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About
The African Coalition
The Elephant Protection Initiative was launched in 2014 by the leaders of 5 states: Botswana, Chad, Ethiopia, Gabon, and Tanzania

The Secretariat
The Secretariat is staffed by an Executive Management team of experienced conservationists

Our Leadership Council
The Elephant Protection Initiative and its secretariat benefit from the advice and experience of a group of eminent African politicians and conservationists.

Annual Reports
Check out our Annual Financial & Progress Reports

EPI's 10th Anniversary
The EPI celebrates 10 years of existence in 2024. Find out more about what we have achieved in the past decade, and our plans for the next.
Solutions
The Ivory Trade
Having successfully achieved its objectives, Stop Ivory formally closed in December 2020.

Stockpile Management
Stockpiles of ivory, and other wildlife products, accrue from carcasses found in the wild or seized from poachers and traffickers.

Harmonious Coexistence
The Elephant Protection Initiative is dedicated to mitigating and, where possible, preventing, the conflict between elephants and people.

Long Term Action Plans
Our NEAPs are aligned to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals introduced in 2016.
Resources
Annual Reports
All annual reports for the Elephant Protection Initiative Foundation and Stop Ivory.

Ivory Management
Resources related to the work we do in ivory stockpile management, the stockpile management system, SmartWater Technology and the EarthRanger Technology.

Briefing Papers
Submissions from the EPIF to international bodies, part of our efforts to influence high-level dialogue and highlight threats facing Africa’s elephants.

Human Elephant Conflict
Resources related to the work we are doing in human-elephant conflict and coexistence.

Vision 2030
The Elephant Protection Initiative Foundation's strategic vision for 2030.

National Elephant Action Plans
National Elephant Action Plans developed with the support of The EPI.

Conservation Finance
Guidance for identifying and engaging multilateral and bilateral donors, international financing institutions and other funding partners to fill resourcing gaps.

10-Year Report
The reports detailing the decade of progress in human-elephant conflict and ivory management, alongside the chapters broken down in downloadable versions.
News
From the Field
Latest stories from the world of elephant conservation and the Elephant Protection Initiative

Briefing Papers
The Kunming-Montreal Post-2020 global biodiversity framework  adopted during the 15th meeting of the conference of the parties.

African Voices
The Elephant Protection Initiative is Africa's platform, amplifying local perspectives on elephant conservation, human-elephant conflict, biodiversity, and much more.

In Images
Showcasing the people and places involved in our work to secure stockpiles, end the trade in ivory, protect elephants and their habitats.
Get Involved
Special Events
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Support us
Our strength is amplified with collective action, and you can help make a difference by partnering with Elephant Protection Initiative.

Careers
The EPI Secretariat works tirelessly to identify and implement practical and sustainable ways to protect elephants and ensure their harmonious coexistence with people.
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News from the Field

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

Dominique Gonçalves

EPI Secretariat

May 11, 20234 min read

Dominique Gonçalves

Notre amie du mois de mai est Dominique Gonçalves, qui dirige le projet Elephant Ecology dans le parc national de Gorongosa, au...

Hailu Zerfu

EPI Secretariat

May 11, 20232 min read

Hailu Zerfu

Notre ami du mois d’avril est Hailu Zerfu d’Éthiopie. Hailu est expert en conflit et en coexistence entre les populations et la vie...

Hailu Zerfu

EPI Secretariat

May 11, 20232 min read

Hailu Zerfu

Nosso amigo do mês de Abril é Hailu Zerfu, da Etiópia. Hailu é especialista em conflitos e coexistência entre humanos e animais selvagens...

Dominique Gonçalves

EPI Secretariat

May 11, 20233 min read

Dominique Gonçalves

Our Friend of the Month for May is Dominique Gonçalves, who runs the Elephant Ecology Project in Gorongosa National Park, in Mozambique....

The EPIF Welcomes Minister Sharon Ikeazor to the Leadership Council

EPI Secretariat

Apr 19, 20232 min read

The EPIF Welcomes Minister Sharon Ikeazor to the Leadership Council

The Elephant Protection Initiative (EPI) Foundation is delighted to announce that Nigeria’s Minister of State for Niger Delta Affairs,...

Leadership Council Goes from Strength to Strength

EPI Secretariat

Apr 18, 20232 min read

Leadership Council Goes from Strength to Strength

The Elephant Protection Initiative Foundation is delighted to announce that Nigeria’s Minister of State for Niger Delta Affairs,...

Hailu Zerfu

EPI Secretariat

Apr 17, 20232 min read

Hailu Zerfu

Our Friend of the Month for April is Hailu Zerfu from Ethiopia. Hailu is a human-wildlife conflict and coexistence expert at the...

Elephants and People; What does Coexistence look like?

EPI Secretariat

Apr 11, 20232 min read

Elephants and People; What does Coexistence look like?

The EPI Foundation was delighted to send a team to the IUCN conference on human-wildlife conflict and co-existence in Oxford, England,...

Elephants and People - What does Coexistence look like?

EPI Secretariat

Apr 10, 20232 min read

Elephants and People - What does Coexistence look like?

The EPI Foundation was delighted to send a team to the IUCN conference on human-wildlife conflict and co-existence in Oxford, England,...

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