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On Wednesday, January 10, the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) received a property that will help increase the size of Africa’s oldest park – Volcanoes National Park. Established in 1925, the park is home to mountain gorillas, the world’s most…

On April 8, 2004, AWF presented the Zambia Wildlife Authority (ZAWA) with camping equipment and uniforms worth $74,000 to assist wildlife protection in Mosi-Oa-Tunya National Park. The equipment includes camping tents, tarpaulins, mosquito netting,…

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The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) has on August 30, 2021, donated USD $5,000 to Kenya Wildlife Service for the inaugural Magical Kenya Tembo Naming Festival in an event held in Nairobi. This is an initiative inviting individuals,…

A Specialized Team of Illegal Wildlife Trade Detection Dogs Supported by African Wildlife Foundation and Peace Parks Foundation Helps Catch a Vietnamese Trafficker with Illegal Rhino Horns, Lion Teeth, and Lion Nails. MAPUTO, MOZAMBIQUE AND…

The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) is deeply concerned with the recent decision by the Government of Kenya to downgrade the status of Amboseli National Park to National Reserve status. This decision removes management authority from the Kenya…

Release of ‘COVID-19 Emergency Response Close Out Report’ marks UN World Environment Day AWF Relief Effort provides food rations, PPE, cash for work to over 30,000 people ‘Canines for Conservation’ sniffer dog program expanded during…

As we conclude COP28, we reflect on the journey we have traversed over these crucial two weeks. COP28 has been a turning point, marked by significant achievements, inspiring collaborations, and renewed commitments to safeguard our planet's future…

As part of the organization’s court monitoring program in the Tsavo landscape, African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) facilitated a meeting between the Kenya Magistrates and Judges Association (KMJA) and the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) on November…

African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) in partnership with Friends of Nature (FON) held the first China-Africa Virtual Youth Dialogue on August 28, 2020. The theme of the dialogue was ‘Building a future where human and natural biodiversity can peacefully…

This week, the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) convened the first virtual African Protected Areas Directors Meeting aimed at sharing lessons on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on park management and revenues. More importantly, the meeting went…

The East African Association of Prosecutors, in partnership with the National Public Prosecution Authority Rwanda, African Wildlife Foundation (AWF), and Space for Giants held the first-ever East African Wildlife Prosecutors Coalition Workshop in…

This week, The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF), under the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) grant, organized a two-day Cross-Sectoral Judicial Symposium for judicial and prosecutorial officers in Kenya. In…

On August 12, 2019, the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF), the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), and Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) kick-started a four-day training on first responders to a wildlife crime scene and testing in court at the AWF…

  (NAIROBI, KENYA — June 16, 2022) The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF), in support of the African Protected Areas Directors (APAD), convened the Steering Committee of the African conservation financing mechanism, which sets out to…