1. Bushmeat in Eastern Africa and Training Initiatives by the College of African Wildlife Management (CAWM) Mr. Freddy Manongi Deputy Principal and Director of Studies CAWM, Tanzania

2. Background Illegal trade most significant conservation issue
Capacity (knowledge, skills and attitudes) to combat is inadequate in EA
Network and coordination is inadequate
Development and delivery of relevant curricula was necessary
BCTF, CAWM, SAWC and Garoua organized bushmeat training development workshop in May 2002
USAID funded the workshop
Representatives from Burundi, Rwanda, DR Congo, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Zambia, Malawi, Cameroon, South Africa and US

3. Key Local Community and Community-Based Organisations Issues
Poverty (income and food)
Inadequate alternatives
Cultures, norms, beliefs and traditions
Poor harvest methods
Communicable diseases
Direct and opportunity costs of wildlife

4. Key Resource Managers’ Issues
Impact of bushmeat on wildlife population
Inadequate communication skills
Lack of bushmeat data collection skills
Inadequate data on the extent of the problem
Conflicts between managers and local people
Lack of coordination
Inadequate legal and policy solutions
Lack of working tools and equipment
Reducing impact of wildlife on local people

5. Law enforcement agencies
Inadequate working tools and equipment
Inadequate investigation and enforcement skills
Corruption
Inadequate legal solutions
Insecurity in the region
Inadequate collaboration and sharing of information

6. Key Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes
Local people leaders
Resource Managers
Enforcement Officers
Wildlife Conservation Principles and Values
Environmental Economics
Sustainable Use Techniques
Alternative Resources
Entrepreneurial and Business Skills
Wildlife Diseases
Ecotourism initiatives
Community-based conservation
Communication Skills
Monitoring illegal trade and data collection skill
Participatory planning
Conflict resolution skills
The impact of bushmeat trade
Transfrontier resources management
Ecotourism
Meat identification techniques
Investigation skills
Wildlife law enforcement skills
Principles of sustainable resource use
Transboundary law enforcement
Data collection and storage skills

7. Conclusions
Collaboration on bushmeat training between regional wildlife Colleges was initiated
Key bushmeat issues were documented
Required bushmeat management knowledge, skills and attitudes were identified
Workshop information shall be linked to the bushmeat MENTOR program

8. I wish to Thank
FWS
USAID
BCTF
ABCG