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The College of African Wildlife Management (CAWM), Mweka
was established in 1963 following the Arusha Manifesto of 1961.
The manifesto, which was proclaimed by Julius K. Nyerere, the
first president of Tanzania, highlighted, among other conserva-
tion commitments, the need for trained manpower to protect
and manage Africa’s natural heritage. The College’s mandate
comes from the Tanzanian Act of parliament No. 8 of 1964 when
it was a pioneer institution for wildlife management training in
Africa. It has been a leader in this field for the past 47 years.
The College, was established to train wildlife professionals of Eng-
lish speaking African countries (Anglophone countries). It was
established to provide experts in African wildlife management,
conduct research and to provide consultancy services in areas of
management and conservation of African wildlife. The mission
of the College is to be a centre of excellence in training research
and consultancy in African wildlife management. The College
provides high quality training in wildlife management and con-
servation to meet the demand of African wildlife organizations.
TRAINING PROGRAMMES
CAWM, Mweka offers diverse programmes to suit various
needs of the conservation sector in Africa. The College offers
both long-term progress and short-term courses, from both
3-year studies and post-graduate courses in Wildlife manage-
ment to shorter courses in addressing topical issues in wildlife
management and tailor-made short courses in wildlife man-
agement. Short courses include Protected areas planning and
management, Ecotourism planning and management, Wildlife
law-enforcement, and Wildlife crime intelligence and investiga-
tions. Some courses are taught by the College in collaboration
with other organizations such as Lusaka Agreement Task Force,
Tanzanian Police Force, IUCN and Conservation International.
The demand for the wildlife conservation training has increased
to include francophone African countries and Portuguese speak-
ing countries. An example of a recent outreach programme is in
Angola where park managers were trained in conservation plan-
ning, resources inventories and anti-poaching tactics.
TRAINING OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND
PARK MANAGERS