Eastern Arc Mountains and Coastal Forests of Tanzania and Kenya ...

1.6 Research and promote eco-agricultural options forthe local populations of the hotspot2. Restore and increase connectivityamong fragmented forest patches inthe hotspot, especially in:1. Lower Tana River Forests2. Taita Hills3. East Usambaras/Tanga4. Udzungwas2.1 Assess potential sites in the hotspot forconnectivity interventions2.2 Support initiatives that maintain or restoreconnectivity in the hotspot2.3 Monitor and evaluate initiatives that maintain orrestore connectivity in the hotspot2.4 Support best practices for restoring connectivity inways that also benefit people3. Improve biological knowledge in thehotspot (all 160 sites eligible)4. Establish a small grants program inthe hotspot (all 160 sites eligible)that focuses on critically endangeredspecies and small-scale efforts toincrease connectivity of biologicallyimportant habitat patches5. Develop and support efforts forfurther fundraising for the hotspot3.1 Refine and implement a standardized monitoringprogram across the 160 eligible sites3.2 Support research in the less studied of the 160eligible sites in the hotspot3.3 Monitor populations of Critically Endangered andEndangered Species in the hotspot3.4 Support research in the hotspot to facilitate RedList assessments and re-assessments for plants,reptiles, invertebrates and other taxa.3.5 Compile and document indigenous knowledge onhotspot sites and species3.6 Support awareness programs that increase publicknowledge of biodiversity values of the hotspot4.2 Support targeted efforts to increase connectivity ofbiologically important habitat patches4.3.Support efforts to increase biological knowledge ofthe sites and to conserve critically endangeredspecies5.1 Establish a professional resource mobilization unit,within an appropriate local partner institution, forraising long-term funds and resources for thehotspot5.2 Utilize high-level corporate contacts to securefunding from the private sector for the hotspot5.3 Train local NGOs and community-basedorganizations in fundraising and proposal writing1. Increase the ability of local populations in the hotspot to benefit from and contribute tobiodiversity conservation, especially in and around Lower Tana River Forests, TaitaHills, East Usambaras/Tanga, Udzungwas and Jozani ForestThese sites were selected based on current lack of investment, assessment of opportunities forsuccess and biological prioritization. The paradigm, which links poverty to environmentaldegradation and biodiversity loss, has driven much of the conservation effort in this hotspot fortwo decades and it inevitably emerged as a dominant theme in the workshop. CEPF should55