Ingwe Leopard Research
Conducting behavioural research into
the Leopard and other carnivores
within Mpumalanga.
Mission Statement
PAW is committed to biodiversity conservation beyond borders. We engage worldwide
volunteers and sponsors to support environmental scientists with all aspects of research,
and social ecologists with cultural conservation and education programs. We promote
awareness and the necessary action for preserving biodiversity towards a sustainable
environment as part of our global heritage.
Overview
Protecting African Wildlife Conservation Trust is a non-profit organization based in
Northeast South Africa.
The core of PAW’s directors provide mentoring of our conservation projects and enable the
organization to consistently develop and apply new methods of research.
The spectrum of research covers most areas of conservation, as all are interlinked and
important to support ecological processes and systems. One of our main focuses is
collecting essential and empirical base-line data to support research initiatives, policy
formulation, and sustainable resource management of the province’s rich biodiversity of
plants and wildlife. PAW also strives to promote a general awareness of problems and
issues facing conservation to the global conservation community.
There are two main criteria used for selecting our research projects. One is problem
solving related issues such as management of habitats for the health of a specific
ecosystem. The second one is protection of species selected in order of priority. The
principles used as guidelines to determine priority are based on one or a combination of
criterions such as: those formulated by International Union for the Conservation of Nature
(IUCN) and specific conservation needs in a province.
Protecting African Wildlife Conservation Trust
PAW Conservation Trust