WWF TANZANIA Country Office

WWF has had interventions in Tanzania since 1962 with operations mainly on rhino conservation, managed direct from the head quarters in Switzerland.

Before 2010, WWF Tanzania interventions were stand-alone projects focusing on wildlife and habitat rescue, environmental education to communities and public conservation awareness building. These stand-alone projects over time merged into strategic programmes, addressing root issues to loss of wildlife, habitation, and human-environment conflicts. Most importantly, the Office started to deliberately engage local communities to promote sustainable use of environmental resources in their livelihood pursuits.

Currently, WWF Tanzania conservation programmes and priorities are guided and based on its 2030 Vision, and WWF Global Conservation Strategies.

WWF Tanzania has evolved within several different conceptual approaches and conservation priorities with an obligation to address Tanzania’s national priorities in the Wildlife and ecosystem management.