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eyeball Country profile
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eyeball Biological significance
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eyeball Conservation threats
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eyeball WWF involvement
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eyeball Achievements
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eyeball Scholarships
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eyeball Udzungwa mountains National Park
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eyeball Environmental education - TEEP
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eyeball Ruaha National Park
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eyeball Conservation of lowland coastal forests
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eyeball Mafia island marine park blue line
header: Tanzania


WWF INVOLVEMENT

National Park WWF has been helping with Tanzania's conservation efforts for more than 35 years, beginning with the acquisition of the privately-owned Momela Farm and its conversion to a national park in 1962. Tanzania was classified by WWF as one of its six focal countries in Africa, and a Programme Office was opened in Dar es Salaam in 1990.

Since the WWF office opened, its programme has grown from five to 15 active projects and the budget has more than trebled. "Managing WWF's expanding programme in Tanzania from within the country has not only been more efficient and cost-effective, but has also demonstrated the organization's commitment to the Tanzanian people,'' says WWF's first country representative, John Boshe. In the fiscal year 1996/97 the programmed spending of WWF in Tanzania will total some US$2.7 million, almost three-quarters of which will go towards supporting the management of protected areas and environmental education.

Overall, WWF's efforts in Tanzania represent its largest and most diverse programme in Africa.