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Table 1. Numbers of Critically Endangered, Endangered and Vulnerable species in five majortaxonomic groups in the Eastern Arc Mountains and Coastal Forests hotspotDegree of ThreatCountryTaxonomic Group CR EN VU Total Tanzania KenyaMammals 5 8 16 29 27 9Birds 3 1028 24 1015Amphibians 4 11 18 33 31 3Gastropods 3 3 1 7 4 3Plants 9 36 191 236 221 80Total 24 68 241 333 307 105CR = Critically Endangered, EN = Endangered, VU = Vulnerableranges have not yet been assessed (Q. Luke & R. Gereau pers. comm.). Gereau and Luke (2003)estimate the total number of globally threatened plant species in the hotspot is probably 1,200 ormore, including 973 taxa that are not in the 2002 IUCN Red List and that urgently need to beassessed for degree of threat status.Noticeably absent from the species outcomes are reptiles, freshwater fish and nearly all theinvertebrates. None of the reptiles or fish within this hotspot is currently on the IUCN Red List.This is a result of either (1) a lack of information on these species or simply (2) because nobodyhas yet made the required “assessment” for possible inclusion in the Red List. Amonginvertebrates, information was only available for gastropods. It is expected that many moreinvertebrate species (as well as plants and reptiles) will prove to be threatened once they areassessed using updated IUCN criteria. A list of potentially threatened dragonflies has also beencompiled by Viola Clausnitzer of the University of Marburg, Germany.Table 2 lists the 24 Critically Endangered species in this hotspot (five mammals, three birds,four amphibians, three gastropods and nine plants). Of these 24 species, 12 occur in Tanzania,seven in Kenya and five in both Kenya and Tanzania. If extinctions are to be avoided, the full setof these Critically Endangered species, together with the sites they depend on, must be rankedhigh among any priorities for conservation action. For example, 17 of the 24 CriticallyEndangered species in this hotspot are each restricted to a single site. This result is important forthe site prioritization process.There are other species in the hotspot, currently listed as Endangered, which should be reassessedfor threat status. These include the Zanzibar red colobus monkey (Procolobus kirkii)(less than 2,000, mostly in Jozani Forest Reserve) and Aders’ duiker (probably less than 800 in avery restricted range with a 50 percent decline within last 15-20 years) (Struhsaker pers.comm.). Two other Endangered species—African Elephant and African Wild Dog—wereidentified as “landscape species,” indicating that they will likely not be conserved through a sitebasedapproach alone.Site OutcomesThe definition of site outcomes produced 160 Key Biodiversity Areas for the Eastern ArcMountains and Coastal Forests hotspot (Appendix 2, Table 3). Among these, 41 sites areimportant for mammals, 29 for birds, 19 for amphibians, four for gastropods and 140 for plants.In the hotspot, 26 sites are home to 10 or more globally threatened species, 53 sites have two to19
nine globally threatened species and 73 are important for at least one globally threatened speciesamong the considered taxonomic groups. Nine more sites are included in Appendix 2, notbecause they host globally threatened species, but because they are IBAs with restricted-rangebird species and globally significant congregations of birds. The full description of siteoutcomes and the species that occur in them is presented in Appendix 3. Figure 3 shows thelocation and distribution of the site outcomes in Kenya and Tanzania. The sites were overlaidwith other existing geographical information including national boundaries, protected areas,rivers and topography to show their distribution in relation to other features.Further analysis of the composition of the site outcomes (Appendix 2 and 3) indicates that 51 ofthe 160 sites are IBAs (Bennun & Njoroge 1999; Baker & Baker 2002). Some sites have highnumbers of threatened species. These sites include: East Usambara Mountains, UluguruMountains, Udzungwa Mountains National Park, West Usambara Mountains, UdzungwaMountains, Shimba Hills, Lindi District Coastal Forests, Nguru Mountains, Taita Hills, SouthPare Mountains and Kisarawe District Coastal Forests. When the sites are ranked according tothe number of threatened species that they contain, 23 of the top 25 sites are IBAs. This suggeststhat the IBA process succeeds in identifying the key sites for conserving species of globalconcern, at least on a broad scale.20
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Page 3 and 4: CEPF FACT SHEETEastern Arc Mountain
Page 5 and 6: ECOSYSTEM PROFILEEASTERN ARC MOUNTA
Page 7 and 8: CONTENTSINTRODUCTION...............
Page 9 and 10: BACKGROUNDInternational interest in
Page 11 and 12: In terms of plant biogeography, the
Page 13 and 14: Mountains are all taken from Newmar
Page 15 and 16: The degree of faunal endemism in th
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Page 29 and 30: Government Institutional Framework
Page 31 and 32: Nongovernmental OrganizationsEast A
Page 33 and 34: 4. Support the government policy of
Page 35 and 36: Box 1 National Forest Policy goal a
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Page 39 and 40: Other coastal mineral resources of
Page 41 and 42: The major social trend in both coun
Page 43 and 44: Table 3. Major threats in the Easte
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Page 47 and 48: Ranking of Threats in TanzaniaBecau
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Page 51 and 52: long-term funding and institutional
Page 53 and 54: years due to a lack of funding. Oth
Page 55 and 56: GEF-UNDP or GTZ support, as did the
Page 57 and 58: During the group and plenary discus
Page 59 and 60: concentrate on synergistic and dire
Page 61 and 62: 2. Restore and increase connectivit
Page 63 and 64: compiling lists of species and asse
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Page 67 and 68: ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THE TEXTACCAW
Page 69 and 70: REFERENCESAxelrod, D.I. & P.H. Rave
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patterns, diversity and endemism. B
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Taphozous hildegardeae + x xBirds 3
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Baphia macrocalyx +Baphia pauloi +B
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Kotschya platyphylla +Kraussia spec
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Sibangea pleioneura +Sorindeia cala
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Kaya Jibana KE 1 7 8 8Kaya Rabai KE
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Pangani (Hale-Makinjumbe) TZ 1 1 1P
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Buxus obtusifolia VU PCroton jatrop
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Kraussia speciosa VU PMkilua fragra
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Mesogyne insignis VU PMildbraedia c
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Synsepalumsubverticillatum VU PTare
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Kaya Muhaka KE 4.33 39.53Vitellario
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Anthus sokokensis EN BAoranthe pend
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Gigasiphon macrosiphon EN PGuibourt
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Coffeapseudozanguebariae VU PRhynch
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Nguru Mountains TZ 6.09 37.51 32908
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(Pande game reserve, DondweFR)Coffe
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Tarenna drummondii VU PTessmannia d
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Shimoni Forests KE 4.65 39.38Paraxe
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magnistipulataMacaranga conglomerat
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Canthium siebenlistii VU PCephaloph
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longipedunculatumDiospyros amaniens
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(Uluguru North FR, UluguruSouth FR,
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Scolecomorphus vittatus VU ASuregad
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Neohemsleyausambarensis VU POcotea
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An Overview of CEPF’s Portfolio i
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them. Government, local community a
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5. Develop and support efforts for
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Reviewers look at:• the relevance
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Box 1: Udzungwa Mountains National
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established in the region and elsew
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Eastern Arc Mountains Portfolio Pro
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CEPF Investment Coordination and Su
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Conservation Ecology of the Endange
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Stakeholders Identify Priorities fo
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Tanzania Seizes 157 Containers of T
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CEPF Set for Expansionhttp://www.ce
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T H E A R C J O U R N A L I S S U E
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Kenya Times Newspaperfile://D:\East
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La Tanzanie et le Kenya reçoivent
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The Dominion: Tiomin Given Final Ap
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The Dominion: Tiomin Given Final Ap
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