East Africa Wildlife Society (EAWLS)

East Africa Wildlife Society (EAWLS)

Partner's Location: 
Kenya, Tanzania
Type of partner: 
Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs)
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East Africa Wildlife Society (EAWLS)
EAWLS is a conservation organization that prides itself as the voice of conservation in the East African region through evidence based advocacy and engaging different key stakeholders to influence change. EAWLS was founded through a merger of the Kenya and Tanzania Wildlife Societies (both were formed in 1956) and wildlife enthusiasts from Uganda. EAWLS rich history dates back to 1956 when it made the first step as an organization. Over the years it have realised monumental achievements and made contributions towards various legislations and policies.
 
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Consortium for the Conservation of the Coastal and Marine Ecosystems in the Western Indian Ocean region (WIO-C)

Organization/Institution/Project linked to: 
Nairobi Convention

WIO-C is a consortium of international and regional Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in partnership with intergovernmental organizations that have presence and are active in regional marine and coastal ecosystem management in the WIO region. It was established during the impelementation of the project on ‘Addressing Land Based activities in the Western Indian Ocean (WIOLaB) to provide a framework for NGOs working in the WIO region to harmonize and advance efforts to protect, conserve, and manage the coastal and marine environment of the WIO region while working to alleviate poverty and attain sustainable livelihoods for the most vulnerable segments of its population. It also aims to support synergy in programmes of work on marine and coastal ecosystem management and promote knowledge and information sharing amongst stakeholders in the WIO region, as well as provide a mechanism for non-governmental entities to anchor activities in the Nairobi Convention and other intergovernmental processes, thus strengthening their implementation.

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Members: 
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), BirdLife International, World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), East Africa Wildlife Society (EAWLS), Coastal Oceans Research and Development in the Indian Ocean (CORDIO), Wetlands International, Blue Ventures, RARE, The Nature Conservancy (TNC), Flora & Fauna International (FFI), Conservation International (CI), Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA)