The BBC have reported that the populations of wildlife species in the world-renowned Masai Mara reserve in Kenya have crashed in the past three decades, according to research published in the Journal of Zoology. Numbers of impala, warthog, giraffe, topi and Coke's hartebeest have declined by over 70%, say scientists. Even fewer survive beyond the
Seminar on the Friday 3rd June 2011 at the Kimemo Holdings at 3.30 pm to 5pm. The seminar will provide presentations and a discussion forum on the development of an organization that will provide guidelines and accreditation for responsible tourism in Tanzania. The meeting will be opened by Richard Rugimbana of the Tourism Confederation of
Honeyguide Foundation announced today that they have joined the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC), an international initiative dedicated to promoting sustainable tourism practices around the world. The GSTC was founded in partnership by the World Tourism Organization, the United Nations Environment Programme, UN Foundation, Rainforest Alliance, Sabre/Travelocity and others. GSTC membership is open to all
Plans to extract soda from Lake Natron are surfacing again. After TATA chemicals pulled out, conservationists had a win and the future of the Lake Natron was secured. A new approaching is being developed and according to an article from the Daily News from the 27th February, the soda plant will be good for the flamingos; "The project
For years there has been conflict in Loliondo surrounding land and natural resource uses. The conflict is complex, with many stakeholders involved, but the root of the problem is clear—land. The drought of July 2009 brought conflict tensions to a head, resulting in burned homesteads, reported human rights abuses, 50,000 cattle displaced and considerable economic loss
It is known that in December a spike in poaching occurs , this is generally because of the holiday season brings on a demand for bush meat and ivory poachers hoping to take advantage of the anti-poaching units going on holiday. With BIG LIFE support, Honeyguide Foundation has just purchased and sent into the field
Honeyguide Foundation team members, William Joseph and Bakari Jaha attend the Legacy Foundation Briquette Producers’ Conference held on the November 14th-19th in Arusha. Through a grant provided by the McKnight Foundation, Legacy Foundation was funded to conduct a briquette producers’ meeting/workshop, as a follow-up to the Training of Trainers that was conducted in 2009 for
BIG LIFE Foundation is supporting the community conservation project. Honeyguide Foundation are working with local communities to manage and conserve their natural resources. Through this community conservation project, BIG LIFE have been able to donate much needed equipment to the Village Game Scouts (VGS)of the Enduimet Wildlife Management Area in the West Kilimanjaro and Longido
The Mama Mkaa project produces their first charcoal briquettes from waste from the hotels. These charcoal briquettes are made from waste such as paper, old boxes and a various assortment of garden waste. The team of women will continue to experiment for the next couple of months with various concoctions of organic waste until the produce a charcoal briquette that will burn hot
Honeyguide visited west Kilimanjaro this week and met several farmers, ranch owners and general members of the community. West Kilimanjaro faces Longido and Amboseli, wildlife in the area move between these areas and often come into conflict with agriculture. West Kilimanjaro is densely populated and the bush meat trade is growing. Elephants are moving from Amboseli through Longido to Kilimanjaro, recently a number of