Search

The United Nations Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) was the culmination of a four-year consultation and negotiation process between 196 countries. It is the roadmap for the world to halt and reverse biodiversity loss while supporting the…

For as long as he can remember, Papa Gambo has begun each morning the same way. He rises, stretches, faces east, and whispers a prayer, one that asks for protection for his wives, his children, and the world he lives in.It is a quiet act of…

Growing up in the Amhara Region, North Shewa Zone, about 180 kilometers north of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital, Tibebu Yelemfrhat Simegn spent his childhood tending to his family’s livestock. As a young shepherd, he was responsible for protecting…

The Great Barrier Reef. Yellowstone. The Serengeti. World Heritage Sites are often household names, symbolic of the greatest wonders on Earth.For host countries, designation of a World Heritage Site within its borders brings with it not only…

In the heart of the Bili-Uéré landscape in northern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a quiet revolution is underway. It doesn’t involve megaphones or mass protests—just the steady footsteps of young conservationists like Christophe Diyadiya…

Frederick leads AWF’s engagements with government and multilateral institutions across Africa, China, and Europe in close collaboration with strategic partners. Through his leadership, his team supports African governments in international…

The following story was written by Singy Hanyona for the Environmental News Service (ENS)LUSAKA, Zambia, July 18, 2001 (ENS) - The African Wildlife Foundation has launched a new regional conservation project known as the "four corners natural…

KIGALI, RWANDA--African Wildlife Foundation has just learned that one mother gorilla and three infant mountain gorillas have died in Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda, home to an estimated 380 of the highly endangered great apes. The deaths were…

Four highly endangered mountain gorillas have been shot and killed in the Mikeno sector of Virunga National Park in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. It is not yet clear who is behind this killing.It is known that the four gorillas killed were…

During the last year, AWF doubled its number of Conservation Service Centers (CSCs). The two original CSCs are in Nairobi and Arusha. In 2000, a third center opened in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, and a fourth in White River, South Africa.AWF hired…

Earlier this week, former NBA star Yao Ming delivered a petition to the Chinese government asking it to ban domestic trade in ivory. The petition was delivered during the opening session of China’s annual National People’s Congress in…

LONDON, UK--The Whitley Foundation for Nature has awarded the Whitley Gold Award to wildlife vet and former AWF Charlotte Fellow Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka for her work with people and mountain gorillas in the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest.Dr. Kalema…