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High-Level Plenary on Climate Change and the Biodiversity Nexus 8:30-10:30 - Auditorium There will be a Leadership Dialogue on PCAs at the centre of the “climate and Biodiversity nexus”. The discussions will focus on the message that PCAs…

Upholding rights, promoting good governance and equity 8:30-10:00 - Auditorium There will be a Leadership Dialogue on “Upholding rights, promoting good governance and equity” in terms of a) good governance and protecting rights, b) approaches…

High-level panel on “Diversifying & innovating financing models” 8:30-10:30 - Auditorium This Leadership Dialogue will bring development partners and CEOs of International NGOs together to discuss and make suggestions as to how global…

High level Plenary – Challenges & Opportunities of Protected & Conserved Areas 8:30-10:00 - Auditorium This Leadership Dialogue will synthesize the key challenges and opportunities of Protected and Conserved Areas (PCAs) in Africa…

OFFICIAL OPENING CEREMONY 16:00pm-19:00pm (CAT) - KCC Auditorium   Africa’s Protected and Conserved areas – Sanctuaries for Biodiversity and Engines for Sustainable Development Razan Al Mubarak (Pre-recorded video) – President of…

AWF at APAC Welcome The Africa Protected Areas Congress aligns with AWF's vision of “An Africa where human development includes thriving wildlife and extensive wild lands as a cultural and economic asset for Africa’s current and…

If natural habitats are to be conserved, the people who depend on them must also survive. AWF believes that through conservation enterprise, conservation areas can be developed into commercially viable land, which can leverage space for wildlife…

WASHINGTON, DC, November 8, 2012 -- African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) applauds Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's decision to add the critical issue of illegal wildlife trafficking to the foreign policy and national security agendas of…

Historical action hopes to decrease rising wildlife attacks NAIROBI, Kenya, May 22, 2013 -- AWF applauds Kenya for passing a revolutionary emergency amendment to the Wildlife Act elevating penalties for wildlife crimes. This…

African Economies Feel the Pinch of 30 Million Missing Visitors; ‘World Safari Day’ Draws Attention to Industry's Contributions to African Wildlife, Natural Resources and Local Communities WASHINGTON, D.C. AND NAIROBI, KENYA (November 25,…

(NAIROBI, KENYA — January 13, 2023) The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) has announced the call for applications for the Charles R. Wall Leadership Program. The program consists of two components — the Charles R. Wall Young African Policy Fellows…

Harare, Zimbabwe, November 8, 2022 – The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) Zimbabwe in partnership with the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Zimparks) played host to 10 members of local media stations in a bid to showcase the…

Young people from across Africa will convene in Nairobi from May 23, 2019 to May 25, 2019 for deliberations about today’s most pressing environmental challenges.The conference will bring together 50 young conservation and development practitioners…

The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) on September 14-15, 2021 held a debrief meeting of its wildlife cybercrime investigations program at a hotel in Entebbe, Uganda. The debrief, organized in partnership with the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA),…