Put together either a binding contract or a non-binding memorandum of understanding that includes roles, responsibilities and how you will approach conflict resolution should it be needed.“Have regular meetings to synchronize program activities and see where resources can be pooled and complemented,” added Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka from“Several grantees have had the experience of going to a village for the first time to do research and being told by the community, ‘There was someone here three years ago doing the same thing,’” said CEPF Grant Director Dan Rothberg.

Photo by: Harald Hoyer / CC-BY-SA Top 10 biodiversity hotspots 2. Besides the rhino, the other members of the ‘Big Five’ are also residents of this region. Don’t write what you think a donor wants to see; write what you think needs to be done. The Eastern Afromontane Biodiversity Hotspot, which stretches over 7,000 kilometers of widely scattered but biogeographically similar mountains from Saudi Arabia to Mozambique and Zimbabwe — is one of the Earth’s 36 biodiversity hotspots, the most biologically rich yet threatened areas around the globe. The continent houses 4,700 mammal species of the world and over 2,000 species of birds. Subscribe to Our Newsletter! The reptilian and invertebrate diversity of the Karoo is also highly diverse. 10 of the 100 freshwater fish species inhabiting the waters in the region are endemic.This biodiversity hotspot includes the tropical moist broadleaf forests along West Africa’s coast. The fybnos biome located in this region supports the region’s economy to a great extent from revenue earned via eco-tourism and harvest of fybnos products. That way, community members don’t feel abandoned by the researchers, and subsequent researchers aren’t starting from scratch. In Tanzania, WCS helped create a honey cooperative, because the community requested it.A conservation agreement can come in many forms but is, in essence, a “contract” between stakeholders, which could include communities, NGOs, chiefs, local government or park authorities. For example, Madagascar hosts 99 species of lemurs, all of which are endemic to the island.

The region is a meeting point of eight major types of vegetation. “And so-called ‘no-cost extensions’ actually always cost time and money.”When you are writing your proposal, find out as much as possible about what the donor is looking for. The Millennium Seed Bank Partnership (based at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) is collaborating with East African seed banks, herbaria and conservation agencies to conserve the unique Afromontane flora through ex-situ seed banking. The Eastern Arc Mountains are part of the Eastern Afromontane Biodiversity Hotspot according to Conservation International and are one of WWF’s Global 200 priority ecoregions. Send them updates about what has happened with the project or your organization. Due to its evolutionary history Kabobo represents an represents an area of outstanding biological valueand it deserves to become a large, comprehensive protected area. Like most websites we use cookies. Develop a strategy and stick to it. Nearly 40% of the species found here are endemic.

The Eastern Afromontane Hotspot The Eastern Afromontane Hotspot is remarkable for both its high level of diversity and life-sustaining systems for millions of people and 10,856 species, a third of which (30.8 percent) are endemic. He took the livestock but continued poaching. This biodiversity hotspot encompasses the several terrestrial and marine ecosystems of the islands in the Indian Ocean including Madagascar. The fossa and fanaloka are some other endemic species of Madagascar.Shaped like the horn of the rhinoceros, the Horn of Africa is an East African peninsula. Here is an update from Crane Conservation Volunteers in Kenya: "As you might be aware, in 2019 the rains came late and therefore Cranes started breeding 4 months late away from normal season, but nothing lost, in fact we are still learning more and more about this species.

In Madagascar alone, there are 7 terrestrial, 5 freshwater, and 2 marine ecoregions. The Eastern Afromontane biodiversity hotspot hosts an incredible level of biodiversity. The area exhibits incredible plant biodiversity and high levels of endemism. The forests in this region host great biodiversity and have high levels of endemism. The Albertine Rift area located in this hotspot houses around 300 endemics. Birds like the Djibouti francolin, black boubou, Warsangli linnet, etc., also live here. It is a tropical moist forest region that extends from Somalia to Mozambique and includes parts of coastal Tanzania and Kenya.