Press Releases & Coverage
Here is a selection of press releases and media coverage received by the project since May 2004.
| 17 June 2010 | The Mpingo Conservation Project is renamed as the Mpingo Conservation & Development Initiative. |
| 19 Jan 2010 | Press release to celebrate first harvest from a community-managed forest in Tanzania. >> |
| 30 Apr 2009 | Press release to celebrate MCP being awarded first FSC certificate for community-managed natural forest in Africa. >> |
| Apr 2009 |
MCP's mission explained in Songlines magazine
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| Jan 2009 |
Story of a trip to Tanzania by an American Oboist features in Chamber Music America magazine.
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| 09 May 2008 |
MCP features in Sounding Post on BBC Radio 4.
Follow-up article on BBC News website.
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| 06 Dec 2007 | MCP features in follow-up article on mpingo and bagpipes in Tanzania's This Day newspaper. |
| 02 Dec 2007 |
MCP featured in article on use of mpingo to make bagpipes in Scotland on Sunday.
>> See here for our response. |
| 19 Nov 2007 | Article by MCP staff on early successes with PFM in the Citizen. >> |
| 01 Sept 2007 | Journal Paper: Participatory Forest Resources Assessment - Experiences in Kilwa (SMJ Ball) in Arc Journal issue 21. >> |
| 01 Apr 2007 | Article in Oryx 41(2) News section on first VLFR established by the project. >> |
| 17 Nov 2006 | The MCP's work featured in many newspapers after some journalists visited Kilwa. This article appeared in the Daima newspaper (Swahili). >> |
| 28 May 2006 | Press statement provided to Reuters on the importance of Tanzania's forests. >> |
| 21 Mar 2006 | Article on the MCP's work with woodcarvers in Nipashe (Swahili). >> |
| 22 Jan 2006 | The project features on the Music Matters programme on BBC Radio 3. |
| 03 Jan 2006 | Essay on mpingo appears in 3rd edition of Principles of Conservation Biology (p.256). |
| 22 Sep 2005 | Article in The Express (Tanzania) about Darwin Initiative grant. >> |
| 21 Sep 2005 | General Article in the Daily News (Tanzania). >> |
| 12 Sep 2005 | Press Release: the Mpingo Conservation Project and Fauna & Flora International awarded grant of £140,000 from the Darwin Initiative. >> |
| 28 Jul 2004 | Articles in the Guardian >> and Daily Times >> newspapers (Tanzania) on BP award. |
| 27 Jul 2004 | Press Release: the Mpingo Conservation Project wins $75,000 from the BP Conservation Programme. >> |
| 01 July 2004 | Journal Paper: Stocks and Exploitation of East African blackwood Dalbergia melanoyxlon: a flagship species for Tanzania's miombo woodlands (SMJ Ball) based on the Tanzanian Mpingo 98 expedition results appears in Oryx 38(3). >> |
What's new on this web-site
For the benefit of regular visitors here is a list of updates to this site since October 2005.
| 22 Dec 2009 | Group Certification document repository >> |
| 11 May 2009 | Forest Certification >> Illegal Logging >> Updated details on sponsors >> |
| 08 Dec 2007 | Frequently Asked Questions >> Updated details on project pilot villages >> |
| 25 Jun 2007 | Links page updated, including link to ground-breaking new report by TRAFFIC on illegal logging |
| 14 Mar 2007 | Parataxonomy for Kilwa District >> |
| 23 Feb 2007 | Village Information Pack >> |
| 22 Jan 2006 | How you can help >> (for musicians) |
| 15 Dec 2005 | Background on Kilwa District >> Introduction to CBNRM >> |
| 29 Oct 2005 | Project Timeline >> An overview of PFM in Tanzania >> |
| 27 Oct 2005 | The Mpingo Conservation Project celebrates its 10th birthday. >> |
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