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1. CONSERVATORS BUREAU
CONSERVATORS BUREAU is a
Non Governmental Development Group registered in the United Republic of
Tanzania with certificate No. 152555 of 23rdJune, 2005. It operates as a National Conservation
and Development Agency for:
 Conservation
and Management
Development
of Appropriate Technologies
Research
and Consultancy
2.
BACKGROUND
CONSERVATORS BUREAU is an
association of professionals with expertise in affiliated operational fields
including the following:
Sustainable
natural resource management
Biological
resources & diversity conservation
Land use
and water resources management
Agriculture
and livestock development
Environmental
management and conservation
Habitats
& human settlement management
Development
research
Natural
resources assessment
Development
research
Natural
resources assessment
Renewable
resources management
Appropriate
technology management
Development
of alternative energy sources
Social and
economic development
Health
CONSERVATORS BUREAU
primary objectives are to "Propagate, Promote and Enhance the
Conservation and Sustainable Management" of habitats, biological
resources and their diversity, energy resources and environment in the
varying ecosystems.
Being an operational Development Group, CONSERVATORS
BUREAU can achieve these objectives by reaching to the various
stakeholders whose interest groups are sensitised and encouraged to establish
formal affiliate Community Based Groups (CBOs), Community Interest/Pressure
Groups (CIGs) and Village Organisation Groups (VDOs). The groups become part
and parcel of the network in the implementation of the interventions.
3. MISSION
The mission of CONSERVATORS BUREAU
is that nature, environment and
bio-diversity are conserved for sustainable development and
mankind heritage. CONSERVATORS
BUREAU works to:
Sensitise
the public on issues to sustainable natural resources management,
environmental and bio-diversity conservation, habitats and human settlement
management at grass-root, local government and central government levels
Propagate
and advocate for sustainable natural resources management at all societal
levels
Promote and advocate for proper water and land use practices through
appropriate land use management at all community levels
Participate
in identifying, designing and implementation of intervention measures for
rehabilitating and conserving local habitats degraded environment and
ecosystems.
Promote
and advocate for the adoption and use of appropriate and environmentally
friendly industrial, urban and rural house -hold technologies.
Participate in identification, design and implementation of community social
and economic development schemes.
Propagate and advocate for planned human settlement and management thereof.
Advocate for the National Policy Changes and enactment of by-laws to
facilitate the environmental and bio-diversity conservation and management of
habitats and settlement.
4. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
The above mission statements in effect
also spell out CONSERVATORS Bureau’s goals, the objectives of which
are aimed at being achieved. They are as follows:
To create awareness through the entire social and economic structures so that
appropriate intervention measures are taken towards rehabilitation,
conservation and management of habitats and settlements, natural resources
and bio-diversity, the environment and the ecosystems in general.
To reverse the current practices those promote the degradation of the
environment, habitats and ecosystems.
To
involve the local communities in the process of intervention in the conservation
and rehabilitation of degraded environment, habitats and settlement.
To collaborate with national institutions, international organisations,
private and other non-governmental organisations in the Agency activities
through information exchange, experience sharing, implementation and research
agreements.
To conduct research and studies into problem areas, which the Agency is
convinced are inadequately understood, neglected or inappropriately managed.
5. PROGRAMS OF ACTION
In order to attain the stated goals, CONSERVATORS
BUREAU has identified target areas upon which programmes of action have
been/are being drawn for implementation in the short, medium and long terms:
i) Sustainable Natural Resource Management
Forestry
and Agro-Forestry Development
Fisheries
and Fish Farming
Wildlife
Management
Mining and
Mineral Resources Management
Agriculture
and Livestock Development
Water and
Land Use Management
ii) Environment and Bio-diversity Conservation
Community
sensitisation on participatory conservation.
Habitats
and settlement management.
Water
sources and sanitation.
Alternative and Renewable Energy Sources
Appropriate Technologies Adoption and Application
Industrial Pollution and Climate Change
Environmental Impacts Assessment
iii) Promotion of Social Development Schemes
Education
services
Health
Services
Food and
Nutrition Education
iv) Promotion of Economic Development Schemes
Poverty
Alleviation Initiatives
Income
Generating Activities
Employment
Opportunities Creation
6. ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES
Through collaboration with relevant
government institutions, local and international organisations, partners and
affiliate groups, CONSERVATORS BUREAU activities are countrywide.
These activities by-and- large revolve around the core areas outlined in the
clause 5 above.
In view of fact that most of its
activities are conservation and development oriented, the agency takes
initiatives to identify problems and problem areas on which intervention
measures are discussed and reviewed with the concerned communities/community
based groups and relevant government institutions. Eventually, technical
and/or financial proposals are prepared and submitted to the relevant
institutions or donor agencies for possible funding and implementation of the
proposed intervention measures. With this approach, CONSERVATORS BUREAU
can participate in relevant government and donor sponsored programmes and
projects in various capacities including Consultative Capacity, Research
Work, Implementing Agency, Contractors, Sub-Contractors, Monitoring and
Evaluation as partnerships in the management of specific projects.
7. FINANCIAL RESOURCES
The financial resources of CONSERVATORS BUREAU are:
Consultancy and Technical Service Fees
Research and
Conservations grants
Implementation Agency Fees
Execution
of income generating projects
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