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Acknowledgements We gratefully acknowledge the cooperation and assistance of the following during our field surveys: Kilwa, WWF, Almasi Kashinja and Isaac Malugu; Natural Resources office Kilwa, Abushiri Mbwana and Victor Shahu; Game Ranger Mr. Godifisi who protected us in the field and Mr. Nyundo from Miguruwe, Selous Game Reserve for arranging for this protection. The following field assistants made our work possible: Salum Tangwa, Habib Ismail, Mohamed Kibemboe, Maulid Mnyenga, Hamad Nkokona, Saidi Kandawi, Ibrfahim Kipoto, Omari Mkumbwa, Smail Hassan and Abdala Nasarari. Mr. Abibu Ngelange, our assistant from Chakama village, also offered useful help. Acknowledgements We also would like to acknowledge the contributions by Mr. Peter Sumbi, Mr. Adam Kijazi and Mr. Richard Komba (WWF Tanzania office, Dar es Salaam). Dr. Neil Burgess offered advice and encouragement. x
1. INTRODUCTION 1.1. Background The high biodiversity values of the coastal forests of Tanzania have only relatively recently been recognised: (see Burgess& Clarke, 2000 for discussion of studies). These earlier studies resulted in the global ranking of the coastal forests and the forests of the Eastern Arc Mountains of Kenya and Tanzania as Biodiversity Hotspots (Mittermeier et al., 2004) and although the Eastern Arc Mountains have since been included in a broader Afromontane Hotspot, the Coastal Forests still stand on their own as a globally recognised Biodiversity Hotspot. Despite surveys of many forests, however, few could be considered ‘well known’ as regards all aspects of their biodiversity, and some have hardly been studied in any detail by biologists. Furthermore, many forests have not received survey coverage during a rainy season, when conditions are critically important for many organisms. To help remedy this situation, WWF through the Global Environmental Facility, GEF, initiated a survey to document biodiversity information on the plateau forests of Kilwa District as well as to document some of the lesser known forests of Unguja and Pemba islands. 1.2. Terms of Reference (TOR) 1. To undertake targeted biodiversity surveys in poorly known coastal forests in southern Tanzania and Zanzibar, aiming to fill critical data gaps and identifies the most important unprotected forests that require adequate protection. The key forest areas to be surveyed in the mainland are: the plateau forests of Kilwa District (Ngarama, Mbarawara plateau, Pindiro forest, Namatimbili gorge, and Namatapwa forest); The main methods to be used are detailed field survey and species inventory using a combination of mist netting and observation (for birds), botanical collection (pressing plants in the field), trapping (small mammals, reptiles and amphibians) and opportunistic sighting and capture by hand (mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians). On Zanzibar there will be linkage to the work of WCS and in southern Tanzania there will be linkage to the work of TFCG. 1
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