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AWF works with farmers and commercial agriculture to balance sustainable farming with space for wildlife. The work includes everything from zoning land so wildlife and agricultural development can coexist, to introducing farming techniques that…

Recently, on his late night program, Jimmy Kimmel emotionally conveyed his sympathy for Cecil the Lion. The now viral footage of Mr. Kimmel’s thoughts for Cecil, is just one of the numerous reactions over Cecil’s tragic death…

Almost 20 million protestors took to the streets across the United States to stop pollution and environmental destruction on April 22, 1970, or Earth Day. Fifty years later, the movement is global but the fight for the future of the planet is taking…

Today, April 30, concludes the four-day International Conference on Illegal Trade in Wild Fauna and Flora in Africa in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo. The conference brought together regional and international stakeholders…

(NAIROBI, KENYA — April 21, 2022) Over 800 African youth will be convening virtually at the inaugural African Youth Summit on Biodiversity (#AYSB2022) in the lead-up to this year's U.N. Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) COP15 in Kunming,…

Since 1993, governments, policymakers, and expert organizations have negotiated strategic global agreements for the sustainable and equitable use of biodiversity, aiming to mitigate species loss and safeguard ecosystems. However, it was only at the…

African Wildlife Foundation has valued the role of youth in wildlife conservation since its creation, establishing the College of African Wildlife Management in 1961. Of the hundreds of students trained at the institution in Mweka, Tanzania, many…

From September 1-3, the Africa Youth Climate Assembly (AYCA) joined hands to produce the AYCA Nairobi Declaration, which includes an ambitious call for African and international decision-makers to “commit to meaningful, inclusive, and systemic…

The 21-hour power cuts now affecting Zambia as Lake Kariba continues to dry up are just the beginning of a much larger domino effect driven by the impacts of climate change. Lake Kariba, once a vital source of hydroelectric power for millions across…

BARCELONA, SPAIN--Research showing that wildlife conservation and sound natural resource management can aid African development is being unveiled this week at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Barcelona.The report, compiled by the Bio-Hub…

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Fighting wildlife cybercrime in Uganda Not your pet: The rise of the live cheetah trade The results are in! What we learned from Kenya’s first countrywide wildlife census