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The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) has on December 7, 2021 handed over operational facilities to the Government of Zimbabwe to aid the fight against poaching and wildlife trafficking. In a ceremony held on the banks of the Zambezi River in…

The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) Global Ambassador and Board Member, Veronica Varekova was among the key personalities invited by the Dvur Kralove Zoo in the in the central Czech Republic city of Dvur Kralove for the third rhino horn burning…

“I am both proud and humbled to be part of Kwita Izina, because if there is a more powerful statement of our spiritual connection to nature than what Rwanda has done with the mountain gorillas, then I am yet to find it," says Veronica Varekova.&nbsp…

WASHINGTON, D.C. AND NAIROBI, KENYA (October 22, 2020) – African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) today issued an official statement in support of "The Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt (END) Wildlife Trafficking Act Reauthorization,” introduced…

On the second day of the Africa Climate Summit, Frederick Kwame Kumah, AWF Vice President of Global Leadership, joined the Clean Cooking Alliance for a panel discussion on “Unlocking the Value of Clean Cooking for Nature.” Panelists expressed their…

On the final day of the Africa Climate Summit, African Heads of State and Government unanimously adopted the Nairobi Declaration, a landmark document that will be brought forward to the United Nations General Assembly and will form the basis of…

AWF officially joined the 2023 Africa Climate Summit and Africa Climate Week opening ceremony happening this week in Nairobi, Kenya. At the opening plenary, the diverse speakers ranging from youth representatives to Indigenous People and Local…

When I first interviewed for my job at AWF, I was told that I may, on occasion, be asked to travel to Africa for work. No one ever told me I’d be expected to go to Idaho, too. But there I was last Thursday, crawling out of my soft,…

The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) drew attention to the importance of youth engagement for conservation in a recent webinar organized by the Green European Foundation. Simangele Msweli,  who oversees AWF’s Youth Leadership Program, took…

AWF’s response to climate change is based on the scientific principle of “resilience.” To realize our mission, wildlife, and people will need to prove resilient to the effects of climate change. Communities must adapt to dramatic changes in…

AWF at COP27 African countries account for just four percent of global carbon emissions, yet they are disproportionately impacted by the effects of climate change. Floods, droughts, famines, and fires increasingly plague the continent…

AWF at COP19 The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) aims to ensure that international trade is regulated to avoid the unsustainable exploitation of more than 35,000 species. AWF has…

AWF at COP15 The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) was established to address global biodiversity loss and it is guided by three objectives: conservation of biological diversity, sustainable use of the components of biological…

YOUTH PRE-CONGRESS African youth will convene for a 3 day pre-congress meeting in preparation for the Africa Protected Areas Congress. They aim to collectively articulate their vision for the future of Africa’s Protected and Conserved Areas and…

Re-imagining Protected Areas as Natural Infrastructure workshop  10:30-12:00 - MH1  Workshop: Businesses need protected areas to thrive. This session seeks to explore how Africa's protected and conserved areas deliver solutions that…