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## Section A Reference and administration details
**Charity name** Conservation Research Africa **Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** 1170640
**Charity's principal address** C/O UWE, Frenchay Campus, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol **Postcode BS16 1QY**
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||Drjoe Nunez||Appointed 12/1/2022||
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**Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees) Name Dates acted if not for whole year**
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## **Section B Structure, governance and management**
## **Description of the charity’s trusts**
Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) CIO How the charity is constituted
- (eg. trust, association, company)
Trustees are Appointed when necessary (e.g. when a trustee steps down Trustee selection methods or 3 years is met) by agreement at the AGM (eg. appointed by, elected by)
## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about:
- policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
- the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
- relationship with any related parties;
- trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
## **Section C Objectives and activities**
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To advance environmental protection and improvement in particular by promoting the conservation and sustainable management of flora and fauna for the benefit of the public in Africa through: a) Applied research and management (in the fields of conservation biology; natural resources management; sustainable waste use; ecosystem services provision; behavioural ecology; ecology; climate smart agriculture; sustainable livelihoods; human wildlife conflict resolution) to inform and promote sustainable development (sustainable development means “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”). b) Community education and by raising awareness to: reduce poverty; promote sustainable land management and development; reduce human wildlife conflict; reduce environmental degradation and biodiversity loss. c) Capacity building for African communities and stakeholders (through workshops, training, scholarships, and networking) in the fields of: conservation research; wildlife and natural resources management; climate change mitigation, conservation farming; climate smart agriculture and human wildlife conflict mitigation. Beneficiaries: From Local communities (farmers, teachers, school children) to Government officials (from the Departments of the Environment, Wildlife Management, Forestry and Fisheries) in Africa. In planning the activities for the year we have kept in mind the Charity Commissions guidance on public benefit at our meetings and strategic planning discussions. The main activities are: 1. Applied research to inform conservation management of wildlife and the environment and human wildlife conflict resolution to inform and promote sustainable development and provide important data and resources for wildlife and environmental custodians in Malawi
## **Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document**
In planning the activities for the year we have kept in mind the Charity Commissions guidance on public benefit at our meetings and strategic planning discussions. The main activities are: 1. Applied research to inform conservation management of wildlife and the environment and human wildlife conflict resolution to inform and promote sustainable development and provide important data and resources for wildlife and environmental custodians in Malawi 2. Education and outreach activities around Lilongwe and Kasungu National Park and Vwaza Marsh Wildlife Reserve to increase understanding of wildlife and environment and conservation and reduce human wildlife conflict 3. Capacity building programmes with the Department of National Parks and Wildlife and Lilongwe City Council to build skills in research and wildlife management These activities benefit the following people: 1. Department of National Parks and Wildlife (DNPW) and Lilongwe City Council by data and reports which allow them to manage national parks and wildlife in an effective way through provision of data on animals numbers, densities, threats to wildlife, ecology of wildlife, biodiversity data and hotspot maps, enforcement plans for wildlife and biodiversity in the city 2. Local communities including women and children, who are experiencing conflict due to hyaena attacking them, eating livestock and bats occupying their homes, schools and clinics through provision of mitigation activities to provide solutions to conflict, reduce conflict or mitigate it (e.g, removal of bats from clinics, education about how to react around hyaena to reduce attacks, or mitigation to reduce livestock attacks) 3. DNPW and Lilongwe City Council through increased skills and capacity in wildlife conservation and management and reporting
2. Education and outreach activities around Lilongwe and Kasungu National Park and Vwaza Marsh Wildlife Reserve to increase understanding of wildlife and environment and conservation and
**Summary of the main** reduce human wildlife conflict **activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within** 3. Capacity building programmes with the Department of National **this section the statutory** Parks and Wildlife and Lilongwe City Council to build skills in **declaration that trustees have** research and wildlife management **had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity** These activities benefit the following people: **Commission on public** 1. Department of National Parks and Wildlife (DNPW) and Lilongwe **benefit)** City Council by data and reports which allow them to manage national parks and wildlife in an effective way through provision of data on animals numbers, densities, threats to wildlife, ecology of wildlife, biodiversity data and hotspot maps, enforcement plans for wildlife and biodiversity in the city
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to the CBD through training in mapping, GIS, wildlife research and census techniques
## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
The majority of our staff are also volunteering their time. During this time we have had no volunteers due to covid, and had to repatriate many staff and volunteers back to their countries when covid restrictions were placed. Therefore we lost income this year due to not being able to host groups of students from Operation Wallacea or the University of Sussex. Our programmes where therefore significantly reduced this year.
You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about:
- policy on grantmaking;
- policy programme related investment;
- contribution made by volunteers.
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Section D Achievements and performance
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## Section D Achievements and erformance p
**Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year**
## **RESEARCH ACTIVITIES**
CRA have conducted the following two research programmes: Our activities were hugely curtailed due to COVID.
## _**1. African Bat Conservation Programme**_
- **1.1 Lilongwe bat box project** :
62 bat boxes in Lilongwe have been monitored over 6 months for bat presence to promote and monitor bats in the urban environment
- **1.2 Bats and Biodiversity Research Project** :
CRA have conducted 30 bat mist netting and harp trapping surveys,
- 1.3 **Bat Roost Surveys** :
- 4 Bat Roosts have been identified and regularly monitored and surveyed in Lilongwe city
## _**2.0 Carnivore Research Malawi Programme**_
- **2.1 Kasungu National Park Carnivore Research Project:** No activities this year
## **2.2 Urban Carnivore Research Project Lilongwe:**
- 6 spotted hyaena den sites monitored each month 2335 camera trapping survey nights completed at dens 167 camera trap photos processed
- 19 scat collected
- 21 households surveyed for HWC with hyaena, and given advice and capacity building for living safely with large carnivores.
- 1 Spotted Hyaena De-snared
- 5 spotted hyaena satellite collared
- Blood, hair, fecal samples taken from 7 spotted hyaena
## **Peer reviewed papers published this year:**
Davis, R.S., Gentle, L.K., Mgoola, W.O. et al. Using camera trap bycatch data to assess habitat use and the influence of human activity on African elephants (Loxodonta africana) in Kasungu National Park, Malawi. Mamm Biol (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-022-00330-7
## **COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND AWARENESS**
The following outreach events have been conducted in Malawi:
- Outreach stalls were held with education materials about bats conservations at the 6 farmers markets in Lilongwe city
- 5 bat roosts saved and conflict issues resolved.
- Regular Outreach, Education and Speaking on the Importance of Urban Wildlife Including Spotted Hyena at Lilongwe Presidential Statehouse with Commanding Officers of Malawi Police Force
## **CAPACITY BUILDING FOR AFRICAN STAKEHOLDERS** :
- We conducted training of 15 University of Natural Resources Malawian students through attachment programmes with our team.
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## **Section E Financial review**
Cash at bank 04/5/2022 £10,085 in unrestricted funds. **Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves Details of any funds materially** N/A
**Details of any funds materially in deficit**
## **Further financial review details (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about:
- the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
Principle funds are derived from volunteer donations and income from running expeditions for school, university and citizen science groups. All expenditure has been towards delivery of the charities objectives based in Malawi for research, outreach and capacity building.
- how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
- investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
## **Section F Other optional information**
## **Section G Declaration**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s) Full name(s)** Dr Emma Stone **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** CEO/ Founder **etc) Date** 04/05/2022
Dr Martin Jones Trustee
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## **Charity Name No (if any) Conservation Research Africa Receipts and payments accounts**
||**For the period**
**from**|05/04/2021
Period start date|**To**|06/04/2022
Period end date||
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## **CC16a**
## **Section A Receipts and payments**
|**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
1241
4871
0
**-**
**6,112**
**1,789**
**-**
**1,789**
**7,901**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
14,226
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**14,226**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**14,226**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**1,241**
**4,871**
**14,226**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**20,338**
**1,789**
**-**
**1,789**
**22,127**|**Last year**
**to the nearest £**|
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|Volunteer Donations cash|1241||||**-**|
|Volunteer Donations Bank|4871||||**-**|
|Grant Income|0||||**-**|
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|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_|**6,112**||||**-**|
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|**A2 Asset and investment sales, (see**
**table).**||||||
|**Donated old VW van (not running)**|**1,789**|||||
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|**_Sub total_**|**1,789**||||**-**|
|**_Total receipts_**||||||
||**7,901**|**14,226**|**-**|**22,127**|**-**|
## **A3 Payments**
201-Advertising, PR 203-Capacity building 204-Conference costs 205-Client Entertainment 206-Equipment / Supplies Camp 207-Equipment Camp Maintenance/Repair 208-Equipment Research 209-Equipment Research Maintenance/Repair 210-Equipment Computing 212-Fuel 213-Internet 215-Meeting Costs - Funders/Clients/Partners 217-Staff Salaries 219-Staff visa fees 220-Stationary/printing Research 221-Stationary/printing Outreach 222-Travel - Staff National (Non project vehicle) 223-Travel - Staff International 224-Telephone 225-Uniforms Staff (T-Shirts/Shoes etc) 226-Vehicle repair 227-Vehicle running costs 228-Vol accommodation 229-Vol food 230-Vol phone 231-Vol travel 234-Insurance 236-Misc 237-Office Stationery 238-Office Rent 242-Office Equipment 245-Capital Grant Expenditure
TOTAL Staff Uniform
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
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|**_Sub total_ **|**-**||**-**|||**-**||||**-**|
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|**_Total payments_**|**-**||**-**|||**-**||**31,051**||**-**|
|**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**||||||**-**||**- 8,924**||**-**|
|**A5 Transfers between funds**|**-**||**-**||**-**|||||**-**|
|**A6 Cash funds last year end**|||**-**||**-**|||**19,579**||**-**|
|**_Cash funds this year end_**|**-**||**-**|||**-**||**10,085**||**-**|
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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
|**Categories**
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all
the trustees
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the charity’s**
**own use**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**|Signature
**Details**
Landcriuser Troopy
**Details**
Cash in bank
**Details**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
**Details**
Nissan Pick Up|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**10,085**
**-**
Agreement Error
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
Print Name
Martin Jones|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|
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**funds**
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|||Martin Jones|20/04/2022|
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