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African Wildlife Foundation’s Counter Wildlife Trafficking team conducted a four-day writeshop from September 27 – October 1, 2021 with the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) to develop guidelines for storing and disposing of wildlife crime evidence…

Last week African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) and Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) conducted a writeshop at the KWS Training Institute in Naivasha to analyze the needs and gaps of the KWS Law Enforcement Academy curriculum at Manyani. KWS…

Last week, African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) and Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) conducted a two-day workshop funded by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) at Maanzoni Lodge in Machakos to analyze the results of the needs and gaps…

From June 20-23, 2023, the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) in collaboration with Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) conducted the DNA Forensics First Responder to Wildlife Scenes of Crime Training. Funded by the U.S. Bureau of International…

WASHINGTON, D.C. AND NAIROBI, KENYA (December 27, 2021) – The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) today announced the sponsors for the IUCN Africa Protected Areas Congress (also known as APAC)…

The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) and Irdeto have partnered to combat poaching and wildlife crimes online. The illegal selling of animal parts is the fourth biggest illicit industry worldwide behind drugs, counterfeit goods, and human…

Over 100 entrepreneurs living near Volcanoes National Park (VNP) in Rwanda will benefit from a new business incubation program launched by the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) in partnership with INKOMOKO. This initiative is designed to protect the…

The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) and the Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature (ICCN) have partnered on a new project aimed at enhancing the Bili Uere landscape in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Funded by the European…

Three Former African Heads of State Join AWF’s U.S. Delegation: H.E. Festus Mogae, former President of Botswana; H. E. Mahamadou Issoufou, former President of Niger; and H.E. Hailemariam Desalegn, former Prime Minister of Ethiopia WASHINGTON,…

On October 30,  2020, the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) in collaboration with the Friends of Nature (FON) collaborated yet again to host the second virtual China-Africa Youth Dialogue. This webinar sought to discuss ‘Sustainable Wildlife…

On January 22, 2021, the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) in collaboration with the Friends of Nature (FON) organized the third webinar set to convene Chinese and African youth to discuss the integral role the Indigenous People and Local…

WASHINGTON, D.C./ NAIROBI, KENYA/ KIGALI, RWANDA (April 6, 2022) — African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) and the Embassy of the Republic of Rwanda co-hosted a special preview event and reception last night for the upcoming IUCN African Protected…

They can run down antelopes under 100 pounds. Large packs have been known to take zebras and even elands. But African wild dogs are a globally endangered species.Now the Walt Disney Company Foundation and the Disney Wildlife Conservation Fund are…

Habitat loss poses a significant threat to biodiversity and people’s livelihoods in Kenya and beyond. Rapid land conversion, mostly driven by human population expansion, is behind this threat, and current trends demand innovative and long…

African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) and Bushtracks Expeditions have signed a three-year partnership that will offer one-of-a-kind African safari experiences while also raising visibility and resources for wildlife and wild lands conservation across…