by ACF | Mar 25, 2020 | Bushmeat, Conservation Threats, Corona virus
South Africa is turning towards the implementation of new laws that fully allows the economic exploitation of wildlife. The intention is to market the use of all kinds of wild species, including giraffes, zebras, emu, and duikers, in order to produce cheap meat.... 
by ACF | Mar 24, 2020 | Conservation Threats, Oil
100+ civil society organisations to the African Development Bank: Don’t finance the East African Crude Oil Pipeline More than 100 civil society organizations have written to the President of the African Development Bank, Mr. Akinwumi Adesina, warning the bank against... 
by ACF | Mar 14, 2020 | Conservation Threats, Corona virus, Wildlife News
What do the coronavirus and the extinction of endangered species have in common? With the current outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), global attention has been drawn to the significant health risks posed by eating wild animals. COVID-19 is caused by severe... 
by ACF | Feb 23, 2020 | Elephants, Ivory, Wildlife News
We are in the midst of an elephant poaching epidemic across the African continent. Fueled by a growing middle class in Asia that is hungry for ivory status symbols, these iconic and intelligent mammals are being slaughtered for their tusks at an alarming rate. While... 
by ACF | Jun 3, 2019 | Conservation Threats, Interviews
Connecting people and the natural world through visual arts: An interview with Pooja Gupta An interview with artist Pooja Gupta This article was originally published by artsavingwildlife.com With a passion that is inextricably linked to the natural world, conservation... 
by ACF | May 22, 2019 | Conservation Threats, Habitat News, Oil, Virunga
Kampala and Goma – Nearly 50 civil society organizations (CSOs) from Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and their partners have written to the presidents of Uganda and the DRC calling on them to avoid sensitive ecosystems in the planned and ongoing...