SCAPES Landscape Profile: The Ruvuma Landscape

The Ruvuma landscape was one of nine transboundary landscape-scale efforts in USAID’s Sustainable Conservation Approaches in Priority Ecosystems (SCAPES) project. Conservation was undertaken by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in partnership with CARE and local institutions. In the Ruvuma, SCAPES had three priorities: unite Mozambique and Tanzania on transboundary conservation issues; promote community based natural resource management; and help communities and governments adapt to climate change. This work was channeled into four wildlife corridors deemed vital to the long-term health of the landscape.