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• Development Partners (d<strong>on</strong>ors) are not usually comfortable to pay for overhead costs<br />

• Experienced Staff turnover (leave <strong>the</strong> Society for better opportunities)<br />

Active Projects<br />

• Forests for Food: <strong>the</strong> Debre Birhan Land Restorati<strong>on</strong> and Food Security Project<br />

• Community - Based Wetland Management for Sustainable Livelihoods and Biodiversity<br />

C<strong>on</strong>servati<strong>on</strong><br />

• Abijata-Shalla Lakes Nati<strong>on</strong>al Park Site Support Group (SSG) Project<br />

• The Ethiopian Sustainable Tourism Alliance (ESTA) Project<br />

• Trees for cities project<br />

• Saving <strong>the</strong> Threatened Endemic Birds of Sou<strong>the</strong>rn Ethiopia: Birdfair Project<br />

Frankfurt Zoological Society<br />

Frankfurt Zoological Society (FZS) is a German NGO that supports more than 80 c<strong>on</strong>servati<strong>on</strong><br />

projects worldwide. For <strong>the</strong> last 150 years, FZS has been working to protect <strong>the</strong> diversity of species<br />

and ecosystems in partnership with and for people. FZS works in Africa, South America, South<br />

East Asia and Europe. In Ethiopia FZS currently has two Afro-Alpine projects; <strong>the</strong> <strong>Bale</strong> <strong>Mountains</strong><br />

C<strong>on</strong>servati<strong>on</strong> Project (FZS-BMCP) and <strong>the</strong> Afro-Alpine Ecosystem C<strong>on</strong>servati<strong>on</strong> Project (FZS-<br />

AECP).<br />

FZS-BMCP was set up in 2005, to provide park support to <strong>the</strong> BMNP in all aspects of <strong>the</strong> park<br />

management - from eco-tourism development, outreach, sustainable natural resource use, park<br />

operati<strong>on</strong>s and ecological management. In March 2007 a 10-year General Management Plan for<br />

<strong>the</strong> park was ratified by <strong>the</strong> president of <strong>the</strong> Oromia regi<strong>on</strong>. FZS-BMCP is currently working in<br />

partnership with <strong>the</strong> BMNP and o<strong>the</strong>r authorities towards implementing this GMP.<br />

FZS-BMCP’s goals are: (i) to see <strong>the</strong> BMNP gazetted and listed as a natural world heritage site; (ii)<br />

to ensure all <strong>the</strong> tools are in place enabling <strong>the</strong> efficient management of <strong>the</strong> park; and (iii) to ensure<br />

<strong>the</strong> l<strong>on</strong>g term c<strong>on</strong>servati<strong>on</strong> of <strong>the</strong> unique biodiversity and beauty of <strong>the</strong> park, while also addressing<br />

<strong>the</strong> needs of communities.<br />

FZS-BMCP is financially support by <strong>the</strong> EU Afro-m<strong>on</strong>tane C<strong>on</strong>servati<strong>on</strong> Project 2009-2013<br />

To find out more about FZS-BMCP and o<strong>the</strong>r FZS projects visit www.fzs.org<br />

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