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Baobab Trees Beautiful landscape in northern Tanzania. © Roshni Lodhia
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Working Toward a Sustainable Future for People and Nature in Africa

Our vision for Africa is rooted in its people—and our conservation approach focuses on working with local communities, governments, and organizations to conserve and enhance Africa's shared resources.

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Sixth grader Metayo Maritz flies a kite at the Rooivlerkiefees—an Afrikaans word that means “Festival of the Redfin"—outside of Cape Town, South Africa.

Report

2021 Year in Review

See 2021 highlights and milestones from the Africa region, along with inspiring videos, wildlife photography, and compelling stories.

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Initiative

Community-Led Conservation Grows in Kenya

The community-led conservation movement has shown that it is possible—and indeed beneficial—to balance the needs of people and wildlife in Kenya.

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Blog

The Key to Climate Action Hidden in Africa's Forests

How a new business accelerator aims to scale up a critical natural climate solution

By Edwin Macharia

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Interview

Making Space for Black Rhinos to Thrive Again in Kenya

Black rhino numbers are climbing back slowly in Kenya, but the limiting factor is space. A new rhino sanctuary could give existing rhino populations more space to thrive and grow.

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Magazine Feature

The Okavango Delta: An African Oasis

Every year during Botswana’s dry season, the Okavango Delta explodes with life. To safeguard one of the largest wetlands in the world, TNC is starting at the source.

By Julian Smith

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Where We Work

TNC established the Africa Program in 2007, and today we operate in eight countries across the continent.

Videos from Africa

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Africa Rising TNC's Africa Program is mobilizing around seven strategies to address the greatest challenges facing people and nature. Because we believe that as nations rise, nature can endure.
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Leah Orwangas: Inspiring Women Leah Orwangas was empowered by learning about her land rights, and is now sharing her knowledge with other women in northern Tanzania.
Irene Mumiria stands in front on napier grass she planted to help reduce erosion on her farm in Maragua, Kenya.
Irene Mumiria: Inspiring Other Farmers in Kenya Meet Irene. The Upper Tana-Nairobi Water Fund showed her how rainwater collection and terracing could help with irrigation and preventing soil erosion, and her farming improved drastically.
(ALL INTERNAL and LIMITED EXTERNAL USES AUTHORIZED) A young village woman gets a small loan for her business in the village of Katumbi, on Lake Tanganyika in Tanzania. The Nature Conservancy is launching a large-scale effort in the Greater Mahale Ecosystem, with Pathfinder International and the Frankfurt Zoological Society to address chimpanzee habitat protection, fisheries management, freshwater protection and community development—including reproductive health. PHOTO CREDIT: © Ami Vitale
Tuungane — Let’s Unite! Tuungane (Kiswahili for “Let’s Unite!”) describes our partnership with global healthcare organization Pathfinder International to improve the health of both people and nature on Lake Tanganyika’s Tanzanian shore.
CHAT's Susan Lantare, Rose Kimanzi, and Pauline Lokipi (from left to right, in yellow) sing and dance with CHAT clients Bahati Lequto and Selina Molparakuo.
Selina Ntoijoni: Healthy Families and Healthy Landscapes Selina Ntoijoni, a mother of eight in Samburu County, Kenya, was struggling to care for her family after multiple back-to-back pregnancies left her weak and tired. Voluntary family planning resources—brought to her community from TNC partner Communities Health Africa Trust—gave her greater control over the health of her body, her family, and her surrounding landscape.
to remove invasive pine trees from the greater Cape Town region in South Africa. TNC works with local organizations to support these water-saving efforts.
Going the Distance to Save Cape Town's Water Through the Greater Cape Town Water Fund, a team of rope technicians are removing invasive plants to conserve native vegetation, reduce the severity of wildfires and release billions of gallons of water to the Greater Cape Town region each year.
The new dorm at Lagosa Secondary School is providing girls with a safe place to stay and study.
Meet Teresia Gabriel Thanks to a new dorm funded by Tuungane Project supporters, Teresia now has more time to study, access to food and water, solar power to read by and, most importantly, an opportunity to make a difference.
Charity Siankuku tending to her garden near Kapunda Village, Mulobezi, Zambia.
Charity Siankuku: Feeding the Future in Zambia Meet Charity. Using techniques learned from TNC-sponsored agriculture support staff, Charity Siankuku can now grow more diverse crops. These efforts protect her food source from drought and reduce pressure on nearby forests.
Participants carry out a prescribed ‘black line’ burn as part of practical exercise during fire management training in Kafue National Park, Zambia.
Controlling Fire in Zambia's Largest National Park A fire training program brings TNC's global expertise to build local capacity to manage destructive late-season fires and introduce controlled burns for the benefit of both people and wildlife in this landscape.
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Carbon Offset Programs in Africa As more businesses and individuals assume responsibility for avoiding and drastically reducing contributions to climate change, nature conservation presents opportunities to offset short-term, unavoidable carbon emissions…and carbon markets present new opportunities for funding conservation sustainably. In Africa, many of our projects with partners already have the right conditions for carbon offset projects that can deliver a triple benefit for the climate, local communities, and wildlife.
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Meet Naronyo Nang'oiho As a grazing coordinator, Naronyo is ensuring his community complies with their new grazing plan that will ensure healthy pasture for both livestock and wildlife in northern Tanzania.
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Join Us to #SaveElephants The Nature Conservancy is teaming up with partners around the world to address the complex ivory poaching crisis.
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Douglas Mungai: Learning How to Improve Soil Health Douglas Mungai is a farmer in Kenya and part of a TNC-led soil health training program in which more than 150 farmers received soil testing and tailored recommendations that could lead to improved crop yields and environmental outcomes.
Amina Ahmed fishes for octopuses after the no-take zone is re-opened in Lamu, Kenya.
Amina Ahmed: Patience Pays off on Kenya's Coast A group of fisherwomen took a big leap of faith: They closed off an octopus fishery — a critical source of food and income — for four months. The results showed promise for healthier communities and marine ecosystems.
Johnsoit Soit, 35, is the head teacher at Rekero Primary School in Kenya's Pardamat Conservation Area.
Johnson Soit: Breaking Down Barriers to Conservation Johnson Soit is chairman of the Pardamat Conservation Area Board in Kenya. With support from TNC and USAID, 15,000 landowners in this region are earning an income by leasing their land and creating unfenced areas for wildlife, tourism, and livestock.
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