The Elephant Protection Initiative (EPI), an alliance of African countries formed in 2014 in response to the elephant ivory poaching crisis, celebrates its first decade in 2024. The EPI was formed by five countries but has grown rapidly and today consists of 26.
During the last 10 years EPI countries have campaigned successfully to maintain the ban on international commercial ivory trade and close domestic ivory markets in many African countries. The EPI’s secretariat, the EPI Foundation, has helped secure ivory stockpiles in 15 countries, inventory almost half a million kgs of ivory, and train more than 1,000 wildlife officials in stockpile management.
As it enters its second decade, the EPI is increasingly focused on the mitigation and management of human-elephant conflict, (HEC).
"L'EPI représente l'espoir. L'espoir que nos enfants et les générations futures auront la possibilité d'observer les éléphants dans la nature, en coexistant avec les communautés locales qui ont tout intérêt à les protéger, eux et leurs habitats"
This short film captures what we have achieved over the past decade, and shares a glimpse of our focus for the next one.
Featured in the film are some of our national focal points who ensure effective communication and collaboration between their government, the EPI and the EPI secretariat.
The EPIF in partnership with the Global Wildlife Program, in partnership organised a regional, technical workshop on human-elephant conflict from May 8 to May 9, 2024, in Nairobi, Kenya. Here are the summary presentations based on the workshop sessions.
June 2024
The 10th anniversary report of the Elephant Protection Initiative (EPI) which tells the story of the first decade of a unique alliance of African countries committed to conserving their elephants. It is written by the EPI’s secretariat, the EPI Foundation.
May 2024
