Beautiful landscape in northern Tanzania.
Baobab Trees Beautiful landscape in northern Tanzania. © Roshni Lodhia

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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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Interview

A Global Crisis Reaches the Wild

The decline in tourism revenue due to COVID-19 is leaving African wildlife vulnerable to poaching and highlighting the need for diverse income sources.

Apr 2020

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Feature

Octopus Fishing in Lamu Kenya

On Kenya’s North Coast, a group of women decided to try something daring. They are closing off a critical octopus fishery for four months at a time — a move that is resulting in big benefits for people and nature.

Mackerel fishermen fish along the shore with small boats and seine nets, trapping fish against the beach and hauling the catch up onto the sand.

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Seychelles Conservation Commitment Comes To Life

Seychelles has protected 30 percent of their ocean after a pioneering debt restructuring deal.

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Photo Essay

Breaking Down Barriers to Conservation

Innovative lease agreements are opening up wildlife corridors and improving livelihoods in Kenya’s Maasai Mara.

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#SaveElephants

Elephants benefit Africa’s nature and people, and urgently need your protection.

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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.
Sukuro village, Northern Tanzania
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.
Jane Kibugi holding fresh soil on her hillside farm in the Upper Tana Watershed, Kenya. June 2015
Africa's First Water Fund The Upper Tana-Nairobi Water Fund allows urban users to invest in upstream watershed conservation efforts for the benefit of farmers, businesses and more than 9 million Kenyans who depend on the Tana River for their fresh water.
A team of women remove invasive trees in the Atlantis Aquifer on behalf of the Greater Cape Town Water Fund
Protecting Cape Town's Water Supply The Greater Cape Town Water Fund is using nature-based solutions, such as removing water-thirsty invasive plants, to increase the amount of water that flows to Cape Town, South Africa, and surrounding areas.
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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Our Common Home Kenya's Upper Tana-Nairobi Water Fund is bringing together diverse individuals, communities, and organizations together to conserve nature, improve livelihoods, and protect our common home — Earth.
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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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