Tanzanie

Medium-term ecological monitoring of natural reserves in Tanzania and assessment of management and governance models.

Tanzania is one of the world’s megadriver countries, home to a significant diversity of ecosystems and species and 6 of the world’s 25 biodiversity hotspots. Since 2008, following the request of the Association for the Development of Protected areas (ADAP), a Geneva NGO member of the Geneva Cooperation Federation, HEPIA teachers/researchers and students have regularly travelled to Tanzania to oversee the development of ecological monitoring systems for natural reserves, contributing to the development of a database on medium and large mammals, as well as the evolution of forest cover. The project includes a local capacity building component through training provided to local partners. At the same time, the monitoring questions the management and governance of reserves, in relation to the levels of biodiversity documented there. One of the expected outcomes is the identification of best practices in the management and governance of protected areas.