Tanzania, March 7 -- Tanga. "Some of us in the group have established beehives, which have significantly transformed our lives, enabling us to break free from dependency. I've been able to build a house, install electricity, and send my children to school."

Those were the words of Ms Veronica Petro, a resident of Mkwakwani Village in Mnyuzi Ward, Korogwe District, in Tanga Region.

She is one of the group members who benefited from the beekeeping project implemented by the Eastern Arc Mountains Conservation Endowment Fund (EAMCEF).

Since 2006, EAMCEF has been providing grants to residents bordering environmental conservation reserves within the Eastern Arc Mountains as one way of involving them in the conservation and protection of the ...