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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…

Officials and expert rangers from the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) attended a curriculum development workshop at Maanzoni Lodge in Machakos from May 17 - May 22, 2021. The intensive workshop is an integral step in the KWS Law Enforcement Academy…

The black rhino is critically endangered primarily due to poaching along with inadequate protection in the field. The largest population of the eastern black rhino is found in Kenya and the second largest at the Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA) in…

(NAIROBI, KENYA — June 6, 2022) Over 400 African youth convened virtually at the inaugural African Youth Summit on Biodiversity (#AYSB2022) from April 21-23, 2022. Organized by the Global Youth Biodiversity Network (GYBN) Africa in collaboration…

African Wildlife Foundation (AWF), alongside 18 Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and major groups across Africa, held the fifth high-level meeting via a conference call on May 8, 2020. Discussions at the meeting revolved around defining Africa’s…

The European Union (EU) elections that just culminated are a significant event this year, with the second largest constituency having headed to the polls. Over 400 million citizens across 27 EU member states were participating in this crucial voting…

As the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) reflects on the outcomes of Climate COP29, we acknowledge the progress made on key negotiations while emphasizing the urgent need for accelerated action.COP29 reaffirmed Africa’s proactive and visionary role…

The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) commends the significant advancements made at the UN Biodiversity Conference, COP16, which concluded in Cali, Colombia on November 2. It highlighted a strengthened global resolve to promote inclusive, equitable,…

Southern Africa is currently enduring one of the most severe droughts in a century, a crisis that continues to devastate livelihoods, economies, and ecosystems across the region. The intensifying El Niño weather patterns and extreme heat remind us…

Last Wednesday, November 8, Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke announced the establishment of the International Wildlife Conservation Council (IWCC). Whereas the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) would typically applaud such an effort by the U.S…

Global Leaders Making a Case for Nature Global leaders acknowledge that if we do not deliberately change the way humanity treats nature within the next decade, biodiversity loss may never be reversible. Recently, leaders of the G7 reaffirmed…

UPDATE JULY 28, 2020: Testing has been completed in Botswana and Zimbabwe and continues in South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Investigations also include an aerial survey. Officials have still not been able to confirm a cause…

Today, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora convened on Proposals 14, 15 and 16 focusing on the African elephant. AWF had called for the rejection of all three proposals in our position and…