With the aim of restoring the forest that has been degraded, the club has started a tree nursery that will provide tree seedlings for planting in areas where trees have been lost due to charcoal production and farming. Members will grow seeds that were collected from the forest on world environmental day this year.They are expecting to grow more than 5000 tree seedlings that will be distributed to schools and farmer groups.
The dispersal area and wildlife corridor of Mikumi national park is now set to be under community based forest management.
ECOWICE team has organized a meeting with the village council to discuss the establishment of Community Based Forest Management (CBFM). Through this meeting, various issues regarding conservation and utilization of village forests were addressed, which sensitized the committee to call for CBFM. The committee agreed to call the village assembly that will allow the development of the CBFM plan and formulate a new village natural resource committee.ECOWICE team has organized a meeting with the village council to discuss the establishment of Community Based Forest Management (CBFM). Through this meeting, various issues regarding conservation and utilization of village forests were addressed,...
SAVE WILD club is making Mkata river suitable for wildlife and people
Mkata river support life for wild animals of Mikumi national park especially for migratory animals like elephants. The river also passes through villages where it supports various livelihoods to an adjacent community such as fishing, farming, and livestock keeping.Hower the river is highly polluted by wastes associated with human activities. This week; Members of our environmental club namely the SAVE WILD club comprising of primary school pupils collected wastes to make it good for wildlife and their families. Through that, they also gained an opportunity to about various types of wastes and how to dispose of them. They collected both...
Mushroom farming saves nature during off-farm season
It is now summer season where farmers are not engaged in farming, the main source of livelihood for the community adjacent to Mikumi national park. It is the season where farmers struggle to find other sources of livelihood and mostly end up destructing from the forest and wildlife resources.ECOWICE is now supporting farmers to grow mushrooms as a source of livelihood during the off-farm season. Farmers will be supported to obtain materials for mushroom house construction, skills for mushroom farming, and marketing support.The project has started at Mkata village where more than 100 farmers will be supported
Save Wild Club is now ready to operate at Mikumi national park
Children are future conservationists who can help to spread the message about conservation, and through them, adults in the local community can learn to be more responsible and become more proactive in the protection of wildlife.ECOWICE runs a green club called SAVE WILD CLUB that operates in primary and secondary schools adjacent to wildlife and forest areas.The school management of Mkata primary school has approved the club charter and work plan that will guide all activities of the club. This marks the beginning of operating club activities at the school
World rangers day
Today we celebrated world ranger day with the village natural resource committee of Mkata village. This committee is responsible for managing and protecting the village forest reserve, a wildlife dispersal area, and the corridor of Mikumi national park. We have conducted a focus group discussion to determine various issues they face in protection and management activities.Today we celebrated world ranger day with the village natural resource committee of Mkata village. This committee is responsible for managing and protecting the village forest reserve, a wildlife dispersal area, and the corridor of Mikumi national park. We have conducted a focus group discussion...
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 a community conservation group that will grow them into seedlings. We really appreciate all volunteers who have attended and our partner, society for ecological restoration.
TREE SEED COLLECTION
Join us on the World Environmental dayBy showing our contribution to the UN Decade of ecological restoration, We are going to collect seeds for native trees in the degraded wildlife dispersal area and corridor Mikumi national park. We shall walk in the forest while identifying trees and collecting their seeds. In the end, we shall handle the seeds to the community conservation group for processing and turning them into seedlings.Join us through: https://forms.gle/GbCTnfXXfj9chkBh8
Community Conservation Bank for sustainable income
Community Conservation Bank for sustainable incomeCommunity Conservation Bank(COCOBA) helps the community to solve their economic challenges while conserving wildlife and their environment. ECOWICE support the community adjacent Mikumi national park to earn sustainable income from environmental friendly income generating activities through long lasting community savings and banking loans model.
African savannah elephants are now endangered
African savanna elephants are now endangered After some years of being treated as vulnerable, African savanna elephants are now listed as endangered in IUCN red list while forest elephants are now critically endangered. IUCN report shows African savanna elephants has decreased by 60% in the last 50 years while forest elephants have declined by 85% in 31 years. Despite several actions that have been done, poaching and habitat loss are still major drivers for population decline. ECOWICE will proceed with all actions that help to restore the elephant population and its habitat. For more information read the IUCN report