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The first project I came to in Zambia, was the Inyambo fish farm.  Located within the western province of Zambia, in a village of 10,000 Lozi people, is a project that stands to strengthen the community, and also help to conserve fish stocks in the…

Shiferaw Asrat began his career as a trekker guide in Ethiopia’s Simien Mountains National Park. He is also one of the business partners of Limalimo Lodge, a high-end ecolodge being built in the park with financing from AWF subsidiary African…

Today, the world marks World Earth Day, a day that serves as a reminder to us all to protect the environment at all costs and work towards creating sustainable ecosystems in our different capacities. The best way to understand and embrace why we all…

AWF first launched African Wildlife Capital (AWC) in 2011. In the nearly three years since, AWC has moved quickly and successfully to provide financing to a variety of small and midsize African companies—and, as a result, has been…

Tackling conservation challenges holistically, in a way that benefits communities and accounts for the uniqueness of any given landscape, requires skilled program staff and leaders, well-trained in conservation methodologies and ready to take on new…

The population of the world’s tallest land mammal is shrinking. Over the last three decades, giraffe numbers have dropped 38 percent — from 157,000 in 1985 to an estimated 97,500 in 2015. This decline led the International Union for Conservation of…

McGahey, D., Williams, D., Muruthi, P., Loubser, D., 2013. Investigating climate change vulnerability and planning for adaptation: Learning from a study of climate change impacts on the Mountain Gorilla in the Albertine Rift. Natural Science. 5(5A):…

AWF LAUNCHES 'LARGE-LANDSCAPE' APPROACH TO CONSERVATIONAfrican Wildlife Foundation is launching an ambitious new approach to wildlife conservation by focusing beyond protected areas to vast landscapes called African Heartlands."We're looking at the…

The conservation of large carnivores poses a significant challenge worldwide. In Africa, the African lion was once widely distributed across the continent, but populations have dramatically declined and in some areas disappeared due to human…

The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) and its counterparts in Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, have petitioned Interpol to investigate and arrest suspects engaged in poaching of the highly endangered mountain gorillas.In the last 6 months,…

On December 2, authorities in Zambia arrested alleged ivory trafficker Ben Simasiku, a Zambian national and one of nine fugitives targeted by INTERPOL’s Operation Infra Terra, the first fugitive operation to specifically pursue individuals…

In his 2023 International Youth Day message, the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres notes that it is important to ensure that young people gain and apply skills in a green economy as the world celebrates the determination, ideas, and…

Derrick Mugisha is one of 50 youth participants sponsored by African Wildlife Foundation to attend the inaugural Africa Protected Areas Congress in July 2022. He is the founder and CEO of the Uganda-based Biodiversity Hub International and leads the…

Africa has the youngest population in the world, with 70% of sub-Saharan Africa under the age of 30. This positions its youth as crucial drivers in shaping a sustainable future for the continent's communities and ecosystems.Today, on International…

In the heart of Uganda, the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) stands tall as a powerful beacon of hope for conserving wildlife and developing communities. As the world celebrates International Education Day, with a strong emphasis on prioritizing…