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Africa is bearing the heaviest brunt of climate change and biodiversity loss. Currently, East African nations are facing the worst drought in decades, and it is estimated that at least 36.1 million people will be affected by severe drought in the…

The biodiversity negotiations have officially come to an end with the adoption of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF). The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) has actively supported African negotiators, youth, and civil society in…

In the heart of the Virunga Massif, unhabituated mountain gorillas range. Unfortunately, poachers also range there, setting traps called snares for wildlife. In early February, one of those unhabituated mountain gorillas was found dead, after what…

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The African Wildlife Foundation is elated with the landmark court ruling in which Feisal Mohammed Ali, the godfather of illegal ivory trade was found guilty and sentenced to 20 years imprisonment. The ruling in the country’s largest…

In 2017 and early 2018, African Wildlife Foundation’s canine units made over 100 busts, uncovering raw and worked ivory, pangolin scales and skins, lion bones, sable antelope horns, rhino horns, hippo teeth, and more. In August 2017 our dogs alerted…

210 Rhinos Poached as of Early May, but Higher Poaching Arrests Offer Glimmer of Hope JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, May 21, 2012-- After a devastating 2011 during which it lost 448 rhinos to poaching, South Africa again appears en route…

The status of Virunga National Park's mountain gorillas remains unknown as rebels continue to occupy the park's gorilla sector VIRUNGA HEARTLAND, November 16, 2012 -- This past May, the rebel group known as M23 entered the…

AllAfrica.com, Dec. 1--Wood-burning stoves to protect forest habitat, alternative livelihoods to replace bush meat hunting with beekeeping and the promotion of ecotourism are among steps planned under the United Nations Year of the Gorilla 2009,…

Lions are among the most intrinsic features of the African landscape. But the King of Beasts needs our help, even in its few remaining strongholds. The entire lion population across Africa is thought to be about 23,000, down from…

The African continent is home to some of the world’s most amazing wildlife and natural wonders. Yet rural communities see little value in their wildlife neighbors, as growth in human population and changing climatic conditions place…

Absorbing 1.5 percent of the world's total annual carbon emissions, the forests of the Democratic Republic of Congo — one of the six countries that make up the Congo Basin — are a vital lifeline for indigenous and local populations, as well as a…

Just about two weeks ago, John Reed of the Financial Times authored an article ("We can't put a policeman behind every animal", July 31) about the current situation in Zimbabwe. As Mr. Reed articulated, it wasn't long ago that Zimbabwe was regarded…

Roe, D., 2015. Conservation, crime and communities: case studies of efforts to engage local communities in tackling illegal wildlife trade. IIED, London. Fitzgerald, K and Muruthi, M. Chapter: The Greater Kilimanjaro Landscape, Kenya and Tanzania.