Environment & Climate Community & Social Justice 2024
African Wildlife Foundation (AWF)

Annual Report 2024

The African Wildlife Foundation is Africa's leading conservation NGO, linking wildlife protection to sustainable development and African-led decision-making. Their 2024 annual report covers 41 monitored wildlife populations, ecosystem restoration at Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park, species recovery planning in Ethiopia, rhino programme support in Uganda, and a green growth strategy integrating conservation with community economic opportunity.

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Wildlife monitoring, counter-trafficking, protected area management, community conservation, African leadership development, policy engagement, conservation science, ecosystem restoration, biodiversity economy

📊Key Metrics

Active across multiple African countries; 41 priority wildlife species populations monitored Key Metric 1
Conservation and Development Master Plan completed for Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park region Key Metric 2
Africa-based international conservation NGO; registered charity in UK, US and Canada Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • Mountain gorillas began using 27 hectares of AWF-donated restored land at Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda
  • First-ever Walia Ibex National Recovery and Action Plan developed in Ethiopia; Uganda rhino reintroduction programme rangers trained
  • Business incubation programme launched near Volcanoes NP; green growth investment plans created in Rwanda and Kenya's Kajiado County

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