Saving the Forest Elephant

Emmanuel Olabode, from Nigeria, presents a special film from Omo Forest Reserve in Nigeria, followed by a high-level event which explores the issues affecting elephant range states in West and Central Africa.

Moderated by:

Dr Winnie Kiiru, EPI Foundation Director of Government Relations

Guests of Honour and Keynote Speakers:

• Honourable Sharon Ikeazor, Minister of State for Environment, Federal Republic of Nigeria

• Honourable Lee White CBE, Minister of Forests, Oceans, Environment and Climate Change, Gabonese Republic

• Honourable Jules Doret Ndongo, Minister of Forestry and Wildlife, Republic of Cameroon

• Honounrable Mike Doryen, Managing Director, Forestry Development Authority, Republic of Liberia

• Dr Alexandra Zimmerman, Chair, IUCN SSC Human-Wildlife Conflict Task Force and Senior Research Fellow, Oxford University

• Dr Ralph Chami, Assistant Director of the IMF's Institute for Capacity Development and Co-founder of Rebalance Earth

You can watch the full webinar here, and the short film can be accessed here.