Eastern Arc Mountains and Coastal Forests of Tanzania and Kenya ...
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Stakeholders Identify Priorities for Udzungwa <strong>Mountains</strong> National ParkDiverse stakeholders recently agreed themost important actions to help conserveUdzungwa <strong>Mountains</strong> National Park in the<strong>Eastern</strong> <strong>Arc</strong> <strong>Mountains</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Tanzania</strong> region.Representatives from local communities,local <strong>and</strong> national government, commercialoperations <strong>and</strong> civil society groupsparticipated in the discussions together withbiological researchers to single out importantconservation issues <strong>and</strong> identify the moststrategic initiatives for Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) <strong>and</strong> other donor funding.© WWF <strong>Tanzania</strong> Program Office, photo by Kathryn DoodyMore than 45 people participated in the Morogoro, <strong>Tanzania</strong>workshop to identify priorities, at one point taking a break to appearin this group photograph.They highlighted schemes for enhanced legal protection <strong>of</strong> forests, community-needsassessments, <strong>and</strong> income-generation activities, as well as mapping <strong>and</strong> monitoring <strong>of</strong> wildlifecorridors.The altitudinal range <strong>of</strong> continuous forest in Udzungwa <strong>Mountains</strong> National Park, scaling from 300to 2,700 meters, results in a wide variety <strong>of</strong> habitats, from lowl<strong>and</strong> forest to moist cloud forest upto the peak <strong>of</strong> Mwaniahana Mountain.The park is home to rich forest bird habitats, a number <strong>of</strong> plant species found nowhere else, thelargest population <strong>of</strong> the endemic Sanje mangabey (Cercocebus sanjei), <strong>and</strong> colonies <strong>of</strong> theUdzungwa red colobus monkey (Procolobus gordonorum), which is also endemic. Largemammals, elephants <strong>and</strong> buffalo also inhabit the area, moving between the Udzungwa<strong>Mountains</strong>, the Selous Game Reserve, <strong>and</strong> Mikumi National Park.Convened by the WWF <strong>Tanzania</strong> Program Office <strong>and</strong> supported by CEPF, the meeting inMorogoro, <strong>Tanzania</strong> was the first <strong>of</strong> its kind in this region. It also received backing from a joint UNDevelopment Program <strong>and</strong> Global Environment Facility initiative, <strong>and</strong> the <strong>Tanzania</strong>n NationalParks Authority.Its success in forging consensus <strong>and</strong> further engaging stakeholders in implementation <strong>of</strong> theCEPF investment strategy for the <strong>Eastern</strong> <strong>Arc</strong> <strong>Mountains</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Coastal</strong> <strong>Forests</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Tanzania</strong> <strong>and</strong><strong>Kenya</strong> also led to a similar workshop this month in the Taita Hills region <strong>of</strong> <strong>Kenya</strong>.For more information about Udzungwa <strong>Mountains</strong> National Park, visit www.udzungwa.org.
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