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​ The “butterfly effect”—the idea that a butterfly flapping its wings can set in motion a series of events that result in massive change halfway around the world—is a pretty apt way to describe our increasingly…

More than 40 years have passed since the Convention on International Trades in Endangered Species (CITES) became law. Today, 181 countries and international bodies are treaty members, but despite a worldwide commitment to end poaching of…

In the past two decades, more than half of Africa’s lions have been wiped out. As Bernard Kissui wrote in his lion blog, the remaining populations of the African lion are restricted to small and isolated protected areas, where, despite concerted…

Africa is extraordinarily biodiverse, hosting many iconic species and unique ecological phenomena that present the continent with great opportunities for sustainable development. However, Africa’s species, habitats, and ecosystems are increasingly…

As dawn breaks over Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary, the expansive Tsavo landscape in Kenya awakens. Spanning over 48,000 square kilometers – nearly twice the size of Rwanda – the Tsavo landscape’s vast savannah grasslands, volcanic hills, and…

The African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) is a forum that brings together ministers, technical experts, and non-state actors from Africa’s environmental agencies to draft and chart forward biodiversity priorities for the…

Africa’s role in the ongoing United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Conference of Parties (COP16) is critical. Home to 25% of the world’s biodiversity and a predominantly young population, Africa's engagement in these crucial…

Twice a year, at least 4,000 species of migratory birds worldwide will depart from their homes and move to a completely different geography, some traveling thousands of kilometers, to pursue optimal conditions for eating, breeding, and raising their…

AWF Discussion Papers, CC-DP-3

At least 20 northern white rhinos, the most endangered rhino subspecies, have survived the civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Four babies have been born since the conflict abated in May 1997. Congo's Garamba National Park contains the…

AWF President Michael Wright was among experts from several conservation organizations invited to brief White House officials on environmental and food-security issues in Africa prior to President Clinton's landmark trip to the continent in late…

I’m pleased to note that the Tarangire Lion project has some additional help this summer--Rae Wynn-Grant, a master’s candidate at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. Here she tells about her experiences in the field so far. My…

I'm in Nyeri, Kenya, where they grow the world's best coffee. This is the site of the AWF-Starbucks coffee project. You can see some of the green coffee farms on the steep slopes of Nyeri behind us. This is John Kibocha, a coffee farmer trained…

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