The Eastern Arc Mountains Conservation Endowment Fund (EAMCEF) is a Trust Fund that was established and functions as a long-term and reliable funding mechanism to support Community Development, Biodiversity Conservation and Applied Research Projects, which promote the biological diversity, ecological functions and sustainable use of natural resources in the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania.
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EAMCEF is honored to support the amazing women living around the Eastern Arc Mountains (EAMs). Through our continued efforts, we are uplifting communities and safeguarding the crucial mountain forests. By…
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Since 2006, EAMCEF has been committed to conserving the 23,000 km² Eastern Arc Mountains (EAMs), one of the World's 34 Biodiversity Hotspots. In line with this, over 19,600 community members…
Our Vision is to see that, the Eastern Arc Mountains and the people who depend on them live in harmony as one sustainable ecosystem. The forests and mountains will provide goods and services – from water to electrical power, from food and cash crops to medicines- for the people of Tanzania. And the world community will benefit from a protected biodiversity hotspot and a major carbon sink reducing global warming and mitigating climate change impacts.
For over twelve years, EAMCEF operations and project activities have largely been funded by the Royal Government of Norway (2011 – 2023). Between 2002 and 2009, EAMCEF was fully funded by the World Bank (WB) and the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) through the Government of Tanzania
