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The River That Holds a Community Together
45+ min ago (209+ words) Naomi Kassim Mayowera, center right, with other members of a local water users association in the Kilombero Valley. This story is drawn from AWF's 2025 Annual Report'Seizing the Moment'which chronicles a year of transformative conservation action across Africa. From watershed restoration…...
Building Peace Where Conservation Meets Conflict
1+ hour, 30+ min ago (432+ words) Participants at an AWF-convened workshop in Kampala, Uganda. Across Africa, some of the continent's most critical conservation landscapes sit at the intersection of conflict. In transboundary areas especially, community grievances, governance gaps, and insecurity don't stop at park boundaries. And…...
How Communities Around Volcanoes National Park Are Reimagining Conservation Through a Community-Led Tourism Model
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (710+ words) Mukamakuza Esther (right) skillfully weaving a basket at the Community-Based Tourism Center in Kinigi, Musanze District, with her colleague. For people living near Volcanoes National Park (VNP), conservation often felt like an outside decision. Many families depended on local resources…...
How Rights-Based Conservation Is Changing Central Africa
1+ week, 2+ day ago (987+ words) Dodo Moke, AWF Senior Social Safeguards Officer, meets with members of the community. In Faro, northern Cameroon, the sound of approaching rangers once sent people running'some slipping behind market stalls, others retreating into their homes. The presence of conservation authorities…...
David Attenborough, A Gorilla Story and AWF's Conservation Work in Rwanda
2+ week, 4+ hour ago (693+ words) A Still from A Gorilla Story, Now Playing on Netflix. This progress is built on decades of science, collaboration, and storytelling. As part of this shared legacy, we also recognize the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund, whose pioneering work in Rwanda…...
Rooted in the Wild: Fungi Dube on Art, Nature, and the African Visual Imagination
3+ week, 1+ day ago (1499+ words) Zimbabwean artist Fungi Dube. Her work carries a quality that is rare in digital illustration'it feels grounded, almost touchable. Textures drawn from stone, earth, and carved surfaces sit inside geometric forms that are clean but never cold. Patterns carry meaning....
Racing to Save Ethiopia's Mountain Icon
3+ week, 6+ day ago (227+ words) The plan covers the period 2026 to 2035a decade-long roadmap for recovery grounded in science, local knowledge, and government ownership. But the work does not stop at policy. In Simien Mountains National Park, rangers continue active patrols. The park is also home…...
Reimagining Conservation in Taita Taveta County: Stanley Kadeghe's Journey
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (630+ words) Stanely Kadeghe alongside fellow youth panelists at the Business of Conservation Conference. In the hills of Chawia in Taita Taveta County, Stanley Kadeghe's work in conservation can be traced back to a childhood walk. As a boy, he moved through…...
Business of Conservation Conference Makes the Case for Africa's Wildlife Economy
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (669+ words) Panelists of the chat: Investing in the Nature and Climate Economy: From Theory to Practice " Developing viable, scalable solutions that meet investor requirements. At the Business of Conservation Conference 2026 in Nairobi, leaders across conservation, finance, and youth networks explored how…...
African Wildlife Foundation Welcomes Inaugural Cohort of the Geospatial Leaders Fellowship
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (233+ words) The 2026 Geospatial Leaders Fellowship cohort. Ngong Road, Karen, P. O. Box 310 00502 Nairobi, Kenya The successful candidates hail from six diverse nations: Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Sierra Leone, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Senegal, coming from government and non-governmental institutions." Africa is…...