About Mazingira Alliance for Community and Conservation (MACCO)
The Mazingira Alliance for Community and Conservation (MACCO) is a Tanzanian Non- Governmental Organization based in Mang’ula at Kilombero District in Morogoro Region. Initially this organization was registered as a nonprofit company under the company act of 2002. Following the ensuing changes in the Tanzania laws on the status of nonprofit companies, on the 19/07/2019 the organization was officially registered as Non-Governmental Organization with a registration number NGO/R2/000145. For tax payment, the TIN number 135-331-988 was given on 12/12/2017. To better reflect the organization’s mission, enhances branding and stakeholder engagement, and aligns with future strategic objectives, in February 18 2025 the organization changed its name from Associazione Mazingira to Mazingira Alliance for Community and Conservation. The mission stated in the registration was to implement community based environmental conservation and biodiversity research in and around the Udzungwa Mountains and across the country in general.
Our Mission
Our Vission
We envision a wealthy, healthy and well protected environment supporting a sustainable society and
economy.
Area of Operation
The area of operation of the Organization shall be Mainland Tanzania.
Our Objectives
- Enhance capacity building of communities living around the Udzungwa Mountains about environmental protection
- Promote the adoption of alternative to forest resources by local communities
- Promote Ecotourism in the national park and adjacent Nature Reserves
- Run the Udzungwa Ecological Monitoring Centre – UEMC (http://www.udzungwacentre.org/) whose mission is to promote and facilitate biological research and monitoring of the area to increase our understanding of the Udzungwa Mountains
- Assessing the status of biodiversity, both fauna and flora, and its changes in space and time