Elephant Protection Initiative’s Post

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

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

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

"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

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

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