Making People and Wildlife Interdependent
Who we are
We believe that change is driven by communities taking ownership of their future and shaping it in their vision. This means that we not only think that communities can run their own conservation areas—they need to. We empower communities by building up their in-house capabilities to run community protected areas in an effort to achieve sustainability across three dimensions: financial, environmental, and social. We have a core team of more than 50 individuals—all Tanzanians, ranging from tech-savvy university graduates to veteran anti-poaching commanders, future women leaders to Maasai elders—who are committed to achieving our goal. When communities are equipped with the tools and skills necessary to take the lead in conservation, our work is done.
What we do
Honeyguide runs community-based conservation initiatives across nearly 1.2 million acres of wilderness in Tanzania. We work with communities across five program areas—enterprise development, management & governance, communications, human-wildlife conflict prevention, and wildlife & habitat protection—to advance sustainable practices in local conservation. These programs are interlinked, supporting and depending on each other to create robust, fully-functioning community protected areas.
Enterprise Development
Enterprise Development
Consulting communities to sharpen their business strategy and secure partnerships
Management & Governance
Management & Governance
Training leaders and managers in best practices in conservation
Communications
Human-Wildlife Conflict Prevention
Human-Wildlife Conflict Prevention
Wildlife & Habitat Protection
Wildlife & Habitat Protection
Making community members the “eyes and ears” of local conservation efforts
Where we work
Honeyguide focuses on large landscapes that serve as dispersal areas and critical migratory routes for wildlife in northern Tanzania. With 60 percent of wildlife in Tanzania living outside of national parks at any given time, protection of community lands, which are increasingly being designated as Wildlife Management Areas, is necessary and pressing for protecting Tanzania’s breathtaking biodiversity. It is in these community conservation areas where Honeyguide, in partnership with the Tanzanian government and other like-minded organizations, supports initiatives that will result in sustainable outcomes.
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Makame
Burunge
Manyara Ranch
Our Mission is to build and support robust and sustainable community-based conservation outcomes in northern Tanzania.
Our Vision is that communities and wildlife in northern Tanzania will benefit from each other’s existence and thrive for generations to come.
Our Strategic Plan Updates
At the halfway point of our 2022–2027 strategy, we reflect on our progress, challenges, and opportunities to enhance the impact, resilience, and efficiency of our investments. Below are new areas of focus we’re incorporating into our strategy moving forward.
Please download the PDF of the updates here> SP26-UPDATE 2024
5 Year Strategic Plan
Our 5-year Strategic Plan defines our reason for being in the coming years. Our plan includes our two goals, the reason why we selected these goals, what our targeted impact will be and who will be joining us on this journey.
5 Year Strategic Plan ( 2022-2026)
Read our five-year Strategic Plan
National WMA Strategy 2023-2033
The National Wildlife Management Areas Strategy 2023-2033
National WMA Strategy 2023-2033
The National WMA strategies; THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS STRATEGY (NWMAS) 2023-2033
From the blog
Doing More With Less
Boosting Efficiency in WMAs The Business of Community Conservation Community Conservation Areas (CCAs) are known by various names across Africa. In Tanzania, they are Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs); in Kenya and Uganda, they are
From Hunter to Guardian
How the EU-Funded KUWA Project is Changing Lives in Kisungule For much of his life, Saidi Alfani, a small-scale farmer from Magazini village in the Kisungule Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in Southern Tanzania, relied
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