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| Table 1. National Co-ordinators and Lead Agencies in each of the four countries. |  
Mr. Jérôme Karimumuryango 
Institut National pour      l'Environnement et la      Conservation de la Nature 
Bujumbura, Burundi 
Email: biodiv@cbinf.com | 
Mr. Mady Amule 
Ministère de l'Environnement      et la Conservation de la Nature Avenue Papa Ileo No. 15 
Kinshasa, D. R.  Congo 
Email: mec10@calva.com |  
Mr. Rawson Yonazi 
Vice President's Office,     Division of Environment 
P. O. Box 72243 
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 
Email: vpodoe@intafrica.com | 
Mr. James Phiri 
Environmental Council of Zambia 
P.O. Box 35131 
Lusaka, Zambia 
Email: jsphiri@zamnet.zm | 
 
  
In Tanzania and Zambia the National Co-ordinators are supported by full time assistants employed through the project. 
  
NWGs have a  core membership of  approximately 10 with additional members co-opted on an ad-hoc basis as required. The groups should meet 4 times per year. 
  
The current core membership of  the four National Working Groups is given in Table 2. 
  
National Implementing Institutions - All project activities in the region are carried out by the relevant national institutions and their staff.  During its four and a half years of operation the project has collaborated with 74 institutions and over 300 scientists, technicians and managers.  The principal participating institutions in Tanzania have been: 
  
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