Perspectives on a Sustainable Africa

Elephants cross a road near the entrance to the Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda.
News

Counting What Nature Is Worth: A New Toolkit Makes an Economic Case for Africa’s Wildlife

November 6, 2026

From the Organization

New Toolkit Helps African Governments and Partners Turn Wildlife Assets Into Investable Development Sectors

November 3, 2026

AWF and ESP Join Forces to Scale Community Enterprise in AWF Landscapes

November 2, 2026

AWF Joins Partners to Launch GEF-Funded Project Protecting Northern Uganda’s Shea Landscape

October 15, 2026
More From the Pressroom
Simon Mutchatibaya (in white) with rangers in Zimbabwe. © AWF
Field Journal

Chance Conservationist: Simon Mutchatibaya’s Road From Mhondoro Ngezi to Faro

November 5, 2026
Hellen Nakwang of Karenga District, Uganda harvests cotton on her farm. © AWF
Field Journal

Hellen Nakwang Is Rebuilding Her Soil and Harvests with Regenerative Farming

October 28, 2026
AWF Vice President for Global Policy and Governance Frederick Kumah attends a meeting with African governments at the United Nations Office at Nairobi in 2025.
Global Leadership

Africa’s Voice at COP17: Making Biodiversity Commitments Count

October 20, 2026

Recent Articles

Alain joins AWF leadership and colleagues at the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Field Journal

As COP17 Begins, One Congolese Leader Shows Why Investing in African Conservationists Works

October 19, 2026
Rachel Emisave
AWF's Senior Director of Conservation Geography David Williams.
Field Journal

Mapping What Matters: Geospatial Intelligence for Africa’s Conservation and Development

October 15, 2026
African Wildlife Foundation
A pod of hippos in Faro National Park, Cameroon. © AWF
Field Journal

Faro National Park Records Its Highest Hippo Count in More Than a Decade

October 6, 2026
Manda Nfor
Teacher and Wildlife Club Patron Patrick Kiminza with some of his students at Ngwata Comprehensive School in Makueni County, Kenya. © AWF
Field Journal

World Teachers’ Day 2026: Patrick Kiminza Nurturing a Young Generation of Conservationists in Tsavo, Kenya

October 5, 2026
African Wildlife Foundation
A pair of elephants roam the Kidepo Valley.
Field Journal

AWF and KKAKKA Community Wildlife Association Strengthening Community-Led Conservation in Kidepo Landscape, Uganda

October 1, 2026
African Wildlife Foundation
A view of Volcanoes National Park, found in northwestern Rwanda.
Field Journal

From Protection to Prosperity: Rwanda's Conservation Journey and the Rwanda Development Board-AWF Partnership

September 28, 2026
African Wildlife Foundation
Muturengere, the mightiest (and gentlest) silverback in Volcanoes National Park, keeping a loving, watchful eye over the Isimbi family’s little ones.
Field Journal

Gorilla Day: Celebrating Muturengere, the Gentle Giant of the Isimbi Family

September 23, 2026
African Wildlife Foundation
A gathering of teams from INBAC, ICCN, and AWF.
Field Journal

Building a Biodiversity Economy Along the Lobito Corridor

September 17, 2026
African Wildlife Foundation
A rhino on the African savanna. © AWF
Field Journal

A Book to Remember What We Are Losing: Djai Pascal on Writing Cameroon's Rhino Story

September 17, 2026
African Wildlife Foundation
Participants of the Biodiversity Monitoring Training pose for a group photo at Tiwai Island Wildlife Sanctuary, Sierra Leone. The training brought together 40 participants to build capacity in biodiversity monitoring techniques within one of West Africa's most significant remaining tracts of lowland rainforest.
Field Journal

Building Local Capacity for Biodiversity Conservation at Tiwai Island

September 14, 2026
African Wildlife Foundation
Evidence properly labelled, documented, and securely stored at a Kenya Wildlife Service evidence room in Tsavo, Kenya.
Field Journal

Evidence Rooms Secure Stronger Cases Against Wildlife Crime in Kenya

September 10, 2026
African Wildlife Foundation
A mountain gorilla with her child in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda. © McDonald Wildlife Photography, Inc.
Field Journal

Beyond the Gorillas: Celebrating Kwita Izina and Building a Future for Conservation

September 2, 2026
African Wildlife Foundation
The Dja Faunal Reserve in Cameroon. © Guerchom Ndebo
Field Journal

Protecting Cameroon’s Dja Faunal Reserve: Turning Conservation Investment into Action

September 1, 2026
African Wildlife Foundation
Since rivers in the Kidepo landscape dry up for much of the year, boreholes pumps are often the only reliable sources for clean water. © AWF
Field Journal

Restoring Water in Kidepo to Reduce Human-Wildlife Conflict

August 28, 2026
African Wildlife Foundation
Gorilla family
Field Journal

Beyond the Gorilla: What Does Conservation Success Look Like in Rwanda?

August 26, 2026
African Wildlife Foundation