Expression of Interest

The aim of the project is to ensure the preservation of viable populations of all of Zanzibar endangered endemics in a cohesive and well-managed network of government and community protected areas. These will be linked by functional habitat corridors and supported by local communities that benefit economically, environmentally and culturally from the conservation of their natural heritage.

(1) Create a network that incorporates all remaining conservation-priority forests into sustainably-managed government and community PAs linked by functional corridors; (2) Improve planning and management of the PA network; (3) Develop standardized long-term ecological monitoring programs across the entire network of government and community PAs; (4) Improve community forest management and equitable benefit sharing and Raise awareness of the importance of PAs.