Where
Conservation
Meets Community
MACCO unites science-based biodiversity research
and community empowerment as inseparable dimensions of the
same ecological and social vision.
🔬 Research & Monitoring
Science-based biodiversity monitoring, long-term ecosystem protection, and cutting-edge field research in the Kilombero landscape.
🌿Community & Livelihoods
Environmental education, sustainable livelihoods, and inclusive development that empowers local communities as conservation stewards.
🏔️ Udzungwa Landscape Strategy
A long-term integrated approach to protecting one of Africa's most biodiverse mountain ecosystems with local and international partners.
Rooted in the Kilombero Valley
MACCO – Mazingira Alliance for Community and Conservation – is a Tanzanian organization operating at the heart of the Udzungwa–Kilombero ecosystem, one of Africa’s most biologically rich landscapes.
We believe that conservation and human well-being are not opposing goals but part of a unified ecological and social system. Our work integrates rigorous science with deep community engagement across Kilombero, Kilolo, Kilosa, and Mlimba Districts.
We manage the Udzungwa Ecological Monitoring Centre (UEMC) and associated hostel facilities, working in close partnership with TANAPA and international research institutions.
- 📍 Udzungwa Mountains
- 🏛️ Est. Tanzania
- 🤝 TANAPA Partner
- 🌍 UEMC Facility
Science at the Heart of Conservation
Our field science programmes generate the evidence base for long-term
ecosystem protection across the Udzungwa landscape.