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Latest stories from the world of elephant conservation and the Elephant Protection Initiative

EPI Secretariat

Aug 12, 20212 min read

New Chinese partners for the EPI

On this World Elephant Day the Elephant Protection Initiative (EPI) Foundation and the China Biodiversity Conservation and Green...

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EPIF urges UN Summit to show greater ambition on Human-Wildlife Conflict

EPI Secretariat

Jul 8, 20211 min read

EPIF urges UN Summit to show greater ambition on Human-Wildlife Conflict

The Elephant Protection Initiative (EPI) Foundation has urged attendees to the forthcoming UN Biodiversity Summit (known as CBD CoP15),...

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The EPIF's 'Gold Standards' programme unveils new ‘Gold Standard App’

EPI Secretariat

Jul 5, 20211 min read

The EPIF's 'Gold Standards' programme unveils new ‘Gold Standard App’

The EPI Foundation develops a ‘Gold Standard App’ to help wildlife officials with the secure management of ivory and other wildlife...

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People and elephants: the competition for land in Tanzania’s highlands

EPI Secretariat

Jun 15, 20212 min read

People and elephants: the competition for land in Tanzania’s highlands

In the Ngorongoro highlands, people and elephants are competing for land, and the EPI Foundation is looking at ways to mitigate conflict bet

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Watch Our Special Event on Africa’s Human-Wildlife Crisis

EPI Secretariat

Apr 21, 20211 min read

Watch Our Special Event on Africa’s Human-Wildlife Crisis

On 4th May 2021, the EPI Foundation hosted a screening of ‘Living on the Edge’ by Black Bean Productions, followed by a discussion on...

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Forest Elephants; Endangered Treasures of Nigeria

EPI Secretariat

Mar 26, 20211 min read

Forest Elephants; Endangered Treasures of Nigeria

In the week that the African forest elephant was declared Critically Endangered, take a look at this hidden camera footage from Okomu...

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The EPI's Greta Iori; conservation in Africa will fail unless it adopts a new approach

EPI Secretariat

Mar 4, 20211 min read

The EPI's Greta Iori; conservation in Africa will fail unless it adopts a new approach

The EPI's Greta Iori appeared on Al Jazeera English with a powerful opinion piece in which she called for urgent changes in conservation....

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Huge seizure of illegal wildlife products by Nigerian customs officials

EPI Secretariat

Feb 5, 20212 min read

Huge seizure of illegal wildlife products by Nigerian customs officials

Important new details have emerged about the seizure of illegal wildlife products by Nigerian customs officials at Apapa port in Lagos in...

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EPI Secretariat

Jan 19, 20211 min read

The EPI on Australia's ABC News

The EPI's Dr Winnie Kiiru recently appeared on Australia's ABC News channel, discussing the apparent stabilisation of Africa’s elephant...

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EPI Secretariat

Dec 8, 20201 min read

The Halo Trust joins the EPI

The EPI Foundation is delighted to announce that the Halo Trust has become an EPI partner, the 34th non-governmental or...

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To protect elephants, it’s time to look beyond ivory

EPI Secretariat

Nov 11, 20202 min read

To protect elephants, it’s time to look beyond ivory

London/Nairobi: The Elephant Protection Initiative today announces a bold new vision to meet the challenges of the 21st century. The...

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The EPI in Nigerian Elephant Documentary

EPI Secretariat

Nov 2, 20201 min read

The EPI in Nigerian Elephant Documentary

The EPI's Dr Winnie Kiiru featured in a 28 minute documentary shown on one of the biggest Nigerian TV station, Channels, about the Omo...

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EPI Secretariat

Oct 27, 20202 min read

Elephants return to war zone

A herd of hundreds of elephants has returned to north-east Nigeria, where it is at risk from Boko Haram jihadists

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Film release: Ethiopia’s Elephant Crisis

EPI Secretariat

Oct 6, 20202 min read

Film release: Ethiopia’s Elephant Crisis

a powerful documentary on Ethiopia's efforts to save its endangered elephants.

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UN General Assembly pledge to the Planet

EPI Secretariat

Oct 1, 20201 min read

UN General Assembly pledge to the Planet

Here's a message of hope from leading conservationists- including the EPI's very own Dr Winnie Kiiru.

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US government helps EPI to keep Africa’s ivory secure

EPI Secretariat

Oct 1, 20202 min read

US government helps EPI to keep Africa’s ivory secure

The US INL State Department has given the EPI Foundation almost $1 million to work with the governments of Gabon and Malawi.

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EPI Secretariat

Sep 1, 20201 min read

Women, Wildlife Crime & Conservation

Want to learn more about the challenges of elephant conservation in Ethiopia? Do listen to this fascinating talk from the EPI's Greta Iori,

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EPI Secretariat

Aug 11, 20201 min read

World Elephant Day 2020

A special message on World Elephant Day from Amboseli National Park, Kenya where over 140 calves have been born this year.

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EPI Secretariat

Jul 9, 20201 min read

Mysterious elephant deaths in Botswana

Botswana will soon release results of tests from elephant carcasses- throwing light on the mysterious deaths of hundreds of elephants

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New wildlife trade regime needed to avoid next pandemic

EPI Secretariat

Jul 8, 20201 min read

New wildlife trade regime needed to avoid next pandemic

The EPI's John E Scanlon, speaks to the Financial Time's about how conservation efforts have been affected by the Covid-19 crisis

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