The African Conservation Foundation is an award-winning charity focused on protecting Africa's endangered #wildlife and their habitats.
Kenya, Cameroon, UK
Joined September 2009
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New study on Sub-Saharan #restoration shows contrasting #spillovers: natural forest regeneration reduces nearby deforestation, while #agroforestry can accidentally increase it. 🌳📊
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Scientists deliver ‘starkest warning yet’ of profound changes sweeping the planet’s #oceans
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#climate #climatechange
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How to Live on Earth 🌍📽️
How do we build a future where African wildlife and communities thrive together?
The new documentary How to Live on Earth is free on YouTube! 🌿🐘
🎬 Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=h3mRsvFm…
#AfricanConservation #HowToLiveOnEarth
Is trophy hunting actually helping conservation? Proponents say yes, but growing evidence tells a different story.
A new analysis by @ProWildlife debunks 14 common myths with hard scientific and economic data.
Read the breakdown: africanconservation.org/wild…
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This magnificent #CrossRivergorilla male was captured in Tofala Hill Wildlife Sanctuary, deep in the Lebialem Highlands of Cameroon.
#gorilla #greatapes
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This magnificent #CrossRivergorilla male was captured in Tofala Hill Wildlife Sanctuary, deep in the Lebialem Highlands of Cameroon.
#gorilla #greatapes
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Four suspects have been arrested over a suspected poisoning incident that led to the deaths of 18 elephants within the Amboseli ecosystem.
Meet #Likweli: Africa's 5th new #monkey species disocvered in 75 years, in DR #Congo. The rare primate remained hidden in remote rainforests until years of fieldwork, genetic studies and observations confirmed it as a distinct species.
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🦍 July Bonus Day starts now!
For the next 24 hours, donations of $100+ will be matched by GlobalGiving — doubling your impact for critically endangered gorillas.
Help protect these incredible apes before time runs out. 💚
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@GlobalGiving
🗓️ Save the date: July 15!
For 24 hrs only, donations of $100 or more during @GlobalGiving’s #JulyBonusDay will help unlock additional support for our work to advance great apes conservation.
Matching begins at 10 a.m. EDT on Wed, July 15.
#GlobalGiving
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🌳 Mozambique’s Nhamacoa Forest is growing back.
With Trees4Moz, we’re restoring #miombo woodland through native tree planting and natural regeneration. After 25 years, chanfuta trees are producing seedlings.
Get involved:
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#Conservation #Rewilding
#Cornellskop: Freedom from Fear is a short #documentary that explores the extraordinary relationship between wildlife conservationist Luke Cornell and the animals in his care at Cornellskop Animal Sanctuary in South Africa.
During London Climate Action Week Jonnie Hughes & Ralph Chami highlight a fundamental issue in how markets value nature: the continued focus on “dead nature” while overlooking living ecosystems. Mispricing lies at the heart of market failure.
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A new investigation reveals an emerging illegal trade in the blood of endangered African grey #parrots in Cameroon, posing a new threat to one of Africa’s most iconic species.
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#wildlifecrime
Diamonds may symbolise love—but what is their true cost?
🎥 Out of Mined exposes the impact of diamond mining on South Africa’s West Coast and the people fighting to protect it.
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#OutOfMined #ProtectTheWestCoast #Biodiversity
Staff at the Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy are overseeing the repatriation of the #Bongo, the shiest #antelope, from western zoos to their native east African country
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In the mist-covered forests of #Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park, one of Africa's best-known reserves, scientists are turning to a new #eDNA technology to detect and protect endangered species like golden monkeys and mountain #gorillas.
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A baby hippo found desperately nudging its dead mother at a lake in Kenya over the weekend is now being hand-reared at a wildlife sanctuary after being rescued.
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