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TAITA TAVETA, Kenya — The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF), in partnership with the Wildlife Clubs of Kenya (WCK), has opened applications for the second cohort of the AWF Young Conservation Heroes ...

On a hot afternoon along the banks of the Londo River, Ayubu Matabala watches the water flow past his village. Not long ago, these same banks were bare and crumbling. The river, once a lifeline for ...

The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) today officially handed over 27 hectares of restored land to the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) for inclusion in Volcanoes National Park. This significant ...

For years, the land Ndungutse Francois farmed in Kinigi Sector, Musanze District, fed his family. It paid school fees, produced pyrethrum and Irish potatoes, and offered the kind of certainty that ...

For decades, the African Wildlife Foundation has helped lay the foundation for mountain gorilla conservation in Rwanda—protecting this endangered species while catalyzing the growth of the country’s ...

In Tanzania, 2025 highlighted a simple but powerful truth:conservation success begins in villages, farms, and water user meetings, where daily decisions determine whether land and rivers are depleted ...

NAIROBI, Kenya — The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) today signed a formal Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at the United Nations Offices at ...

Many things about the Democratic Republic of Congo linger in the memory of anyone who has encountered it. The people, the culture, and the biodiversity all come together to ensure an unforgettable ...

Tibebu Yelemfrhat Simegn’s journey into conservation was born from a boyhood spent in the heart of Ethiopia’s Afroalpine highlands. As a young shepherd, he often encountered the rare and enigmatic ...