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Africa’s Voice at COP17: Making Biodiversity Commitments Count

Nature underpins Africa’s economy and resilience, yet global biodiversity commitments lack implementation. Less than half of ...
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Building a Biodiversity Economy Along the Lobito Corridor

At AWF, we are helping build biodiversity economies that put nature at the heart of Africa’s economic future. By working with governments, communities, and businesses to recognize biodiversity as an ...
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Beyond the Gorilla: What Does Conservation Success Look Like in Rwanda?

The mountain gorilla is one of conservation’s great success stories. The species population has grown from fewer than 300 in the 1980s to over 1,060 according to the 2018 census. Today, Rwanda is part ...
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An African Youth Perspective: What SBSTTA Taught Me About Africa’s Conservation Future

I arrived at my first meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA) as an African Wildlife Foundation Policy Fellow carrying a fair amount of skepticism and ...
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Friends of Elephants: A Place Where People and Elephants Coexist

An adult elephant can drink up to 200 liters of water a day. In a dry region like Kenya’s Tsavo landscape, access to reliable water can determine where elephants move, where they gather and whether ...
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AWF and Dev-Afrique Launch Strategic Partnership to Advance Conservation, Natural Capital, and Sustainable Development Across Africa

NAIROBI, Kenya – The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) and Dev-Afrique Development Advisors, a member of the DevPartners Alliance, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) establishing a ...
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Kordofan Giraffes in Cameroon’s Faro Show Signs of Recovery

In Faro National Park in northern Cameroon, the recovery of the critically endangered Kordofan giraffe is being seen through movement, behavior, and the formation of new giraffe groups. Since 2025, ...
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Guardians of the Congo Basin

The Congo Basin breathes for all of us. Often described as the lungs of Africa, this vast forest system helps steady the climate, anchors rainfall patterns, and supports millions of people whose lives ...
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David Attenborough, A Gorilla Story and AWF’s Conservation Work in Rwanda

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 ...
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Consultancy Opportunity: IWT Risk Analysis for the Lobito Corridor (DRC)

The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) is seeking a qualified consultant or firm to conduct a comprehensive analysis of Illegal Wildlife Trade (IWT) risks associated with planned infrastructure ...
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Community Eco-Guards Reimagining Conservation in Rwanda’s Volcanoes Landscape

Volcanoes National Park is at the center of a shift in Rwanda’s conservation story. A shift shaped not only by institutions, but by communities stepping forward to become stewards of biodiversity. For ...