Ongoing Threats include Bushmeat Hunting, Illegal Logging and Climate ChangeWashington, D.C.--Leaders of the Congo Basin countries and conservation groups are pressing for more attention, funds and technical support to save the world's second…
In response to Tuesday's (9/11/01) tragic events, The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) would like to express our sincere sorrow and sympathy to all those affected by the terrorist bombings. Our prayers and our thoughts are with you.We also would…
Campbell, D.J., Gichohi, H., Reid, R.S., Mwangi, A., Chege, L. and Sawin, T., 2002. Competition and conflict between people and wildlife in SE Kajiado District, Kenya. LUCID Working Paper.
In many cases, poaching, habitat loss, and other threats to wildlife occur because people do not have other options for making a living. In Cameroon, the DRC, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe, we helped local community members pursue economic…
In the semi-arid lands of Zimbabwe’s Mbire District, wildfires have long been a persistent challenge, decimating vegetation, endangering wildlife, and threatening the livelihoods of local communities. The region is part of the Middle-Zambezi Valley,…
In May 2015, Damas Patrick Mbaga came on board as African Wildlife Foundation’s first hydrologist. Stationed in Mbeya, Tanzania, he spent the next few years teaching local communities how to better manage their water sources in one of the main sub…
Leader-Williams, N., Kayera, J.A. and Overton, G.L., 1996. Community-based conservation in Tanzania: Proceedings of a Workshop Held in February 1994.AWF-Related Sections:Bergin, P. 1995. Tanzania National Parks Community Conservation Service…
A community forced to move 30 years ago off land now falling within the boundaries of South Africa's Kruger National Park has regained its rights to nearly 100 square miles of park land.Under the terms of the agreement reached in the spring with…
Great progress has been made in the past year through a partnership between AWF and a local community in Botswana.Late in 2002, AWF signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding with Sankuyo Tshwaragano Management Trust (STMT). STMT is a community…
In Botswana, when you think of tourism, the first thing that comes to mind is the Okavango Delta, known worldwide for its beauty, abundant wildlife, mokoro (dugout canoes), and exclusive tourist camps. For many of the visitors to the Okavango, these…
Bordering the Lomako forest, in the north-western region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, is a protected area straddling the provinces of Equateur, Tshuapa, and Mongala, created to protect ecosystems. Deep in the equatorial rainforest between…
The people of northern Tanzania and their livestock long ago adapted to living alongside wildlife. For millennia, the Maasai have tracked the movements of wildebeests to identify good grazing; the favorite hideouts of lions to avoid attacks on…