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At a meeting of the Presidential Advisory Council on Wildlife Trafficking at the U.S. Department of Interior on Friday, African Wildlife Foundation's (AWF's) Director of the African Apes Initiative, Jef Dupain, testified before…

African Wildlife Foundation CEO Kaddu Sebunya delivered both an oral and written testimony before the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Hearing on International Conservation. The purpose of…

(Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo) "Our small Cessna Caravan plane flew for two hours north of the capital Kinshasa towards the Equateur Province where our Congo Heartland is located," wrote AWF President Patrick Bergin on a recent trip to the…

The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) is attending a conservation forum from July 23-25, 2019 in South Africa. The forum's main agenda is to craft conservation solutions for the region while ensuring that its priorities are reflective of the biggest…

The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) recently hosted a landmark symposium in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), gathering key stakeholders in conservation to discuss strategies to combat the escalating issue of wildlife crime. This…

All communities living on the periphery of the Bili-Mbomu Protected Area Complex practice bushmeat hunting and agriculture as income-generating activities, a new survey by the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) has shown. The survey shows a heavy…

African Wildlife Foundation Issues Comprehensive Update on Pandemic Relief Efforts in Cameroon, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Zimbabwe; NGO Prevents 167 Human-Wildlife Conflict Incidents During the onset of the COVID-19 global pandemic, African…

NAIROBI, KENYA AND WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 14, 2021) – The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) announced today that it backs a U.S. State Department move to impose Visa Restrictions on eight Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) nationals, who…

On Saturday, U.S. President Barack Obama announced a move to tighten regulations around ivory trade in the United States by instating a near complete ban on all ivory commerce. The new regulations, proposed by the U.S…

On June 22, 2021, the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) in collaboration with Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) launched the On the Job Support for Prosecutors and Investigators in Machakos County, Kenya. The mentorship program aims to ensure&nbsp…

Plan Aims to Ensure Survival of Maasai Culture and Wildlife, Provides Model for Sustainable Development throughout KenyaKITENGELA, Kenya, September 2, 2011 -- In response to the alarming pace of land fragmentation and development occurring in…

The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) welcomes and commends the adoption of the Kunming Declaration at the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP 15) held in Kunming, China from October 11-15…

On 30 April, the Kenyan government, with sponsorship from the African Wildlife Foundation, will destroy 105 tons of ivory and 1 ton of rhino horn to raise national and international awareness on the illegal wildlife trade. Across the…

NAIROBI, KENYA AND WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 29, 2021) – After assessing the continental elephant herd and population declines over several decades due to poaching for ivory, loss of habitat, and other threats, the IUCN has uplisted the African…

The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) urges the D.C. Council to enact a proposed bill seeking to stop trade in ivory and rhino horn. The Council is currently considering a draft Elephant Ivory and Rhinoceros Horn Trafficking Prohibition bill that…