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be taken by governments and relevant authorities to 
protect critical sites in the region '•urrently 
threatened, such as llombwc forest in the D R C. 
• The workshop recommended that a bi-annual 
regional forum and annual meetings of focal groups 
to rev iew progress be organised regularly 
Funding 
WWF/World Bank Alliance lor Forest Conservation 
and Sustainable Use 
FAO (TCDC/TCCT Experts Programme) 
Tropical Rainforest Programme of the Netherlands 
Committee for IUCN 
The Royal Society for ihc Protection of Birds, and 
The IVildcn-Puckham Charitable Foundation. 
The workshop summary will be available soon and the 
final rcpori in 2 months 
For further information, please comail ARCOS ai the 
following address c/o WCMC. 219 Huntingdon Road. 
Cambridge, CB30DL. UK . Tel + 44(0) 1223277314. 
Fax. + 44(0) 1223 277136. E-mail: samk@wemc.org uk 
WfcbSite http://www.wcmc.org.uk 
c/o NaturcUganda. Makerere University, Zoology Dept. 
PO. Box 7062 Kampala Uganda. Tel: +256 41 540 
719. Fax: +256 41 533 528/530134. E-mail 
eanhs@imul.cotn. 
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 
The 89th Annual General Meeting of the Society took 
place on 10th May. 1999. This was a very special 
meeting, being that it marked the 90th year of the 
existence of the East Africa Natural History Society, 
the oldest scientific society in Africa In March, on the 
anniversary of its founding, the Society's 90th birthday 
party was celebrated in the Museum with various 
members relating what the Society has meant to them, 
discussing the past and looking to the future Later there 
was a birthday cake, dancing and a generally good time 
for all 
EANHS CHAIRMAN’S REPORT. 10 MAY 1999 
Ladies and Gentlemen 
I am very pleased to welcome you to the Society’s 89th 
Annual General Meeting. The task of making this annual 
report does not become any easier from year to year 
This is not by any means because the Society is. 
languishing, but because there is so much activity, in 
which so many people are involved, that it is next to 
impossible to cut down this report to a sensible size 
without leaving out some essential nui or bolt. For those 
nuts and bolts that I fail to mention, either intentionally 
or through absent-mindedness (a state which a number 
of years as Chairman has done nothing to alleviate, and 
possibly something to intensify) I beg vour indulgence 
Let me start with the big picture and gradually zoom 
in This is our 89ih AGM but our 90th year Our first 
meeting was held on 25 March 1909. An absolutely 
perfect excuse for a celebration; and what I gather was 
an excellent party was held on the anniversary evening 
This may well have been one of the largest get togethers 
of the last 90 years, as more than 150 members were 
present A splendid turn-out and I hope a sign of things 
to come 
Turning 90 is. I imagine - I have no personal 
experience yet a good time for reflection and taking 
stock My report last year spoke a lot about change 
This year perhaps the theme is more to do with 
consolidation. Your Executive has taken the mandate 
we received at last year’s AGM. and the lists ol tasks 
still remaining from our planning workshop, and done 
its best to make things work. Finally, we have a proper 
strategic plan for the Society It has taken a year and a 
half to produce it. so the plan now extends for four 
years rather than five, but it will act as a guide for all 
our activities from now on The delay has had wine 
advantages, in that much of the foundation for progress 
has already been laid Thus we can indeed start to 
consolidate rather than just change things. The plan is 
available for reference in the Nature Kenya office, any 
member who in interested can obtain a personal copy, 
subject to a small charge to cover photocopying 
The name Nature Kenya' now seems well 
established (much to my own relief, as I have never 
been able to say East Africa Natural History Society’ 
intelligibly over the telephone) With pleasing symmetry 
our Ugandan branch is now calling itself 'Nature 
Uganda' (though they have the italicisation reversed, 
presumably as a subtle affirmation of independence). 
We printed a new membership brochure last year, rather 
radically using FULL COLOUR, and showing off the 
new name. More on that later 
The third main item that came up at the list meeting 
was the formation c*( a limited company For various 
technical legal reasons, this is not looking to be such a 
good idc*3 as it seemed then Your Executive is still 
deciding how to handle the issue, and taking additional 
advice, and may bring back a recommendation to the 
next AGM 
Time now to apply the zoom. In terms of activities, 
there has been lots going on. The Arboretum Master 
Plan is still not formally approved by the Forest 
Department, which is very frustrating, but if this has 
in any way dampened the enthusiasm of FONA one 
would be hard pushed to tell As well as the regular 
monthly tree walks, they have held a Solar Energy Day. 
a Holiday Nature Day for school children, a Christmas 
Carol sing-along and of course Wind in the Trees — 
now established and looked forward to as an annual 
event Those not involved may not realise JUST how 
