Eastern Arc & Coastal Forests 

Project Final Reports

“Scientific Advisor” for the Eastern Arc Mountains and Coastal Forests of Tanzania and Kenya Hotspot
Conservation International
Final report (PDF - 194 KB)

A Bilingual Field Guide to the Amphibians of the Eastern Arc Mountains and Coastal Forests of Tanzania and Kenya
The Research Institute of the State University of New York
Final report, English (PDF - 22 KB)
- Publication: Field Guide to Amphibians of the Eastern Arc Mountains and Coastal Forests of Tanzania and Kenya, English & Kiswahili, (PDF – 7.7 MB)

A Second Population Assessment of the Uluguru Bush Shrike Malaconotus Alius, Uluguru Mountains
Wildlife Conservation Society of Tanzania
Final report (PDF - 26 KB)

Aerial Monitoring of Vegetation Quality, Cover, and Threats of the Forests of the Eastern Arc Mountains, Tanzania
Wildlife Conservation Society
Final report (PDF - 116 KB)

Agroforestry Activities Around Arabuko Sokoke
Mabuwani Women Group
Final report (PDF - 192 KB)

Army Ants in the Fragmented Forests of Taita Hills and Lower Tana River
Caspar Schöning
Final report (PDF, 335 KB)

Assessing the Potential for Restoring Connectivity and Evaluating Options for Improved Management of the Udzungwa Scarp, Iyondo, Matundu, and Nyanganje Forest Reserves in the Udzungwa Mountains of Tanzania
Museo Tridentino di Scienze Naturali
Final report (PDF - 29 KB)

Assessment of Baseline Ecological and Socioeconomic Factors for Forest Restoration Planning in the Bunduki Gap of the Uluguru Mountain Forests of Tanzania
CARE International
Final report (PDF - 30 KB)

Assessment of Overall Spider Diversity and Establishment of the Status and Ecology of Two New Species of Spiders from Taita Hills
National Museums of Kenya
Final report, English (PDF - 32 KB)

Assessment of the Amphibian Species Diversity, Population Status and Trends within the Forest Fragments of the Taita Hills, Kenya
Dr. G. John Measey
Final report, English (PDF - 93 KB)

Assessment of the Conservation Status of the Newly Discovered Mangabey Rungwecebus kipunji in the Udzungwa Mountains of Tanzania
Trevor P. Jones
Document: Kipunji in Ndundulu Forest, Tanzania: Distribution, Abundance and Conservation Status (PDF - 458 KB)

Assessment of the Diversity and Conservation Status of Primates in the Coastal Forests of Kenya
Yvonne de Jong
Final report, English (PDF – 49 KB)

Assessment of the Potential to Restore and Increase the Connectivity of Zanzibar's Coral Forests
Wildlife Conservation Society
Final report, English (PDF - 2.5 MB)

Assessment of Tumbatu Flora and Fauna Species
Jongowe Environmental Management Association
Final report (PDF - 1.4 MB)

Baseline Carbon Storage Assessment of Kenya’s Coastal Forests
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology
Final report (PDF - 20 KB)

Biodiversity Assessment and Monitoring of the Insect Fauna in the Eastern Arc Mountains and Coastal Forests Using Ground-Dwelling Ants and Beetles as Indicator Groups
AfriBugs CC
Final report, English (PDF - 60 KB)

Biodiversity of a Landscape: Examining Forest Heterogeneity and Ecological Change in the East Usambaras Since 1975
University of Florida
Final report (PDF - 18 KB)

Biodiversity Research and Awareness in the Lesser Known Eastern Arc Mountains: Mahenge, Rubeho, Ukaguru, and Nguru
The Society for Environmental Exploration
Final report (PDF - 55 KB)

Business-Oriented Conservation and Agroforestry Initiatives in Muheza District, Tanzania
JPFirst
Final report (PDF - 56 KB)

Capacity Building to Empower Community Conservation
Kasigau Conservation Trust
Final report (PDF - 32 KB)

Capacity Building to Improve the Management of the Amani Nature Reserve
Amani Nature Reserve
Final report (PDF - 20 KB)

Capacity Development for Conservation in Africa
BirdLife International
Final report, English (PDF - 20 KB)

CEPF Investment Coordination and Sustainability in the Eastern Arc / Coastal Forests Hotspot
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology
Final report, English (PDF - 260 KB)

Chytrid Distribution and Pathogenicity Among Frogs of the Udzungwas
Wildlife Conservation Society
Final report (PDF - 126 KB)

Community Biodiversity Conservation Micro-Grants in the Eastern Arc and Coastal Forests of Kenya and Tanzania
World Wide Fund for Nature
Final report, English (PDF - 100 KB)

Conservation and Management Policy Development
Kaya Muhaka Forest Conservation Organization
Final report (PDF - 30 KB)

Conservation Biology of Ecological Indicators to Enhance Connectivity in the East Usambara Mountains, Tanzania
William D. Newmark
Final report, English (PDF – 89 KB)

Conservation of Indigenous Forest and Endemic Species on Pemba Island
Fauna & Flora International
Final report (PDF - 128 KB)

Conservation of Zanzibar's Unique Flora and Fauna via Community-Based Forest Management and Socioeconomic Development Around Jozani-Chwaka Bay National Park
CARE International
Final report (PDF - 151 KB)

Conserving Coastal and Eastern Arc Forests Through Community Access to Retail Markets for Good Wood Wood Carvings on the South Coast of Kenya
Wakuluzu: Friends of the Colobus Trust Ltd.
Final report (PDF - 371 KB)

Consolidating Indigenous Forest Connectivity in the Taita Hills for Biodiversity Conservation
Ghent University
Final report (PDF - 27 KB)

Convening the CEPF Eastern Arc & Coastal Forests Assessment Workshop
Tanzania Forest Conservation Group
Final report, English (PDF - 2.2 MB)

Coordinated Monitoring of the Endangered Spotted Ground Thrush in the East African Breeding and Non-breeding Grounds
BirdLife International
Final report, English (PDF - 281 KB)

Coordination, Facilitation and Dissemination of Research Works within the Critical Ecosystem Priority Sites, Tanzania
Wildlife Conservation Society of Tanzania
Final report (PDF - 27 KB)

Do Payments For Environmental Services Offer the Potential For Long Term Sustainable Financing?
World Wide Fund for Nature
Final report (PDF - 36 KB)

Documenting Four Thematic Issues of the Journal of East African Natural History
East Africa Natural History Society
Final report, English (PDF - 56 KB)

Equator Ventures
Conservation International
Final report, English (PDF - 94 KB)

Ethnobotanical Knowledge for Adaptive Collaborative Management at Mt. Kasigau, Kenya
Miami University
Final report (PDF - 262 KB)

Evaluation of Tanzania Forest Conservation Group's Participatory Forest Management Initiatives in the Eastern Arc
Tanzania Forest Conservation Group
Final report (PDF - 92 KB)

Facilitating a Process of Stakeholder Consultations on the Interventions Required to Restore and Increase the Connectivity of Forest Patches in Taita Hills
The East African Wild Life Society
Final report (PDF - 170 KB)

Facilitating the Compensation Payments for the Derema Forest Reserve, East Usambara Mountains
World Wide Fund for Nature
Final report, English (PDF - 41 KB)

Facilitating the Process of Designing CEPF/GCF Connectivity Interventions in the Udzungwa Mountains Area
World Wide Fund for Nature
Final report (PDF - 25.7 KB)

Field Guide to the Moist Forest Trees of Tanzania
University of York
Final report (PDF - 1,077 KB)

Filling the Knowledge Gap: Surveys of Poorly Known Sites and Species in the Eastern Arc and Coastal Forests
Tanzania Forest Conservation Group
Final report (PDF - 46 KB)

Forest Conservation in the Matumbi Hills, Rufiji District
World Wide Fund for Nature
Final report, English (PDF - 126 KB)

Forest Use and Conservation of Biodiversity in Witu Forest
Danish Zoological Society
Final report (PDF - 179 KB)

Hotspot Butterflies: Making the Butterfly Exhibit Industry Work for Conservation
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology
Final report (PDF - 25 KB)

Improve Forest Connectivity in the Taita Hills: A Preparatory Phase
The East African Wild Life Society
Final report, English (PDF - 87 KB)

Improving Rewards for Environmental Stewards in Equitable Payment for Watershed Service Scheme
CARE International
Final report, English (PDF - 163 KB)

Improving the Conservation of Magombera Forest
World Wide Fund for Nature
Final report, English (PDF - 137 KB)

Instituting a Biodiversity Monitoring System of Globally Threatened Species in Dakatcha Woodland
Nature Kenya
Final report, English (PDF - 29 KB)

Instituting a Standardized Sustainable Biodiversity Monitoring System in the Eastern Arc / Coastal Forests of Tanzania and Kenya
Conservation International
Final report, English (PDF - 120 KB)

Instituting a Standardized Sustainable Biodiversity Monitoring System in the Eastern Arc / Coastal Forests of Tanzania and Kenya
BirdLife International
Final report, English (PDF - 142 KB)

Investigating the Benefits of Participatory Forest Management in Uluguru Forest Reserves
Wildlife Conservation Society of Tanzania
Final report (PDF - 20 KB)

Kachororoni Saintpaulia Conservation Project
National Museums of Kenya
Final report, English (PDF - 23 KB)

Kaya Kinondo Community Ecotourism Project
Kaya Kinondo Conservation and Development Group and Coastal Forest Conservation Unit
Final report (PDF - 36 KB)

Kwale Herbal and Beauty Production Centre
National Museums of Kenya
Final report, English (PDF – 24 KB)

Long-term Fundraising Opportunities for the Conservation of the Eastern Arc Mountains and Coastal Forests of Tanzania and Kenya
World Wide Fund for Nature
Final report, English (PDF - 47 KB)

Making Available Copies of WWF Ecoregion Books
World Wide Fund for Nature
Final report (PDF - 19 KB)

Making Available Free Copies of Coastal Forest Books
World Wide Fund for Nature
Final report (PDF, 14.6 KB)

Making Data Available on the Species and Sites of the Eastern Arc and Coastal Forest Hotspot in Tanzania
University of Dar es Salaam
Final report, English (PDF –109 KB)

Malundwe’s Afromontane Forest and River Catchments: Discovery and Capacity Building
Anglia Ruskin University
Final report (PDF - 30 KB)

Managing CEPF’s Outcomes Database for the Eastern Arc Mountains and Coastal Forests Of Tanzania and Kenya Hotspot
East Africa Natural History Society
Final report (PDF - 262 KB)

Managing the Interface between Forest Product Extraction and Rural Livelihoods in the Eastern Arc Mountains and Coastal Forests
TRAFFIC International
Final report, English (PDF - 61 KB)

Mangabey Educational Tourism Project in the Udzungwa Mountains, Tanzania: Phase 1
Trevor P. Jones
Final report (PDF - 77 KB)

Mrimazo Forest Conservation and Rehabilitation Project
National Museums of Kenya
Final report, English (PDF - 22 KB)

Overview of Butterfly Faunas of Eastern Arc Mountains and Coastal Forests: Biodiversity, Endemism, Conservation
African Butterfly Research Institute
Final report (PDF - 130 KB)

Plant Conservation Assessment in the Eastern Arc Mountains and Coastal Forests Mosaic of Kenya and Tanzania
Missouri Botanical Garden
Final report (PDF - 34 KB)

Population Density Estimates and Threats Evaluation of the Highly Endangered Udzungwa Forest Partridge in the Udzungwa Mountains of Tanzania
University of Copenhagen
Final report (PDF - 1.13 MB)

Population Estimates of Threatened Birds in the East Usambara Mountains, Tanzania
The Field Museum of Natural History
Final report (PDF - 1,209 KB)

Preventing Unsustainable Timber Trade from the Coastal Forests of Southeast Tanzania Following Completion of the Mkapa Bridge
TRAFFIC International
Final report (PDF - 27.7 KB)

Primates on Mt. Kasigau, Kaya Rubai and Along the Tana River, Kenya: Preparing for Red List Assessments and Conservation Action
Conservation International
Final report (PDF - 292 KB)

Promoting Community Involvement in Resource Protection in and around the Boni-Dodori-Kiunga Protected Area Complex
Africa Conservation Fund
Final report (PDF - 810 KB)

Promoting Conservation Through Trees for Carbon Sequestration and Livelihoods Improvement in Madunguni Forest Reserve, Malindi District, Kenya
East Africa Natural History Society
Final report, English (PDF - 95 KB)

Promotion of Nature-Based, Sustainable Businesses for Forest-adjacent Communities in the East-Usambara-Tanga, Taita Hills, and Lower Tana River Forests
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology
Final report, English (PDF - 44 KB)

Protecting Biological Diversity on Unilever’s Mufindi Tea Estate
Unilever Tanzania Limited
Final report (PDF - 28 KB)

Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment of the Rehabilitation of theTana Delta Irrigation Project with Design of Critical Primate Habitat Improvement, Increased Indigenous Forest Connectivity and Community Woodlots
National Museums of Kenya
Final report (PDF - 1.86 MB)

Rehabilitation and Restoration of Mwambirwa Forest
The East African Wild Life Society
Final report (PDF - 144 KB)

Rehabilitation of Chawia Forest for the Conservation of Its Flora and Fauna
The East African Wild Life Society
Final report (PDF - 191 KB)

Resource Center for the Provision of Information and Technical Advice to Local Stakeholders in Forest Restoration Work in Taita Hills
The East African Wild Life Society
Final report (PDF - 30 KB)

Restoration and Increase of Connectivity in Taita Hills Forests: Survey and Suitability Assessment of Exotic Plantations
The East African Wild Life Society
Final report (PDF - 227 KB)

Restoring Forest Connectivity in the Udzungwa Mountains
Tanzania Forest Conservation Group
Final report, English (PDF - 32 KB)

Rubeho Environmental Action Plan (REAP) Project – Phase I
African Rainforest Conservancy
Final report, English (PDF - 44 KB)

Saintpaulia Project: Wildflower Field Guides for the Eastern Arc Mountains
Wildlife Conservation Society of Tanzania
Final report, English (PDF- 18 KB)

Small Grants for Building Research Capacity Among Tanzanian and Kenyan Students
BirdLife International
Final report, English (PDF - 2.6 MB)

Small Grants for Global Conservation of Amphibian Diversity Within Hotspots
Arizona State University
Final report, English (PDF - 25 KB)
- Final report, English (PDF - 108 KB)
- Final report, Conservation Status of Chinese Giant Salamander, English (PDF - 2.53 MB)
- Final report, Conservation of Caecilians in the Eastern Himalayas Region, English (PDF - 6.72 MB)
- Final report, Restoration of Sagalla Hill with a view to creating a sustainable future for the Critically Endangered caecilian Boulengerula niedeni, English (PDF - 7.76 MB)
- Final report, Riqueza, Diversidad y Estatus de los Anfibios Amenazados en el Sureste de Mexico; una Evaluacion para Determinar las Posibles Causas de la Declinacion de Sus Poblaciones, Español (PDF - 3.71 MB)
- Final report, Assessment of endangered and endemic amphibians in the forests of southern Ghana, English (PDF - 808 KB)
- Final report, Threatened amphibians in the Succulent Karoo Hotspot: An integrated approach to their conservation, English (PDF - 32 KB)

Small Mammal Studies in Three Important Eastern Arc Mountains Sites for the Creation of Innovative Educational, Scientific, and Conservation Tools
The Field Museum of Natural History
Final report, English (PDF – 94 KB)

Socioeconomic Study of the Udzungwa Scarp Area: A Potential Wildlife Corridor
World Wide Fund for Nature
Final report (PDF - 138 KB)

Standardizing Forest Change Methodologies Between Sokoine University and CABS to Assist in Identifying Connectivity Priorities Across the Eastern Arc and Coastal Forests
Conservation International
Final report (PDF - 17.3 KB)

Survey of Microchiropteran Bats of Mafia, Pemba, and Unguja, and Subsequent Creation of Educational, Scientific, and Conservation Tools
The Field Museum of Natural History
Final report (PDF - 78 KB)

TALK (Training, Awareness, Learning, and Knowledge) about the Eastern Arc and Coastal Forests of Kenya and Tanzania
Tanzania Forest Conservation Group
Final report, English (PDF - 98 KB)

Taxonomy and Conservation Genetics of the Threatened Mangabey Taxa of the Eastern Arc Mountains and Coastal Forests of Tanzania and Kenya
Carolyn L. Ehardt
The final report is unavailable for this project.

Technical Advisor – Conservation Corridors: Eastern Arc and Coastal Forests of Tanzania and Kenya
Conservation International
Final report (PDF - 33 KB)

Technical Backstopping of Sustainable Finance and Final Reporting Processes
World Wide Fund for Nature - UK
Final report, English (PDF - 22 KB)

The Amani Butterfly Project
Tanzania Forest Conservation Group
Final report (PDF - 24 KB)

The Change from Central to Community-Based Forest Management in a Biodiversity Hotspot in Tanzania: Evaluating the Effect on Conservation and Poverty Alleviation
Danish Centre for Forest, Landscape and Planning, University of Copenhagen
Final report, English (PDF - 91 KB)

The Forgotten Coastal Forests of Mtwara: A Reconnaissance to Prioritize Biological Knowledge for Community Conservation Initiatives
The Society for Environmental Exploration
Final report (PDF - 236 KB)

The Wildlife Works/Verde Ventures Kasigau Reforestation Project
Wildlife Works EPZ Ltd.
Final report, English (PDF - 30 KB)

Threatened Plant Species of not yet Surveyed Coastal Forest Patches in Handeni District, Tanzania
Adansonia Consulting
Final report (PDF - 65 KB)

Trends in the Health of Selected Forests in the Eastern Arc and Coastal Forest
West Chester University
Final report (PDF - 32 KB)