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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

Annual Reports
Check out our Annual Financial & Progress Reports

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

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.

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.
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.
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.
Vision 2030
The Elephant Protection Initiative Foundation's strategic vision for 2030.
Conservation Finance
Guidance for identifying and engaging multilateral and bilateral donors, international financing institutions and other funding partners to fill resourcing gaps.
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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.
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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

EPI Member States Discuss Elephant Conservation at the CITES Standing Committee Meeting

EPI Secretariat

Nov 30, 2023
3 min

EPI Member States Discuss Elephant Conservation at the CITES Standing Committee Meeting

The EPI team at CITES Standing Commitee meeting. From left to right; John Scanlon AO, Ruth Musgrave, Christina Godding and Ulysse...

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Elephants Can Help Achieve Biodiversity and Climate Targets

EPI Secretariat

Sep 5, 2023
2 min

Elephants Can Help Achieve Biodiversity and Climate Targets

Photo by Martin Middlebrook in Kenya At the opening of the Africa Climate Summit in Nairobi, Kenya’s President William Ruto, said Africa...

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Elephants and People - What does Coexistence look like?

EPI Secretariat

Apr 10, 2023
2 min

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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The challenge is Implementation and Achieving the Targets

EPI Secretariat

Dec 19, 2022
2 min

The challenge is Implementation and Achieving the Targets

The Elephant Protection Initiative Foundation welcomes the agreement at the UN Biodiversity Conference in Montréal on a Post-2020 Global...

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Human-Elephant Conflict a Threat to Elephant’s Survival, say African Range States

EPI Secretariat

Dec 17, 2022
2 min

Human-Elephant Conflict a Threat to Elephant’s Survival, say African Range States

African countries belonging to the Elephant Protection Initiative have met on the side-lines of the UN Biodiversity Conference in...

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Stopping Ivory from Leaking onto the Illegal Market

EPI Secretariat

Nov 22, 2022
1 min

Stopping Ivory from Leaking onto the Illegal Market

The Elephant Protection Initiative Foundation highlighted its pioneering work across Africa in securing stockpiles of ivory and other...

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