TAWIRI - TANZANIA WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE - THE CITES SCIENTIFIC AUTHORITY IN ARUSHA, TANZANIA

TAWIRI's VISION

To attain high level of excellence in advising and providing scientific information on wildlife and biodiversity conservation and management.

With this vision it is necessary for the Institute to retain staff that upholds high professional standards in terms of both research and administrative/technical proficiency. This situation will enable the Institute to enhance its capacity to provide the needed service to the public.

TAWIRI's MISSION

To carry out and co-ordinate wildlife research in Tanzania with an overall objective of providing scientific information and advice to the government and wildlife management authorities on the sustainable conservation of wildlife, consonant with the national vision 2025, that is sustainable conservation of natural resources.

In order to attain 'the Vision', the mission of TAWIRI is also
to conduct and oversee wildlife research in the country, provide data and information that will enable the management authorities and the Government to better manage and conserve wildlife and biodiversity, and to raise public awareness of the same.

The institute will fulfill this mission by:

• Implementing the new Wildlife Agenda which is aimed at promoting sustainable conservation including utilisation of wildlife and biodiversity, and

• Promoting training and education on wildlife through sponsoring of training and providing quality advice and information on wildlife resources to the principal stakeholders and the general public.

FUNCTIONS OF TAWIRI

• To carry out research on various aspects of wildlife and biodiversity in general.

• To co-ordinate and supervise all wildlife research in the country.

• To advise the Government and wildlife management authorities on sustainable conservation of wildlife resources.

• To facilitate the involvement of Tanzanians in wildlife research including training.

NEW WILDLIFE RESEARCH AGENDA

TAWIRI has recently published, in March 2000, a New Wildlife Research Agenda which outlines priorities for research that will enhance conservation of wildlife in Tanzania. All interested scientists are encouraged and advised to develop their research projects within the lines of the agenda. The research agenda was drawn up in collaboration with the Institute for Terrestrial Ecology, U.K., with funding from the Darwin Initiative.

In order to implement the research agenda, TAWIRI needs and requires financial support from donor agencies as well as collaboration with other institutions in the carrying out of research.

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