Bushmeat in Eastern Africa

On 14 August 2007, the Africa Biodiversity Collaborative Group (ABCG), the College of African Wildlife Management, Mweka, Tanzania, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service held a meeting in Washington, DC, on “Reducing Bushmeat Exploitation in Eastern Africa: Sharing Experiences and New Initiatives”.  Please see the following agenda.

• share information, contacts, and resources about efforts to reduce bushmeat exploitation in Eastern Africa;
• seek input into plans for the WWB-Africa MENTOR (Mentoring for ENvironmental Training in Outreach and Resources conservation) Fellowship Program to Reduce Illegal Bushmeat Exploitation in Eastern Africa; and
• get feedback and suggestions on possible pilot projects for the WWB-Africa MENTOR Fellows.

• African Wildlife Foundation by Amy Wiedemann
• Jane Goodall Institute by Alice Macharia
• RARE by Megan Hill
• Wildlife Conservation Society by Graeme Patterson
• World Wildlife Fund by Matthew Lewis
• U.S. Agency for International Development by Mary Rowen
• University of Zimbabwe by Stephanie Romanach

11:30-12:30pm  Open Discussion and Questions & Answers

• Priorities for action on bushmeat;
• Suggestions for projects for the MENTOR Fellows;
• Topics for the orientation program for the MENTOR Fellows at Mweka;
• Recommendations for subjects to be covered in the Mweka Post-Graduate curriculum for the MENTOR Fellows;
• Opportunities for participation;
• Communication activities;
• Next steps, etc...

For more information on the USFWS MENTOR Fellowship Program or to share information on bushmeat in eastern Africa, please see: www.mentorfellowshipprogram.org 

For more on the Bushmeat-free Eastern Africa Network (BEAN), please see: www.bushmeatnetwork.org