Promoting the Conservation of Critically Endangered Callulina laphami in Kindoroko and Minja Forest Reserves, Tanzania

This project was implemented by Geofrey Mugini with funding from The Rufford Foundation to promote the conservation of the Critically Endangered Callulina laphami, a frog endemic to the Kindoroko and Minja Forest Reserves in Tanzania's North Pare Mountains. It responds to serious habitat loss and forest degradation driven by human activities such as agriculture, logging and settlement expansion, alongside low public awareness of the species and its ecological importance.

The project focuses on field assessments to determine the frog's current population size, distribution and habitat conditions, evaluates the extent of forest degradation and key threats, delivers community conservation education through outreach activities and materials, then develops a practical conservation and management plan that combines scientific findings with community-led actions and sustainable land-use practices to support the species' long-term survival.