Tag:Elephant Protection Initiative (EPI)

Conservation

I forfeited a career in medicine in favour of wildlife conservation – Nacha

The Elephant Protection Initiative (EPI) November Friend of the Month, Geoffrey Nacha, has recently taken over as country director in Nigeria for Africa Nature Investors (ANI), which...

Michael Simire - November 21, 2022

Conservation

There’s increasing national commitment on nature conservation in Ghana – Ashong

Elephant Protection Initiative (EPI) Friend of the Month for September 2022, Ghanaian Sheila Nana Akua Ashong, is Deputy Director of Natural Resources at the Environmental Protection...

Michael Simire - September 7, 2022

Conservation

South Sudan can have a viable tourism economy – Lona Gore

The Elephant Protection Initiative (EPI) Friend of the Month is Lona Gore, from South Sudan. Lona works for the Ministry of Wildlife Conservation and Tourism in...

Michael Simire - July 13, 2022

Conservation

Elephants, biodiversity and climate change

The Elephant Protection Initiative’s (EPI) Friend of the Month for June 2022 is Moses Lesoloyia, from northern Kenya. Moses is Project Manager for the Milgis Trust,...

Michael Simire - June 21, 2022

Conservation

Elephant, symbol of Cote d’Ivoire, has suffered great decline – Cedric Mondon

The Elephant Protection Initiative (EPI) friend of the month, Captain Cedric Mondon of Côte d’Ivoire, is Head of Wildlife Protection Services in the Ministry...

Michael Simire - May 17, 2022

Conservation

Forests are our life support systems, says NCF’s Olabode

The Elephant Protetion Initiative's (EPI) Friend of the Month for January 2022 is Emmanuel Olabode, project coordinator for the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF). He leads...

Michael Simire - January 24, 2022

Conservation

African conservationists raise alarm over surging human-elephant conflicts

Sub-Saharan African countries should invest in innovative wildlife conservation models to stem the escalating human-elephant conflicts driven by competition for space, campaigners said on...

Michael Simire - November 13, 2020

Conservation

Group looks beyond ivory in elephant protection

The Elephant Protection Initiative (EPI), an alliance of 21 African countries dedicated to conserving their elephants, has announced a new vision to meet the...

Michael Simire - November 12, 2020

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