Linking People & Conservation

Together we protect and restore African wildlife and their habitats.

Our Focus

We Develop Local Capacity For Conservation

We empower and nurture a vibrant network of conservationists across Africa who drive our mission forward. Our community comprises dedicated individuals from diverse backgrounds, spanning across the continent’s rich tapestry of cultures and landscapes.

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Great Apes

Saving Cross River Gorillas from extinction

The Cross River Gorilla, with fewer than 300 individuals estimated to exist in the wild, is the most endangered of the gorilla subspecies, and is listed by the IUCN as Critically Endangered.

Great Apes

Chimpanzee Conservation

The Nigeria-Cameroon chimpanzee is least distributed of all the chimpanzee subspecies. They are classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. This means it has a very high risk of extinction in the wild in the near future.

Landscapes • Wildlife

Protecting African forest Elephants

African elephants, Earth’s largest land animals, confront significant threats. The ivory trade drives illegal poaching, while habitat loss due to human expansion disrupts their resources.

Ecosystem Restoration • Landscapes

Miombo Forest Restoration

Many of the native Miombo woodlands in Mozambique are vanishing because of human activity. This disappearance of wildlife habitat is disastrous for the species that depends on these trees for their survival in the form of shelter and food.

Ecosystem Restoration • Great Apes • Landscapes • Wildlife

Kahuzi-Biega – Itombwe Wildlife Corridor

In response to the escalating threats to biodiversity and traditional livelihoods, local communities in South Kivu’s Mwenga territory are themselves the catalyst in an initiative to strengthen their capacity to manage their natural resources.

Wildlife

Empowering Youth to Safeguard Wildlife

Conservation education plays a pivotal role in inspiring and empowering young individuals to help save wildlife from the brink of extinction. It serves as a fundamental catalyst in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. For this high-quality education materials and engaging activities are needed.

300Gorillas: United by Nature

We are collaborating with WE ARE META to launch an exclusive NFT series and establish a gated conservation community with the aim of raising £1.6 million to protect the Cross River Gorilla, the rarest great ape in the world.

How many are left in the wild?

Africa’s Endangered Wildlife

Elephants

Lions

Black Rhino

Cross River Gorillas

Conservation news

Stories of Africa’s Wildlife and Landscapes

Wildlife News

UW-Led Research Demonstrates Invasive Ants Alter Lion Predation in Kenya

Wildlife News

Rewilding Angola: Giraffe Reintroduced to Iona National Park

Wildlife News

Restoring the Wild: Upemba National Park’s Journey to Recovery Captured in Inspiring New Film

Endorsement

“I am greatly encouraged by the work of the African Conservation Foundation for they are motivated by the idea that nature and our environment are an essential gift that we need to protect for future generations. After all, what would life be without a clean, healthy and sustainable environment?”