AFRICA'S ANSWER
TO THE ELEPHANT CRISIS.
We, the EPI, comprise 21 African countries determined to end the killing of our elephants. The majority of surviving elephants live in our countries. We span the continent, from east to west, from savannah to dense forests. We are Anglophone, Francophone and Lusophone. We have plans to protect our elephants, but we know any lasting solutions must incorporate the needs of people who live alongside wildlife. In November 2020 the EPI’s secretariat, the EPI Foundation, announced a new focus on the mitigation and prevention of human-elephant conflict, in recognition of the changing threats to Africa’s elephants. Read our Vision 2030 here, and see our film on the challenges of human-elephant conflict around Ethiopia’s Babile Elephant Sanctuary below.
Babile in crisis - a film from Ethiopia by the EPIF
LATEST NEWS
EPIF UNVEILS HUMAN-ELEPHANT CONFLICT (HEC) STRATEGY
September 2021
The EPI Foundation today announces a new strategy to address human-elephant conflict (HEC), which is fast emerging as the greatest threat to the survival of Africa’s elephants.
WATCH THE EPIF'S SPECIAL EVENT ON AFRICA'S HUMAN-WILDLIFE CRISIS
September 2021
On the 21st of September 2021, the EPI Foundation hosted a short film on the urgent situation in the Babile Elephant Sanctuary, Ethiopia, followed by a discussion with African leaders on human-elephant conflict.
FRIEND OF THE MONTH
November 2021
Our friend of the month for November is Vivek Menon from India. Vivek is the founder and executive director of the Wildlife Trust of India and also Chair of the IUCN’s Asian Elephant Specialist Group. We asked him how Asian and African elephant conservationists can work together.
"We are delighted that the EPI is re-positioning its focus and expertise to prioritise human-elephant conflict. Together we need to find sustainable solutions, where people can prosper and our remaining elephants are safe. The collapse of tourism revenue as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic makes the challenge all the more urgent. We believe the EPI, with its continent-wide membership, is well placed to help find solutions"
Dr Ian Khama
Former President of Botswana
Chair of the EPI Leadership Council
