Job Post: Field Facilitator (Conservation)Organization: Environmental Conservation for Wildlife and Community Enterprise (ECOWICE)Location: Mvomero, Namtumbo, Rungwe or Morogoro RuralAbout Us: Environmental Conservation for Wildlife and Community Enterprise (ECWCE) is a non-profit organization dedicated to conserving wildlife through improving income and food security. Our main programs focus on human-wildlife coexistence, environmental education, restoration, and sustainable income-generating...
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Pupils adjacent Mikumi national park visited Mikumi national park
As the future conservators of Mikumi national park, SAVE WILD club members of Mkata primary school visited Mikumi national park to experience the life of animals within the park. ECOWICE supports children adjacent to Mikumi national park to understand the behavior, habitat, and characteristics of various wildlife species they always encounter in their village.They also...
World environmental day 2021; Ready to restore Mikumi wildlife corridors and dispersal areas
On world environmental day and the launching of the UN decade for ecological restoration, we collected tree seeds for restoring the wildlife corridor and dispersal area of Mikumi national park. The area has been degraded by the local community who cut trees to produce charcoal for income generation. The collected seeds have been handled by...
Communities Adjacent Mikumi National Park Enhanced to Farm Sesame crop to adapt elephant crop raiding
Many farmers in Mkata village get low to no harvests from their farms due to crop raiding by elephants. This has left them in serious poverty and food insecurity that drive them to turn into forest as their last hope. There is an increasing rate of charcoal production, where many farmers have turned into charcoal...
Capacity building training on Marketing skills and financial management
The training was done in two villages of Kwamsisi and Pozo . Participants were enhanced to develop various marketing strategies, develop marketing plan and financial management skills. This will help to ensure sustainable income generation and hence abandon destructive activities
Postponement of our field activities due to the emergency of COVID 19
Due to the current spreading of the pandemic covid 19 which is rapidly affecting many places in the world. We are postponing our field activities until when the government announce resumption
FARMLAND EXPANSION; AN INCREASING THREAT TO NATURAL FORESTS
Tree cutting for farmland expansion is threatening Tanzania’s natural forests. Due to lack of knowledge on using manure and fertilizers, farmer normally seek virgin land that is believed to be more productive. As a result they end up clearing natural forests. Let us together support farmers in getting environmental friendly productive means.
Chinese ‘Queen of Ivory’ jailed for 15 years in Tanzania
https://edition.cnn.com/2019/02/19/africa/tanzania-jails-chinese-woman-intl/index.html?fbclid=IwAR2QKzKDF4-CkZcBHxZ8-z7qnUdfgA7kI3i5UZ9lNZKjxmjL1HkNWyzhPsg
Mushroom project for sustainable forest conservation
ECOWICE have established mushroom project to support community in obtaining alternative source of food and income. The project involved raising environmental awareness, training on mushroom farming and spawns production, support for mushroom production infrastructures and equipments, processing, packaging and marketing. The project will be conducted in 5 districts of Morogoro, Maswa, Handeni,Babati and Karatu whereby...
Beekeeping training-Saadani National Park
In most cases the communities adjacent Saadani National park engages on activities that contribute to forest degradation. They cut trees for making charcoal (and sell along the highway), fuel wood and building poles. ECOWICE conducted training on modern beekeeping as the alternative source of income.
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