Perspectives on a sustainable Africa

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Photo of mountain gorilla adult and mountain gorilla baby

Global Leadership How biodiversity conservation supports human well-being September 24, 2021

From the Organization

AWF and UWA Release Wildlife Cybercrime Investigations Results

September 15, 2021

AWF Drives Support for 3 Key US Biodiversity Conservation Policies

September 13, 2021

ACBA and Chinese Civil Societies Discuss Sustainable Biodiversity Management

August 31, 2021

News

Photo of a black rhino in Kenya

5 rhinoceros facts for World Rhino Day

September 22, 2021

Photo of non-timber forest product exchange program between Dja and Campo

Field Journal

Conservation-friendly livelihoods limit illegal bushmeat trade

August 30, 2021

African Wild Dogs, Painted Dogs

Protecting Africa's endangered wild dogs

August 26, 2021

Recent Articles

Recent Articles

Male African lion sitting in savanna grassland

Lion bone trade: The end of the lion's roar?

August 21, 2020 | Rebecca Wesloh

Walia ibex in Simien Mountains National Park

Nurturing resilience among wildlife tourism-dependent communities

August 13, 2020 | hsehmi

Mbire community wildlife scouts graduate from AWF-sponsored training

Celebrating Zimbabwe’s community wildlife scouts on World Ranger Day

July 30, 2020 | hsehmi

Small-scale farming in Southern Tanzania

Conservation finance creates opportunities for biodiversity protection

July 23, 2020 | Andrea Athanas

Photo of community members in Ethiopia receiving emergency food donation

Tourism-dependent communities find a new lifeline

July 7, 2020 | jkubania

Silverback mountain gorilla Rafiki in Uganda protected area

Rafiki: Slain silverback is the hero of mountain gorilla tourism in Uganda

June 26, 2020 | hsehmi

Kilombero Valley forest landscape and waterfall

Farmers reforest the Kilombero Valley to fight climate change

June 12, 2020 | Evelyn Namvua

Elephants in Hwange National Park

Turning to conservation as severe droughts, food insecurity spike

June 4, 2020 | Olivia Mufute

Face mask and soap distribution in Dja

Forest protectors in rural Cameroon safeguard communities during COVID-19

May 29, 2020 | jkubania

AWF DRC Program Officer Dodo Tshidinda

A conservationist helps DRC’s forest communities fight COVID-19

May 18, 2020 | jkubania

Rhinos poached for illegal trade in rhino horn

Stolen, lost, and broken: mismanaged evidence sets wildlife criminals free

April 30, 2020 | Didi Wamukoya

Close-up photo of an adult mountain gorilla in Rwanda

After 50 years of Earth Day, a new vision for the environment

April 20, 2020 | Kaddu Sebunya

Photo of Earth Day Network Uganda Coordinator Derrick Mugisha with volunteers during environmental event

Mobilizing Africa on Earth Day's 50th anniversary

April 17, 2020 | hsehmi

African Biodiversity Zebra

African biodiversity critical for international development

April 9, 2020 | hsehmi

Lion Conservation Olderkesi Community Wildlife Consverancy

Wildlife and communities flourish on Kenya’s Olderkesi Conservancy

March 31, 2020 | Lindsay Kosnik

AWF Experts

Kaddu Sebunya Chief Executive Officer

Philip Muruthi Vice President, Species Conservation and Science

Olivia Mufute Zimbabwe Country Director

Edwin Tambara Director, Global Affairs

Andrea Athanas Senior Director, Business Engagement and Europe

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