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Biodiversity Conservation in Southern Africa

Lead Organisation:

Endangered Wildlife Trust

Where:

Southern Africa, with headquarters in Johannesburg and an independent arm registered in Mozambique

Time period:

on-going

Web link:

http://www.ewt.org

Partners:

Endangered Wildlife Trust

Rietvlei Wildlife Breeding Centre

Johannesburg Zoo Company

Agrochemical companies

Researchers from Southern Africa and North America

Working groups bring partners together to ensure project implementation

Aims/Objectives:

	The Endangered Wildlife Trust conserves endangered species and ecosystems in southern Africa by:
	Initiating and funding research and conservationn action programmes;
	Preventing species extinctions and maintaining biodiversity;
	Supporting natural resource management;
	Communicating the principles of sustainable living through education and awareness programmes to the broadest possible constituency.

Measurable results and specific targets:

	Initiated a range of biodiversity conservation project partnerships including the following, where we invite the involvement of new partners:
	Community-based crane and wetland conservation in southern Africa, an interdisciplinary collaboration among researchers from Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, North America and Zambia to establish a cohesive crane and habit management regime for the region.
	Operation Oxpecker aims to restore healthy populations of two species of Oxpeckers that have been seriously impacted by the use of pesticides to control ticks on domestic livestock in southern Africa. Partnerships with agrochemical companies will result in only Oxpecker-friendly products being distributed in the region. Resource-poor farmers will be the greatest beneficiaries of a successful programme.
	The Rietvlei Wildlife Breeding Centre is a partnership with the Johannesburg Zoo and additional partners to develop the Zoo's Rietvlei Farm in order to provide breeding facitilities, "spelling" facilities, quarantine facilities and research opportunities that will be of lasting benefit and value.

Implementation mechanisms and further application:

	Projects are mainly implemented by dedicated working groups, such as the Conservation Leadership Group, the Carnivore Conservation Group, the Wildlife Biological Resource Centre, and others.
	The EWT will display partnership efforts at the IUCN Conservation Centre at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg.

CONTACT:

Name:

Dr John Ledger

Email:

johnl@ewt.org.za

Organisation:

Endangered Wildlife Trust

Address:

Private Bag x11

City:

Parkview

State/Region: