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Carlos Manuel Rodriguez
Our Friend of the Month for December is Carlos Manuel Rodriguez, CEO and Chairperson of the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the...
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News from the Field
Latest stories from the world of elephant conservation and the Elephant Protection Initiative
EPI Secretariat
Nov 9, 20225 min read
Geoffrey Nacha
Our November Friend of the Month is Geoffrey Nacha, who has recently taken over as country director in Nigeria for Africa Nature...
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Oct 3, 20225 min read
Adams Cassinga
Our friend of the month is Adams Cassinga, a pioneering conservationist in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Adams is the founder...
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Sep 6, 20224 min read
Sheila Nana Akua Ashong
For September we’re delighted to introduce our first ever Ghanaian EPI Friend of the Month. Sheila Nana Akua Ashong is Deputy Director of...
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Aug 2, 20224 min read
Laila Johnson-Salami
Our Friend of the Month is Laila Johnson-Salami, a journalist from Nigeria who has made a series of films about environmental issues in...
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Jul 13, 20222 min read
Lona Gore
Our Friend of the Month is Lona Gore, from South Sudan. Lona works for the Ministry of Wildlife Conservation and Tourism in Juba, where...
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Jun 15, 20223 min read
Moses Lesoloyia
Our Friend of the Month for June is Moses Lesoloyia, from northern Kenya. Moses is Project Manager for the Milgis Trust, working to...
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May 11, 20222 min read
Captain Cedric Mondon
Our friend of the month is Captain Cedric Mondon of Côte D’Ivoire. Cedric is Head of Wildlife Protection Services in the Ministry of...
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Apr 20, 20224 min read
Sam Shaba
Our EPI Friend of the Month for April is Sam Shaba, who works with Honeyguide, which promotes community conservation in Tanzania. Sam is...
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Mar 22, 20222 min read
Dr Susan Canney
Our EPI Friend of the Month for March is Dr Susan Canney, who is Director of the Mali Elephant Project, working to save one of Africa’s...
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Feb 24, 20222 min read
Jean Louis Kakoua
Our Friend of the Month for February is Jean Louis Kakoua, who is the Deputy Technical Director for Gabon’s national parks, as well as...
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Jan 22, 20222 min read
Emmanuel Olabode
Our Friend of the Month for January is Emmanuel Olabode, project coordinator for the Nigerian Conservation Foundation, leading on the...
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Dec 16, 20213 min read
Dr Ralph Chami
Our friend of the month for December is Dr Ralph Chami of the IMF, who has done pioneering work on the economic value of Forest...
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Nov 16, 20213 min read
Vivek Menon
Our friend of the month for November is Vivek Menon from India. Vivek is the founder and executive director of the Wildlife Trust of...
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Oct 27, 20213 min read
Andrew Crichton
Our Friend of the Month for October is another new member of the EPI Foundation team. Andrew Crichton, who is based in South Africa, has...
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Sep 22, 20213 min read
Hans Magaya
Our Friend of the Month for September is Hans Magaya, a new member of the EPI Foundation team. Hans, who is based in his home country...
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Aug 4, 20212 min read
Roger Fotso
Our Friend of the Month for August is Roger Fotso, who works for our partners WCS, as country director in his native Cameroon. Dear Roger...
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Jul 7, 20212 min read
Teckeste Kiflemariam
We’re excited that our July Friend of the Month comes from Eritrea, whose elephant population is one of the least known in Africa....
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Jun 9, 20212 min read
Donatus Gadiye
We’re delighted to introduce our Friend of the Month for June, Donatus Gadiye. Donatus is Elephant Monitoring Coordinator in Tanzania’s...
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May 19, 20213 min read
Grant Burden
We’re delighted to introduce our Friend of the Month for May, Grant Burden. Grant recently joined the EPI Foundation team as a Special...
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