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.
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.
APAC AFRICAN PROTETED AREA CONGRESS
Our Impact 2021
View the work that we accomplished last year, flip through our 2021 Impact report.
Our Impact 2021
View the work that we accomplished last year in our 2021 Impact report; Download our Impact report for 2021
Our 2022 Targets
View our plans 2022; flip through our goals and targets for our work in 2022.
Our 2022 Targets
View our 2022 goals and targets; Download our Targets for 2022
A passion and love for what we do in 2021
Strategic Plan 2017 – 2021
Honeyguide envisions a Tanzania in which people and wildlife benefit from each other’s presence. We believe this can be achieved by:
- Reducing the costs of wildlife to local people
- Developing nature-based enterprises that increase the benefits of wildlife
- Working with communities to protect wildlife from illegal use
- Supporting the development of capable management and governance
- Improving local attitudes and awareness about wildlife and conservation
Read our Strategic Plan to see what steps we plan to take over the next five years to advance these programmatic goals.
From the blog
Investing in Sustainable Solutions
We at Honeyguide are often reminded that not all community areas can become financially sustainable, and whilst I totally understand this, I believe that many can achieve financial independence. We are a naturally optimistic organization,
A guide on how to get an elephant out of a mud pit
Late one night last week, the Makame Rangers were alerted by a member of the local community about an elephant that was stuck deep in a waterhole. The rangers found a young bull elephant stuck
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