Perspectives on a Sustainable Africa

Aminatou Koffa stands in her rice field after the harvest.
Field Journal

From Vulnerability to Resilience: How Climate-Smart Rice Farming Is Strengthening Livelihoods and Conservation in Cameroon’s Faro

December 15, 2025

From the Organization

AWF Launches Geospatial Leaders Fellowship for Africa’s Conservation Innovators

December 17, 2025

AWF and WCK Announce Call for Applications for the 2026 Young Conservation Heroes Scholarship in Tsavo, Kenya

December 2, 2025

AWF Statement Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) CoP20

November 24, 2025
More From the Pressroom
Pastor Magingi, AWF Tanzania Country Coordinator, during one of his presentations.
News

Tanzania’s 2025 Conservation Journey: When Communities Lead, Landscapes Recover

December 30, 2025
Mukarwego Agnes standing beside stored Irish potatoes, a key commodity in her agribusiness.
Field Journal

From Conflict to Coexistence: How Communities and Wildlife Thrive Together

December 24, 2025
Members of the Ruipa Water Users Association conduct river health bioassessment, using aquatic organisms to understand the condition of the Londo River and guide restoration where it matters most.
Field Journal

A River Reborn: Community-Led Conservation on Tanzania’s Londo River

December 23, 2025

Recent Articles

Photo of large herd of elephants in savanna grassland in southern Tanzania

Bees are saving Tanzania’s elephants and improving rural livelihoods

March 29, 2019
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Photo of the last male northern white rhino in Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya

Remembering Sudan: What the loss of the last male northern white rhino means for all of Africa’s rhinos

March 19, 2019
Nathan Gichohi
Image Olivia Mufute, AWF's Country Manager of Zimbabwe, and her best student.

Blazing a trail for woman-led wildlife conservation in rural Zimbabwe

March 8, 2019
Harleen Sehmi
Close-up photo of a rhino grazing in tall shrubland in South Africa

Sides of a Horn draws attention to the human toll of wildlife crime

March 1, 2019
Jacqueline Conciatore
Close-up photo of gelada monkey in Ethiopia highlands

Geladas: the extraordinary monkeys bringing tourists to Ethiopia

February 22, 2019
Jacqueline Conciatore
Close-up photo of an African elephant's tusk and trunk

Strengthening Africa’s criminal justice systems to fight illegal wildlife trade

February 18, 2019
Harleen Sehmi
Close-up photo of baby mountain gorilla with adult mountain gorilla in background

Why wildlife matters

February 13, 2019
Kaddu Sebunya
Close-up photo of chili peppers grown by rural farmers in Uganda to repel elephants

Chili peppers are helping Uganda's elephants and farmers peacefully coexist

February 8, 2019
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Image of a woman in agriculture on a farm in Tanzania.

Three ways sustainable agriculture protects natural resources and improves livelihoods in southern Tanzania

January 25, 2019
Godlisten Matilya
Close-up photo of a lone Ethiopian wolf

Saving the critically endangered Ethiopian wolf from extinction

January 18, 2019
Jacqueline Conciatore

How the science of tracking secures Africa’s wildlife and their habitats

January 11, 2019
David Williams
Landscape photo of hippos basking on the banks of Faro River in northern Cameroon

A traditional Cameroonian community honors wildlife conservation and sustainable development

January 4, 2019
Harleen Sehmi
Photo of Global Youth Biodiversity Network at delivering closing remarks at the Convention for Biological Diversity Conference

African youth stand up for conservation at the world’s largest biodiversity convention

December 4, 2018
Monipher Musasa

SPREAD THE WORD How one prominent nature photographer found himself a wildlife conservationist

December 4, 2018
Forum One

Africa’s female wildlife scouts are taking charge of community conservation

December 4, 2018
Forum One