The document summarizes conservation education and outreach efforts in 2009 focused on Zimbabwe and Malawi. It discusses meeting with former students of the Southern Africa Wildlife College to evaluate the impact of training on their careers, identifying additional training needs. Environmental education workshops were conducted with local communities to increase awareness of environmental issues. Specimen collection and DNA barcoding of trees was conducted in collaboration with the University of Johannesburg. The outreach also involved meetings with game rangers to discuss conservation management and sign up new members to their organization. The overall outreach was deemed an overwhelming success in building relations between conservation groups in the region.

1. 2009Focus on Zimbabwe & Malawi

2. “Conservation managers need to understand challenges that are faced across the SADC region”- Dr. David Mabunda (SANParks)

3. 200826 students from 13 different conservation areas.200935 students from 28 different conservation areas.20082009

4. 2009 overview

5. ObjectivesBuilding on the successes of 2008, we reached out to Middle Management Group of former SAWC students from Zimbabwe & Malawi.Our Objective for 2009: Education: SAWC former students needs analysis, training course developments for future

6. Community development: WESSA environmental education for communities in conservation

7. Conservation management and law enforcement with game rangers in Africa.

8. Collections of specimens and collaborations with Africa

9. EducationWith Southern Africa Wildlife College Main Objectives for SAWC to: meet with former SAWC studentsand evaluate the impact the College training has made on their career and how it is aiding them and their organisation. identify training needs on the ground, as well as ways in which the College can improve its offering to southern African Wildlife organisations. Upon completion of this Outreach, it is clear that the training received at SAWC is aiding the students in their careers, and their organization at large.

10. EducationWith Southern Africa Wildlife College

12. Community DevelopmentWith WESSA (Wildlife & Environmental Society of South Africa)The aim was to conduct Environmental Education workshops with the local communities to create awareness of everyday environmental issues surrounding protected areas. The environmental education game – Parks and Neighbours was played with community members. On completion of the environmental education workshop, WESSA training tools were handed over to the former students to use as a tool for environmental training.

13. Community DevelopmentPeople Caring for the Earth

15. Collection of SpecimensWith University of Johannesburg

16. CollaborationWith University of JohannesburgResulting from the Toyota outreach trip, the target of producing a DNA barcode for all trees of Southern Africa has progressed very well.Collected: 150 Voucher specimens and DNA samplesA new project initiated for Zimbabwe “DNA bar-coding the trees of the Gonarezhou National Park” - a formal one–week course:in basic herbarium techniques,

17. plant identification

18. collection for DNA bar-coding purposesResearchers from Zimbabwe and Malawi invited to attend a course hosted at UJ in DNA bar-coding techniques in 2010.

20. Conservation ManagementAnd Law Enforcement With Game Rangers In AfricaIn total the whole outreach was an overwhelming success. 54 new members were signed up to the GRAA and developed the foundation for future conservation initiatives. Areas. Understanding the Conservation Situation in neighbouring countries and having good relations with counterparts is crucial for all parties concerned, particularly in context to the development of Trans Frontier Conservation.

21. Conservation ManagementAnd Law Enforcement With Game Rangers In Africa