong> service delivery system<br />

• Establish a database of wildlife<br />

• Improve mainstreaming of cross cutting issues (Gender, youth) in EWCA<br />

• Streng<strong>the</strong>n m<strong>on</strong>itoring, feedback and evaluati<strong>on</strong> systems<br />

• Benchmark from best practice.<br />

• Improve <strong>the</strong> knowledge, skills and change <strong>the</strong> attitude of leaders and experts<br />

• Improve capacity for informati<strong>on</strong> communicati<strong>on</strong> and o<strong>the</strong>r modern technology<br />

Specific key objectives pertinent to <strong>the</strong> BMNP include <strong>the</strong> re-demarcati<strong>on</strong> and gazettement of<br />

<strong>the</strong> park by 2012; rehabilitati<strong>on</strong> of degraded areas, reducti<strong>on</strong> of human-wildlife c<strong>on</strong>flict and to<br />

increase <strong>the</strong> populati<strong>on</strong>s of endemic and endangered wildlife species.<br />

Ethiopian Wildlife and Natural<br />

History Society<br />

Establishment:<br />

• Established in 1966 as Social Club<br />

• Emperor Haile Silassie used to be <strong>the</strong> first Patr<strong>on</strong><br />

• Evolved into a full-fledged Local C<strong>on</strong>servati<strong>on</strong> Organizati<strong>on</strong> in early nineties<br />

• One of <strong>the</strong> oldest n<strong>on</strong>-governmental organizati<strong>on</strong>s in Ethiopia<br />

• Operates at nati<strong>on</strong>al level (not regi<strong>on</strong>-specific)<br />

• A membership-based Society<br />

• Used to be registered under Ministry of Justice<br />

• Re-registered by <strong>the</strong> Agency for Charities and Associati<strong>on</strong>s as ETHIOPIAN RESIDENTS<br />

CHARITY<br />

Focus Areas:<br />

• Awareness creati<strong>on</strong>/boosting<br />

• Educati<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> Protecti<strong>on</strong> of Envir<strong>on</strong>ment<br />

• Producti<strong>on</strong> and disseminati<strong>on</strong> of promoti<strong>on</strong>al publicati<strong>on</strong>s<br />

• C<strong>on</strong>servati<strong>on</strong> of biodiversity – Threatened species<br />

• Research and disseminati<strong>on</strong> of results<br />

• Rehabilitati<strong>on</strong> of degraded areas<br />

• M<strong>on</strong>itoring of wetland habitats – Waterfowl Census<br />

• M<strong>on</strong>itoring of Key Biodiversity Sites – Important Bird Areas (IBAs)<br />

• Local Community Engagements in C<strong>on</strong>servati<strong>on</strong> - SSGs<br />

• Recently embarked <strong>on</strong> Eco-tourism<br />

• Center of excellence for Ornithology<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>Walia</str<strong>on</strong>g>-<str<strong>on</strong>g>Special</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Editi<strong>on</strong></str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Bale</strong> <strong>Mountains</strong> 333

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