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Africa’s highest peak rises in the center of the scenic Kilimanjaro Heartland, surrounded by a variety of ecosystems from wetlands to savanna. Here you’ll find Kenya’s Amboseli National Park, Tanzania’s Kilimanjaro and Arusha National Parks and vast community lands tended by the Maasai people.

Conserving Wildlife

Safeguarding Africa’s best-known elephant population.

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Protecting Land

Working with local communities to promote conservation and economic development.

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Empowering People

Empowering local people to manage their wildlife effectively and invite conservation tourism.

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Engaging You!

You can safeguard the wildlife habitat critical for the survival of elephants and other large mammals. Click on these Solutions to become involved!

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Because the Heartlands cover truly vast tracts of public and private land, cooperation by many public and private parties is required for success. Here are some of AWF's partners in the Kilimanjaro Heartland:

African Conservation Center (ACC)
Amboseli Conflict Resolution Committee (CRC)
BEADS for Education
Enduimet WMA
Hifadhi Scouts Network, Tanzania

Richard Bonham Safaris
Taita-Taveta Wildlife Forum
Tanzania Wildlife Division
The Amboseli-Tsavo Group Ranch Association (ATGRA)
USAID / Global Conservation Program (GCP)

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James Kiyiapi, Paul Ntiati, Ben Mwongela, Richard Hatfield, David Williams. A Community Business: Elerai Ranch and Conservation Area, Kenya. Technical Papers, 2005.

Philip Muruthi. African Heartlands: A Science-Based and Pragmatic Approach to Landscape Level Conservation in Africa. Technical Papers, 2005.

Edmund Barrow. Community Conservation Approaches and Experiences From East Africa. Technical Papers, 1993.

M. Northon-Griffiths. Counting Animals. Technical Papers, 1978.

J.J.R. Grimsdell. Ecological Monitoring. Technical Papers, 1978.

Nina Hahn, David Proulx, Philip Muruthi, Susan Alberts and Jeanne Altmann. Gastrointestinal Parasites in Free-ranging Kenyan Baboons (Papio cynocephalus and P. anubis). Technical Papers, 2003.

Philip Muruthi. Human Wildlife Conflict: Lessons Learned From AWF's African Heartlands. Technical Papers, 2005.

Edmund Barrow, Peter Lembuya, Paul Ntiati, Daudi Sumba. Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Concerning Community Conservation in the Group Ranches Around Amboseli National Park. Technical Papers, 1996.

Kadzo Kangwana. L'Etude des Elephants. Technical Papers, 1996.

John Makilya, Peter Lembuya, Paul Ntiati. Linking Enterprise To Conservation: Examples from Kenya. Technical Papers, 1993.

Lucy Emerton. Maasai Livelihoods, Forest Use Values and Conservation in Oldonyo Orok, Kenya. Technical Papers, 1996.

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Creating Enterprises

View AWF's slide show on creating enterprises.

Solving Conflicts Over Water Scarcity in Kenyan Wetlands

In East and Sub Saharan Africa, availability of water is the single most critical factor for the survival of people. Wetlands in these regions are increasingly the scene of complex conflicts about water allocation between different user groups. This video was made by Wetlands International and features Hamisi Mutinda of the African Wildlife Foundation.

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Quick Facts

Area: 2,404,721 hectares (9,285 square miles) - slightly smaller than the state of New Hampshire

Key landmarks: Kilimanjaro National Park; Amboseli National Park; Arusha National Park; Mount Kilimanjaro; Lake Natron

Maps: this region | Africa

Staff in this Heartland

Fiesta Warinwa
Kilimanjaro Heartland Director
Namanga, Kenya

Alfred Kikoti
Elephant Research Scientist
Kilimanjaro Heartland, Tanzania

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Kilimanjaro Wildlife

Elephant

Elephants can live in nearly any habitat that has adequate quantities of food and water. Their ideal habitat consists of plentiful grass and browse.

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