The Elephant Protection Initiative and the chair of its Leadership Council, Sharon Ikeazor, thank and celebrate the departing Director of Programs, Greta Francesca Iori, for a decade of exemplary service and global leadership in human-elephant conflict on the African continent. We wish her all the best as she embarks on a new journey. While she may be leaving the Foundation, Greta remains a part of our herd and a lifelong friend of the EPI. We wish her all the best as she embarks on a new journey. Au revoir, Greta Francesca Iori! Read more: https://lnkd.in/dm8zZiUt John Scanlon AO Ruth Musgrave Ulysse Korogone Christina Godding Clara Rincuni Hugo Jachmann Jonathan Barzdo Kiprotich Biwott Barnaby Phillips
Elephant Protection Initiative
Environmental Services
An alliance of 23 African states. Solutions to human-elephant-conflict, ending the ivory trade, harmonious coexistence.
About us
Most of Africa's remaining elephants are found within the 23 EPI member states. We are working to conserve our elephants, thereby protecting the environment as well as ensuring sustainable livelihoods for our people.
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https://www.elephantprotectioninitiative.org
External link for Elephant Protection Initiative
- Industry
- Environmental Services
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- London
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2014
- Specialties
- Conservation, Africa, Elephant, Policy, Diplomacy, Wildlife Legislation, and Wildlife Trade
Locations
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Primary
London, GB
Employees at Elephant Protection Initiative
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Jonathan Barzdo
Independent Consultant: wildlife trade & CITES; sustainable use of wildlife; nature conservation
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Ruth Musgrave
Technical Director (SMS)
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Greta Francesca Iori
Director Of Program Development EPIF Foundation | Member, IUCN SSC Human-Wildlife Conflict & Coexistence Specialist Group | Conservation…
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Sherry Kreye
The Elephant Initiative - Board Member
Updates
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We are delighted and honoured to announce that the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has become the 25th member state of the Elephant Protection Initiative(EPI). This development marks a positive progression in the close, fruitful, and long-standing collaboration between the country, the ICCN( Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature), and the EPI Foundation. Read more: https://bit.ly/4bKTF3s Sharon Ikeazor John Scanlon AO Yves Milan Ngangay Ulysse Korogone Ruth Musgrave Clara Rincuni Jonathan Barzdo
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In this video, Alex Chunga, the Principal Parks and Wildlife Officer at Malawi’s Department of National Parks and Wildlife (DNPW), speaks about the practical training he received on how to identify sources of conflict with elephants and practical local solutions that help people protect their properties with the resources available to them. As part of the Elephant Protection Initiative's delivery of the strategic vision to enable local solutions, we supported park officials from #Ethiopia and #Malawi to attend a training by Save the Elephants on using the evidence-based toolbox of tried and tested methods to help African communities live safely with elephants. #HumanElephantConflict #Training
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"Elephants are not always easy neighbours. They can destroy crops and hurt or even kill people. And if the people who live close to elephants do not benefit from their conservation, they will unlikely support us, and our efforts hitherto will have been in vain. The Elephant Protection Initiative brings African governments together with a platform to project their concerns and raise finance. It empowers wildlife officials across the continent and connects them with leading conservationists," says Sharon Ikeazor, the chair of the EPI Leadership Council in the preface to our 10-year report. Read more: https://lnkd.in/dKf-yuM3
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Between the 17th and 21st of June 2024, the Elephant Protection Initiative and the I Instituto Nacional da Biodiversidade e Conservação/ National Institute for Biodiversity and Conservation (INBC) conducted training and mentoring for the National Parks in support of the Angola Wildlife Authority. The training was held at Kissama National Park. It provided the necessary tools and equipment that enabled Angola to strengthen the country's management of ivory and other wildlife products. The INBC, the Elephant Protection Initiative and the chair of the EPI leadership council, Sharon Ikeazor, thank the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, US EMbassy (INL) for their generous support of wildlife conservation and #biodiversity in Angola. Ulysse Korogone Jose Pedro Agostinho Ruth Musgrave
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Elephant Protection Initiative reposted this
Right now, fewer than 250 wild elephants are left in Nepal. A total of 21 wild elephants are said to have been killed over the past two decades in Jhapa alone. Bahundangi in Jhapa is one of Nepal’s hardest-hit settlements by human-animal conflict. In the past 10 years, wild elephants are said to have killed more than 50 people and destroyed properties worth millions of rupees. This is an extremely challenging situation for people and elephants. How to achieve harmonious coexistance? https://lnkd.in/eJ7zw8fZ https://lnkd.in/eJ7zw8fZ https://lnkd.in/eJ7zw8fZ #elephants #nepal #endwildifecrime #coexistance ADM Capital Foundation Global Initiative to End Wildlife Crime Elephant Protection Initiative Ruth Musgrave Greta Francesca Iori Wildlife Trust of India IUCN SSC Human-Wildlife Conflict & Coexistence Specialist Group Alexandra Zimmermann
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Elephant Protection Initiative reposted this
This piece by Shola Lawal highlights the pros and cons of how we protect elephants. Historically elephants have declined due to trophy hunting and poaching for ivory. Today, with the near-global ban on ivory trade, human-wildlife conflicts and habitat loss from agriculture are the leading threats. The hunting of "super tuskers," who move between Kenya and Tanzania, jeopardizes the genetic diversity of elephants. It’s also bad for the tourists who want to see elephants in Kenya as well as the legal trophy hunters in Tanzania who want a population of elephants with large tusks. I’ve seen super tuskers in Tsavo National Park in Kenya and losing them would harm both trophy hunting and ecotourism. In the end, we need to protect these special tuskers who cross the border regularly and put in collective effort to reduce conflict with elephants (as the Elephant Protection Initiative is doing) as well as loss of habitat. https://lnkd.in/eAw7vzWd
A Ban on Elephant Hunting Has Collapsed. Or Maybe It Never Existed.
https://www.nytimes.com
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Elephant Protection Initiative reposted this
“I love elephants; my work is all about protecting them. And that means seeing the conflict from both sides — starting with meeting people’s basic human needs and addressing issues of inequality. Then the pressure on wildlife is reduced.” A Conservation International fellow, Greta Francesca Iori leads the Elephant Protection Initiative’s program to prevent human-elephant conflict. Her guiding philosophy is that saving Africa’s elephants requires understanding and supporting rural communities that share spaces with them — that people and wildlife can only prosper together.
To coexist with giants, meet people's needs first: expert
conservation.org
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Elephant Protection Initiative reposted this
Such an insightful workshop on the challenges countries face due to #HumanWildlifeConflicts globally but especially across the African continent. We were pleased to present our #HWCinsurance solution and share the building blocks we leveraged to design the solution. Read more about the workshop below: https://lnkd.in/d2yVq8T6 #insuranceforcoexistencewithnature #biodiversityconservation #sustainablefinance Elephant Protection Initiative The World Bank Global Environment Facility Lisa Farroway Hasita Bhammar Barbara Chesire Anne Kamau Betty Chebet B Zipporah Muchoki john mangaru Sharon Jelagat Morris Munene
Human-wildlife conflict and coexistence impacts both biodiversity conservation and sustainable development. Perceptions of the seriousness of human-wildlife conflict are most pronounced in Africa. A Global Wildlife Program (GWP) survey of governments found that 73% of responding countries in Africa agreed human-wildlife conflict is a major and serious concern, and 79% agreed that human-wildlife conflict is increasing. The GWP, funded by the Global Environment Facility and led by The World Bank Bank, in partnership with the Elephant Protection Initiative Foundation (EPIF) organized a regional, technical workshop on human-elephant conflict from May 8 to May 9, 2024, in Nairobi, Kenya. Here is the link to an excellent summary of the workshop prepared by our good friends and colleagues at the GWP. https://lnkd.in/eZkiSMv6 Lisa Farroway Valerie Hickey Carlos Manuel Rodriguez Greta Francesca Iori Alexandra Zimmermann Alexander Rhodes Ruth Musgrave Kristian Teleki Sebastian Troeng Paula Kahumbu Winnie Kiiru PhD Sharon Ikeazor Andrew Crichton Clara Rincuni Ulysse Korogone IUCN SSC Human-Wildlife Conflict & Coexistence Specialist Group #elephants #africa #hec #humanwildlifeconflict #coexistance #biodiversity
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While taking stock of the enlightening sessions during the workshop on human-elephant conflict and coexistence in May, we are happy to share The World Bank's most recent blog about the event. As the Elephant Protection Initiative enters its second decade, the EPI is increasingly focused on mitigating and managing human-elephant conflict. That's why we partnered with the Global Environment Facility to host a regional, technical workshop with 70 participants from over 20 countries in Africa to map out solutions that would foster coexistence. Read more: https://lnkd.in/d2yVq8T6 Sharon Ikeazor Ulysse Korogone Greta Francesca Iori Ruth Musgrave Clara Rincuni
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