CONSERVATION CONTRIBUTORS
Government Authorities
HURUNGWE RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL
MR. MAJUMBE
Natural Resources Manager
Responsible for welfare and socio-economic development and local governance of the Hurungwe District – (https://hurungwerdc.co.zw/)
MUZARABANI RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL
MRS. ENNIE MUTEMA
Responsible for welfare and socio-economic development and local governance of the Muzarabani District.
https://www.facebook.com/people/Muzarabani-Rural-District-Council/100068242211436/
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AGENCY
ROBERT RWAFA
The Environmental Management Agency (EMA) is a statutory body responsible for ensuring the sustainable management of natural resources.
NATIONAL MUSEUMS AND MONUMENTS OF ZIMBABWE
HAPPINOS MARUFU
NMMZ is a Parastatal, funded through grants by Central Government and falling under the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Zim Parks and wildlife management authority
FELIX CHIMERAMOMBE
Cluster Manager
Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority aims to conserve Zimbabwe’s wildlife and wilderness resources.
MBIRE RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL
MR C. MAJAYA
CEO
Responsible for welfare and socio-economic development and local governance of the Mbire District.
https://www.facebook.com/mbirerdc
ZIMBABWE TOURISM AUTHORITY
The Zimbabwe Tourism Authority, is Zimbabwe’s tourism’s governing body formed as an act of parliament and operates under the mandate of the Tourism Act of Zimbabwe of 1996.
Email:
ZIMBABWE NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR UNESCO
MS BEULA CHIPOYERA
To co-ordinate, execute and monitor UNESCO’s programmes in Education, Sciences, Culture, Communication and Information for the promotion of activities that contribute towards peaceful and wellbeing of the society in Zimbabwe.
http://www.mhtestd.gov.zw/?page_id=3521
CAMPFIRE
ISHMAEL CHAUKURA – Chairman of the new CAMPFIRE association
The Communal Areas Management Programme for Indigenous Resources (CAMPFIRE) was initiated in 1989 by the Zimbabwean government as a program to support community-led development and sustainable use of natural resources. It is one of the first programs to consider wildlife as renewable natural resources, while addressing the allocation of its ownership to indigenous peoples in and around conservation protected areas.
nyaminyami rural district council
Guruve rural district council
MR T MARISA
Responsible for welfare and socio-economic development and local governance of the Guruve District.
Contact: +263 058 2483
https://www.facebook.com/GuruveRdc
ZIMBABWE FORESTRY COMMISSION
VIOLET MAKOTO
Forestry Commission (FC) is a parastatal under the Ministry of Environment, Climate, Tourism and Hospitality Industry.
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, CLIMATE AND WILDLIFE
KUDAKWASHE MANYANGA
The Ministry of Environment, Climate, Tourism and Hospitality Zimbabwe is led by Minister Nqobizita Mangaliso Ndlovu.
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Development & Conservation
Support Organisations
Flying For Wildlife
RICHARD TENNANT
Founding Director
Conservation Aviation – FFW provides significant conservation assistance through the provision of flights (free of charge) to aid in every facet of conservation in Zimbabwe. FFW also conducts aerial monitoring and scouting, assisting ZimParks throughout the Zambezi Valley with aerial data.
Matusadona Conservation Trust
MICHAEL PELHAM
CEO
MCT is the legal entity set up by African Parks who has entered into a 20-year partnership with the Government of Zimbabwe to manage Matusadona National Park. Our shared vision is to reposition Matusadona as a leading wildlife destination and to create a conservation-led economy to benefit people while ensuring the protection of Zimbabwe’s wildlife.
Kariba Animal Welfare Fund Trust (KAWFT)
DEBBIE OTTMAN AND SONYA MCMASTER
Founding Directors
Wildlife and environmental welfare within the Charara Safari Area as well as tending to wildlife in other surrounding areas when called for help. Working closely with all necessary Authorities – Zimparks, ZRP Minerals, Flora and Fauna Unit.
My Trees Trust
DR RORY PILOSSOF
GENERAL MANAGER
Community based reforestation projects, working with communities to create job opportunities and environmental stewardship in Hurungwe, and assisting to mitigate human wildlife conflict in Gache Gache. Read My Trees Trust’s 2023 Operational Update Report.
The Tashinga Initiative
LYNNE TAYLOR
Tashinga Initiative supports conservation efforts in 12,300 sq km Zimparks Protected Areas, with a focus on Rangers’ well-being, the enabling environment infrastructure, and strengthening patrolling and operational efficacy. View Tashinga Initiative’s 2023 Impact Summary
Email:
Mobile: +263 (0) 77 234 8671
Painted Dog Conservation
PETER BLlNSTON
Painted Dog Conservation (PDC) is a private voluntary organisation (PVO) operating in Hwange and Mana Pools. PDC aims to create and environment where painted dogs can thrive.
Email:
Mobile: +263 (0) 772162852
DanChurch Aid (DCA Zimbabwe)
MADS LINDEGAARD
Country Director
DCA supports those in need and the poorest in Zimbabwe in their struggle for a dignified and better life.
Email:
Mobile: +263 77 599 7128
Future of Hope Foundation
SPEAK OUT FOR ANIMALS (SOFA)
EVER CHINODA
SOFA developes requisite legal literature and conducts trainings that advocate for the appreciation and understanding of wildlife law in Zimbabwe and Africa at large.
RIFA CONSERVATION EDUCATION CAMP
ESPETH BAILLIE
Rifa Conservation Education Camp is a conservation education facility situated on the edge of the Zambezi River 4 kilometers upstream from the Chirundu border post in Zimabwe.
Mobile: +260 962 82993
GREAT PLAINS FOUNDATION
Founded as a hybrid organization, with both commercial and charitable arms, Great Plains Conservation and its Foundation are to securing African landscapes of a scale large enough to also protect its resident and seasonal wildlife populations.
Email:
AFRICAN WILDLIFE FOUNDATION
Conservation Angling Sustainable Trust
KARL EKHARD
CAST to be proactive in the conservation protection and sustainability of the Fisheries of Kariba, focusing on the providing for a healthy state of angling and addressing the poaching threat through consistent patrols in the Eastern Basin of Kariba Dam.
Mobile: +263 (0) 772 279 051
Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association
UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION RESEARCH UNIT
DANDE ANTI-POACHING UNIT
FACHIG
THOMAS MUPETESI
Director
The Farmers Association of Community Self-Help Investment Groups is a membership organisation facilitating organisation & production of climate-smart agricultural commodities using value-chain approaches.
Mobile: +263 77 222 8898
Email:
Akashinga (previously IAPF)
DAMIEN MANDER
Akashinga — formerly the International Anti-Poaching Foundation (IAPF) — is an innovative nature conservation organization that creates resilient ecosystems where nature, wildlife, and communities will thrive together for years to come. Focusing on area Management, infrastructure, law enforcement and community assistance, including HWC mitigation.
Email:
Mobile: +263 (0) 77 469 9754
Man and Biosphere Committee
CHRIS MAGADZA
Management of the Middle Zambezi Biosphere Reserve (MZBR).
Wildlife Conservation Action
LOWER GURUVE DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION
A Community-Based Organisation (CBO) registered in Zimbabwe under the Private Voluntary Organisations Act (PVO) in 1991. The organisation’s overall goal is overcoming the social, economic and ecological constraints to development for the benefit of Communities. Initially LGDA catered for the population of Mbire District but has since spread its operations to other Districts in Zimbabwe.
Mobile: +263 66 2172251/ +263 66 2172252
WORLD WILDLIFE FUND
Assisting the establishment of the Kavango–Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA) in Zimbabwe, overlapping the west side of the middle-Zambezi Valley.
CONSERVATION-FOCUSED Tourism Operators
CoNSERVATION COrporate Partners & Donors
