Focus on Zimbabwe & Malawi

2009

“Conservation managers need to understand challenges that are faced across the SADC region”- Dr. David Mabunda (SANParks)

2008

2009

2008

26 students from 13 different conservation areas.

2009

35 students from 28 different conservation areas.

2009 overview

Education Specimen Collection

Community Development

Conservation

Management

Toyota Enviro Outreach 2009

Building on the successes of 2008, we reached out to Middle Management Group of former SAWC students from Zimbabwe & Malawi.

Our Objective for 2009:

• Education:  SAWC former students needs analysis, training course developments for future

• Community development: WESSA environmental education for communities in conservation

• Conservation management and law enforcement with game rangers in Africa.     

• Collections of specimens and collaborations with Africa

Objectives

Main Objectives for SAWC to:• meet with former SAWC students and evaluate the impact the

College training has made on their career and how it is aiding them and their organisation.  

• identify training needs on the ground, as well as ways in which the College can improve its offering to southern African Wildlife organisations.

                Upon completion of this Outreach, it is clear that the training received at

SAWC is aiding the students in their careers, and their organization at large.

EducationWith Southern Africa Wildlife College

EducationWith Southern Africa Wildlife College

Community Development

With WESSA (Wildlife & Environmental Society of South Africa)

The aim was to conduct Environmental Education workshops with the local communities to create awareness of everyday environmental issues surrounding protected areas. The environmental education game – Parks and Neighbours was played with community members. 

On completion of the environmental education workshop, WESSA training tools were handed over to the former students to use as a tool for environmental training.

Community Development

People Caring for the Earth

Collection of Specimens

With University of Johannesburg

Resulting from the Toyota outreach trip, the target of producing a DNA barcode for all trees of Southern Africa has progressed very well.

Collected: 150 Voucher specimens and DNA samples

A new project initiated for Zimbabwe “DNA bar-coding the trees of the Gonarezhou National Park” - a formal one–week course:•in basic herbarium techniques, •plant identification •collection for DNA bar-coding purposes

Researchers from Zimbabwe and Malawi invited to attend a course hosted at UJ in DNA bar-coding techniques in 2010.

CollaborationWith University of Johannesburg

Conservation Management

And Law Enforcement With Game Rangers In Africa

In total the whole outreach was an overwhelming success. 54 new members were signed up to the GRAA and developed the foundation for future  conservation initiatives. 

Areas. Understanding the Conservation Situation in neighbouring countries and having good relations with counterparts is crucial for all parties concerned, particularly in context to the development of Trans Frontier Conservation.

Conservation Management

And Law Enforcement With Game Rangers In Africa

Working closely with...

Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa

African Centre for Holistic Management

University ofJohannesburg

South African National Parks

World Wildlife Fund

Endorsed by...

Malawi Parks & Wildlife

South African Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism

Zimbabwe Parks & Wildlifetogether with Mushandike Wildlife College

this was made possible by the

generous support of:

“I believe this trip has allowed the employees to experience conservation issues from a different perspective, and these conservationists will now be more aware of challenges outside of a SANParks perspective”- Dr. David Mabunda (SANParks)