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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.

Report snapshot
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About

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

Key Metrics

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

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

Geography

International

Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
5,999 active volunteers contributed 776,242 hours in 2025/26
Key Metric 2
137 winter maintenance projects across 45 canals; 109 lock gates replaced
Key Metric 3
101,640 children participated in Explorers/STEM outdoor learning, including 67,896 water-safety participants
Over 80% of the network kept fully open despite drought.
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
The Eco-Schools programme reached over 1.4 million pupils, with 2,162 schools awarded the Eco-Schools Green Flag in 2024/25
Key Metric 2
326,000 volunteers pledged to the Great British Spring Clean, picking up 425,626 bags of rubbish, supported by 288 local authorities and parish councils
Key Metric 3
2,227 Green Flag Awards given to parks and green spaces in the UK; 151 beaches given a Blue Flag and/or Seaside Award
98.3% of educators felt the Eco-Schools programme significantly supports young people's development of 'green skills'
Impact Snapshot
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First known breeding success of spoonbills in the Norfolk Broads in around 400 years, recorded at Hickling Broads and Marshes
Key Metric 2
Over 60 nature reserves managed across Norfolk, with land owned or managed for wildlife exceeding 5,000 hectares
Key Metric 3
1,500 volunteers helped protect wildlife across the county during the year
New urban nature reserve co-designed with the local community, expanding accessible green space in Norfolk
Impact Snapshot
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61,819 native oysters deployed across UK restoration projects in 2024/25
Key Metric 2
15,064 people participated in the Beachwatch beach clean programme, submitting 1,256 litter surveys — the highest in the programme's 31-year history
Key Metric 3
17,613 young people engaged through in-person or online youth programme sessions
£11.5 billion Ofwat investment package secured for storm overflow cuts in England and Wales following sustained MCS advocacy