Our community story for the Saadani area has now been posted on the CCRN website. Similar stories highlighting the work of researchers and local organizations in the various study areas of the network from around the world are posted there. Fostering Long Term...
Director Bruce Downie has published an article in the IUCN journal Policy Matters which reviews our PECC case study. Follow the link below to the journal. His articel is Chapter 7 - pages 66-80. Policy Matters - Issue 20; September 2016
CONGRATULATIONS to one of our volunteers Beatrice Simon who has recently completed her Masters degree at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim, Norway! Beatrice volunteered with the Kesho Trust first doing a community profile report for our...
The Kesho Trust is very pleased to announce the release of a video that documents the process involved in the assessment of the PECC project as a case study of good practice by IUCN. The video has been viewed by our participating committees in the villages of the...
A further outcome of the PECC review by IUCN has been to connect us with the organization Linking Tourism & Conservation [LTC]. LTC is a global network that promotes sustainable tourism for the benefit of conservation. Representatives are attending an upcoming...
Marie Fischborn, from the Global Protected Areas Programme of IUCN, visited the Saadani area recently to review the work of our PECC project and present its successes on the PANORAMA website. This is a new initiative of IUCN which recognizes inspiring solutions for...
We are extremely pleased to have Dr. Jane Goodall as one of our ambassadors for the Kihembe Environmental Learning Centre. Her support and appreciation of the work we are doing in the area is most encouraging. She recently visited Kihembe to see how our development...
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Bob Brown to a position on the Kesho Trust Board of Directors. Bob brings considerable business experience and a strong interest in social responsibility to the board. His appointment brings the total number of...
Congratulations Agnes! A member of our Board of Directors in Tanzania, Agnes Sirima, has completed her doctoral studies at Clemson University, South Carolina. She did her research in collaboration with our partner organization PALISEP and will continue to work with...
Our President, Bruce Downie, has successfully completed his doctoral studies at the University of Victoria. His research was part of the work of the PAPR and focused on the influence of conservation in livelihood decision-making in the Saadani area of Tanzania....