Development of appropriate conservation and environmental plans requires good information. Porini Resources has a sound history in East Africa, combining scientific expertise with local values and knowledge. Porini provides services in Ecological Assessment and Environmental Consulting. They use environmental assessment and rapid ecological assessment (REA) techniques to provide vital information for conservation planning and impact assessment.They are an international, multi-disciplinary team with wide-ranging skills in environmental conservation. Each member of the team has special skills such as indigenous botany, ornithology and mammal tracking. All team members speak fluent Swahili and have solid knowledge of natural history of East Africa, its peoples, parks and reserves. It is their conviction that without community involvement, wildlife has no future in East Africa. Most wildlife in Kenya and Tanzania exists outside of national parks and reserves - clearly, the responsibility lies with the public. Each member of Porini's team has wide-ranging experience working with local communities in Kenya, Tanzania, Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.