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About Eastern Arc

Foreword

The East Usambara forests in northeastern Tanzania are part of the Eastern Arc mountains. More than one hundred years of biological interest and research have shown that these forests have a unique diversity of flora and fauna, and an exceptionally high degree of endemism. They have gained global recognition as being part of a Biodiversity Hotspot [Conservation International], an endemic Bird Area [BirdLife], a Centre of Plant Diversity [WWF and IUCN] and a Globally Important Ecoregion [WWF]. Since 1990, the East Usambara Conservation Area Management Programme [EUCAMP - formerly known as the East Usambara Catchment Forest Project, or EUCFP] has worked in the East Usambara Mountains with the mission to protect these natural forests. The project is implemented by the Forestry and Beekeeping Division [FBD] of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism of Tanzania [MNRT], with financial support from the Government of Finland and the European Commission, and technical assistance from Metsähallitus Consulting.

The overall objective of EUCAMP is to ensure effective conservation of forests in the East Usambaras for preservation of biological diversity and promotion of sustainable catchment forestry and land use management for the benefit of local and global communities

In order to gain the overall objective the programme is planned to achieve five results, which deal with management of East Usambara Man and Biosphere (MAB) Reserve, strengthening of village forest reserves and farm forestry, improving the management of national catchment forest reserves, management of Amani Nature Reserve to support ecotourism, research and training, and strengthening of research and monitoring systems relevant for forest conservation and management.

The conservation status of East Usambara forests was upgraded in November 2000 through designation of UNESCO’s Man and Biosphere (MAB) Reserve. MAB–concept has now been taken as an overall framework for EUCAMP activities that reconciles the biodiversity conservation with the maintenance of sustainable livelihood of local communities.


Dr. Veli Pohjonen, Chief Technical Adviser
Lema Mathias, Programme Manager

East Usambara Conservation Area Management Programme
P.O. Box 1449
Tanga, Tanzania

Tel / Fax: +255 27 2646907
E-mail: usambara@twiga.com

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