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.
5 Year Impact Report.
In 2017, Honeyguide strategically set out to establish three Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) as strong models of Tanzanian community-based conservation. These past five years have been quite a journey. As we’ve reflected on the past, we’ve asked ourselves two fundamental questions: firstly, did we achieve what we set out to do, and secondly, what did we learn? Read our five-year impact report to learn more.
5 Year Impact Report
Read our five-year impact report to learn more.
Honeyguide Brochure
Who are we, and what do we do? This is a quick overview of our organization, how we work, and the components of our theory of change. Read, download, and share this short publication
Honeyguide Brochure
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Our 2022 Targets
View our plans 2022; flip through our goals and targets for our work in 2022.
Our 2022 Targets
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From the blog
The Business of Conservation
With over 30,000 hectares invested, with revenues exceeding half a million dollars, over 15,000 shareholders expecting a return on their investment, this is a complex business, it is the business of conservation. Wildlife Management
Slash Those Protection Costs
Protection costs consume around 60% of the total operating budgets for many African conservation areas, be it national parks or the smaller community conservation areas. Most National Parks in Africa (such as the Serengeti)
Our Supporters
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