[wanabidii] Huge Win for Africa's Wildlife

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	December 2015

Huge Win for Africa's Wildlife

This sixth Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), held Dec. 4–5, marked the first time the illegal ivory trade was featured on the forum’s agenda. Leading up to the forum, the China-Africa Wildlife Conservation Council, an African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) and Aspen Institute initiative comprised of Chinese and African civil society leaders and celebrities, worked tirelessly to position wildlife issues as a priority to be included on the traditionally development-focused diplomatic agenda. “Because the role that China plays in [the FOCAC] agenda is significant and by all accounts game-changing, it has a responsibility as well as an opportunity to help ensure Africa’s elephants, rhinos and other wildlife have a future in the modern Africa rising up before us,” says AWF CEO Dr. Patrick Bergin.This high-level dialogue is focused on strengthening the collaboration on economic development between China and 50 African countries, and the inclusion of the illegal ivory trade positions wildlife trafficking as a focus of ongoing relations between China and African countries.

> Find out more about the forum

A Landmark
Climate Agreement

On Dec. 12, AWF representatives at the UN Conference on Climate Change witnessed 195 nations agree to a landmark deal to attempt to cut greenhouse gas emissions. The deal comes at a critical time, as rising temperatures are already affecting Africa’s people and wildlife. “The time to act on climate change is now. We are living in extreme times,” says AWF VP of Conservation Strategy Kathleen Fitzgerald.

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U.S. Senators work to end wildlife trafficking

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Popstar fights for Tanzania’s natural heritage

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The conservation potential of growth corridors

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Fun Fact

Giraffes feed 16 to 20 hours each day, but they are extremely picky eaters vastly preferring the acacia tree to any other foliage.

At AWF, we believe that protecting Africa's wildlife and wild landscapes is the key to the future prosperity of Africa and its people. For over 50 years, we have made it our work to help ensure that Africa's wild resources endure.