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Tackling conservation threats to Cameroon’s biodiversity
- 01/25/18
- Dja, Chimpanzee
- Manfred Aimé Epanda
A vital home for critically endangered great apes, the Dja Faunal Reserve benefits from a community-centered conservation strategy as development stems an upswing in human activity around the protected area and buffer zones.
Access to agricultural markets restores biodiversity in Lomako
Following years of social turmoil and civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo, people living along the banks of the Congo and Maringa Rivers had few economic opportunities. When African Wildlife Foundation began working in the Lomako landscape in 2003, the organization prioritized local livelihood improvement via sustainable agriculture production as a critical necessity for conservation.
Protecting the carnivores of Africa’s wild lands
- 01/09/18
- African Wild Dog, Cheetah, Ethiopian Wolf
- Nathan Gichohi
Not only are carnivores critical to the long-term viability of ecosystems, their presence is also a strong indicator of healthy prey populations. As they face a combination of threats — retaliatory killings by livestock keepers, declining prey base, habitat decline and human conflict — conserving ecologically viable and functional populations of large carnivores in their natural habitats is paramount but challenging.
Southern Tanzania shines as a model for green growth
- 12/22/17
- Tanzania, Conservation Agriculture
- Andrea Athanas
With the planet’s human population projected to reach 9 billion by 2050, the demand for arable land to produce food, fuel and fiber is on the rise. Many look to Africa to meet this demand, viewing the continent as replete with vast expanses of unused land.
Classroom Africa transforms education in rural Ethiopia
- 12/15/17
- Simien Mountains, Classroom Africa
- Perrin Banks
Education is not only a systematic approach to gaining knowledge, but it is also a source of empowerment. The unfortunate reality is a high percentage of individuals in rural Africa do not have access to a quality education and are being left behind. The highest rate of out-of-school children exists in sub-Saharan Africa — 9 million girls and 6 million boys between the ages of 6 and 11 will never attend school. Marginalization consistently impedes the education of female and rural students in Africa.