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Community leadership is vital to lasting conservation.
Are you At #COP17? Join @AWF_Official and the African Regional Directors Platform to explore African approaches to community-led conservation.
27 Oct | 12:00–13:00 GMT+4
FPWC Blue Zone Pavilion, Yerevan
@emtambara, @DHalleson, @ElikanaManumbu, @juliemulonga
3/3 Investing in nature and the communities sustaining it is an investment in Africa’s prosperity.
@AWF_Official 's @Fred_K_Kumah, Vice President for Global Policy and Governance, explains how to make #COP17 commitments count in this Q&A:
awf.org/news/africas-voice-c…
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Our work across Africa offers valuable lessons for how we shape @AWF_Official’s next chapter.
It was a pleasure to host AWF’s Board of Trustees in Washington, DC, for our Global Board Meeting. We reflected on our partnerships with African governments and institutions, shared stories and results from the field, and reviewed our financial performance. These conversations connected the daily work of conservation with the choices that will guide AWF’s future.
For me, that means understanding where AWF can contribute most: supporting African leadership, strengthening institutions, and connecting conservation with national development priorities. Our program results and the experiences of our partners help us determine where to focus our expertise and resources.
Thank you to our trustees for your thoughtful engagement, insights and continued commitment to AWF. I appreciate the experience and care you bring to guiding our work.
2/2 - AWF’s Geospatial Leaders Fellowship builds skills; APAD strengthens peer learning; Conservation GeoHubs with @Esri make evidence accessible to inform development decisions.
Read David Williams’ perspective: awf.org/news/mapping-what-ma…
1/2 - A shared conservation vision begins with shared decisions.
@AWF_Official joined MINFOF to sign Campo Ma’an’s 2027–2031 management plan, shaped by 3 years of consultation with Indigenous Peoples, local communities, authorities, the private sector and partners.
2/2 - The plan introduces a vision, ecotourism to grow local income, management closer to the ground, and stronger transboundary programmes with wildlife corridors.
Delivery requires the budget to rise from FCFA 6bn to 9bn.
Planning funded by @UNEP_Francais through @theGEF .
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We are #live at @KabiraCountry for the launch of the "Building a Climate-Resilient and Sustainable #SheaLandscape of Northern Uganda Project"
The @theGEF funded project aims to strengthen ecosystem resilience, protect Shea resources and promote climate-smart livelihoods.
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#MWEworks: The Former Chief Justice of Uganda; His Lordship, Justice @ac_owinydollo launched @theGEF funded Project titled: “Building a Climate - Resilient and Sustainable Shea Landscape of Northern Uganda”.
@Parliament_Ug @mofpedU @GCICUganda @UgandaMediaCent @AWF_Official
As the countdown to #COP17 begins, 50 young leaders gathered in Kigali for Rwanda’s Pre-COP17 National Youth Consultation. They explored how youth leadership and community action can advance biodiversity conservation.
Their message is clear: young people must help shape decisions affecting Africa’s wildlife, wild lands and communities. Participants developed a Rwanda Youth Position Document to share with the Ministry of Environment ahead of #COP17.
3/4 - An estimated 70% of wildlife in the landscape lives outside protected areas. For communities, sharing this space can mean damaged crops, lost income and threats to household security.
Community wildlife scouts, chili fences and portable electric horns are among the locally led approaches helping reduce conflict and protect livelihoods.
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4/4 - Sustainable cotton farming is creating opportunity while helping establish a buffer between farms and elephant movement routes.
Through a co-management partnership, @AWF_Official and @ugwildlife are working with communities and partners to strengthen conservation and guide economic development across Kidepo.
Explore the landscape and this work in the Kidepo Valley Conservation Landscape StoryMap: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories…
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A new $49m Smart Green Village in Musanze will provide families with improved housing, infrastructure and basic services, alongside support to build sustainable livelihoods. The first phase is expected to accommodate 547 households.
@nsapatric, @AWF_Official Country Coordinator in Rwanda, says residents will be connected to business support, skills training, financing and markets before relocating.
AWF is partnering with the @RwandaGov on the broader programme, drawing on more than 40 years of work in the country.
Read more from the article in @NewTimesRwanda: newtimes.co.rw/article/39446…
Happy #WorldTeachersDay! Meet Patrick Kiminza, a teacher and Wildlife Club Patron at Ngwata Comprehensive School in Makueni County, near Tsavo. He's turning conservation lessons into action.
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Patrick leads learners in tree planting, clean-ups, Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR) and field visits. "The goal is not simply to transfer knowledge, but to help learners connect what they learn with the decisions they make in their lives and communities."
Through the Young Conservation Heroes project, supported by Bob and Emmy King, AWF and Wildlife Clubs of Kenya brought Ngwata an ICT lab with 21 computers, digital conservation modules and a rainwater harvesting tank.
