TERMS OF REFERENCE
Consultancy to assess populations of black and white colobus monkeys and elephants, plus other relevant wildlife species, in 10 villages within the East Usambara sub-montane, lowland and coastal forest sub-landscape, Tanzania.
Background of the project & assignment
The East Usambara Restoration project (EURP) is a new five-year project (2022-2026) – implemented by WWF Tanzania Country Office (WWF-TCO) and funded by WWF -Switzerland (WWF-CH) – aiming to restore and conserve East Usambara sub-montane, lowland and coastal forests for local community’s livelihoods and wildlife. The forests have long been known for their diversity of plant species – harboring at least 1,500 endemic plant species like the African violet genus Saintpaulia found nowhere else, as well as unique mammals (Black and White Colored Colobus), birds (Usambara) eagle, owl, reptiles (snake-Oipsadoboa Werner i) and amphibians like Hyperbolics spinigularis. There are 333 globally threatened species, including the Critically Endangered Aders’ duiker (Cephalous adders).
WWFTCO, under the East Usambara Restoration project (EURP), therefore seeks to engage a consultant/s to assess the population of the black and white colobus monkey, elephants and other relevant wildlife species in the selected villages in the East Usambara mountains. This information will be a benchmark to monitor wildlife populations, human-wildlife conflicts and the restoration of corridors that still exist.
Theobjective of the consultancy.
•The main objective of this consultancy is to search and assess the current population data on the black and white colobus Monkey, elephants and any other relevant wildlife species in 10 villages in East Usambara lowland and coastal forest sub-landscape.
Specific objectives
1.Assess and document the current population data on black and white colobus monkeys, elephants and other relevant wildlife populations in the 10 villages in the East Usambara sub-montane, lowland and coastal forest sub-landscape
2.Assess human-wildlife conflicts (HWC) status in the 10 villages in the East Usambara sub-montane, lowland and coastal forest sub-landscape (incidences, injuries of people/death, retaliation killings, crop raiding, etc.)
3.Assess community capacity to mitigate human-wildlife conflicts and develop a capacity-building plan
4.Support and facilitate two capacity-building workshops for 5 CSOs, 10 village-based CBOs and private sector partners on developing assessment and monitoring plans for the key selected wildlife flagship species populations
