Conservation isnt easy. Worthwhile efforts never are.

frican Wildlife Foundation, together with the people of Africa, works to ensure the wildlife and wild lands of Africa will
endure forever. Were the first to tell you that its not easy. But it can be done.

Fifty years of experience have taught us that ensuring a lasting future for Africas wildlife and wild lands, and a future that
prioritizes the needs of Africas people, involves conservation work across four key areas of focus. These are AWFs pillars.

Land & Habitat

Wildlife needs room to roam beyond
ofcially protected lands. Through
zoning, community land-use planning,
land-easement agreements, and more,
AWF works to preserve as much
land and habitat as possible. These
Heartlandswhich span national
parks and local villages, government
lands and private propertiesare key
to sustaining wildlife populations and
diversity into the future. When sustainably
maintained, they provide long-lasting
economic benet for surrounding communities.

Conservation
Science
From mountain gorillas to rhinos
to elephants and more, AWF
conducts research on many of
Africas endangered and iconic
species. A cadre of scientists
most of whom are African
study species movement and
habitats so we can better dene
interventions to mitigate human
wildlife conict and determine how
to best partner with communities
to protect Africas wildlife.

Left: AWF recently gifted a piece of land to the government

of Kenya for the creation of the countrys newest national park
in two decades (near left). On community lands, AWF enlists
the help of local populations to monitor and protect habitat.

Right: Research of lion

behavior (near right) allowed
AWF to help design lionproof bomas as a way
of reducing livestock
predation in Tanzania.
AWF also recently
launched a giraffe
monitoring program
in a landscape that
includes Niger, Benin,
and Burkina Faso.

Capacity Building
Empowering Africans to be Africas
stewards is at the core of AWFs strategy.
For who better to protect their land and
resources than Africans themselves?
AWF invests heavily in education
and training through support like
university scholarships for Africans
studying conservation and
sustainable agricultural training
for community members.
At the national level, AWF
lends its conservation
expertise to governments
seeking additional
assistance in natural
resources management.

Conservation Enterprise
For those struggling to make ends meet and
experiencing con ict from local wildlife,
conservation can be a hard sell. AWF works
with communities to build enterprises that
allow residents to benet from wildlife
and ultimately helps them understand that
wildlife can be a boon, not a bane, for
their prosperity. These include eco-tourist
lodges, aquaculture projects, and livestock
management programs, among many other
possibilities.

AWF & Climate Change

AWF understands the potential negative
impacts of climate change on Africas
biodiversity and economies. Thats why
many of our projects incorporate climate change
adaptation and mitigation, such as educating
communities about more ecologically viable
cooking stoves and planting trees in some of
Africas greatest natural water towers.

How AWF Uses

Its Funding

85%
5%

Programs

Administration

9%

Fundraising

AWF has received a 4 out of

a possible 4-star rating from
Charity Navigator for the past
10 years. Were in an elite 1%
of charities that consistently
exceeds industry standards
and outperforms in terms of
effective fiscal management.

Left and Above: Africans like AWFs

Nakedi Maputla (left), who studied
leopards in South Africa, receive support
from AWF to pursue graduate studies in
conservation-related fields. AWF supports
schools in environmentally critical locations
to broaden opportunities for children.

Above and Right: A percentage

of revenues from Ngoma Safari
Lodge in Botswana (clockwise from
top) goes to the local community for
development projects. In Rwanda,
the presence of another AWF lodge
has incentivized residents to protect
the endangered mountain gorilla. AWF
provides business training and market
access to women in many regions in Africa,
such as in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

With more than 50 years of commitment to Africa

and an innovative community-based approach
to conservation, the African Wildlife Foundation
continues to help people and wildlife coexist.
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Join us in supporting an Africa where people and wildlife share a promising future.

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Through hard work, extensive community engagement, and a science-based approach, weve achieved
creative conservation solutions across Africas wild landscapes.
For more than 50 years, African Wildlife Foundation has worked with communities across the continent
to fashion innovative ways for Africans to benefit and prosper from wildlife.
frican Wildlife Foundation believes the people of Africa should not have to sacrifice the continents
unparalleled wildlife resources in order to prosper. The way we see it, it is not progress or conservation.
Instead, conservation can be at the root of progress. Done right, people and wildlife can coexisteven thrive.

proposition.

Conservation need not be an

eitheror

Contact us today to find

out how you can help
the African Wildlife Foundation
save Africas natural treasures
while supporting Africas people.

Africa
boasts some of the most
diverse landscapes,
magnicent wildlife

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populations, and culturally

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wildlife migration, four of the worlds

ve great ape species, vulnerable
African elephant populations,
awe-inspiring large cats, and more.

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But the continent is also

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undergoing rapid development,

For more than 50 years,

the African Wildlife Foundation
has worked to ensure that we can
make room for both people and wildlife
on this magnicent continent.
Above: As human population increases (with colored circles
representing the highest densities), Africa must determine
how to modernize without sacrificing its majestic wildlife.

and its human population is

increasing, putting pressure
on its wild lands and wildlife.

Photo Credits: Billy Dodson; Brennan Rimer, www.JourneysUnforgettable.com,

www.BRphotographix.com; John Butler; Becky Walter; Anna Behm Masozera/
IGCP; Mohamed Hashim; David Lloyd/NBP Awards 2011; Shana Laursen; Paul
Thomson; Barbara von Hoffmann, www.vonhoffmannphotography.com; and AWF.

Securing Wildlifes Future

in a Changing Africa

Is it possible for Africa to

modernize and save its wildlife?