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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.
News
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.
Get Involved
Special Events
Follow our EPI Foundation upcoming and past events

Support us
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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EPI 10 Year Celebration
mar. 30 avr.
Location is TBD
30 avr. 2024, 18:30 – 21:30 UTC+3
Location is TBD
30 avr. 2024, 18:30 – 21:30 UTC+3
Location is TBD
In the last week of April 2024, the Elephant Protection Initiative will be hosting a 10 year celebration in Nairobi, Kenya.
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Elephants of the Congo Basin
lun. 22 mai
Via Zoom Webinar
22 mai 2023, 15:00 – 16:30 UTC+2
Via Zoom Webinar
22 mai 2023, 15:00 – 16:30 UTC+2
Via Zoom Webinar
Vianet Djenguet, from the Republic of the Congo, presents a special film on Elephants of the Congo Basin, followed by a high-level event focussed on the pressures and prospects of Africa's critically endangered elephant species.
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Elephants, Biodiversity & Climate Change
mer. 06 juil.
Via Zoom Webinar
06 juil. 2022, 14:00 UTC+2 – 07 juil. 2022, 15:30 UTC+2
Via Zoom Webinar
06 juil. 2022, 14:00 UTC+2 – 07 juil. 2022, 15:30 UTC+2
Via Zoom Webinar
Greta Francesca Iori, the EPI Foundation's Director of Program Development, presents a special film from northern Kenya, followed by a high-level event which highlights the impacts of climate change and biodiversity loss on Africa's elephants.
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Saving the Forest Elephant
mer. 26 janv.
Via Zoom Webinar
26 janv. 2022, 15:00 – 16:30 UTC+2
Via Zoom Webinar
26 janv. 2022, 15:00 – 16:30 UTC+2
Via Zoom Webinar
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.
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Africa's Human-Wildlife Crisis
mar. 21 sept.
Via Zoom Webinar
21 sept. 2021, 14:00 – 15:30 UTC+2
Via Zoom Webinar
21 sept. 2021, 14:00 – 15:30 UTC+2
Via Zoom Webinar
Greta Francesca Iori, the EPI Foundation's Director of Program Development, presents a special film from Babile Elephant Sanctuary in Ethiopia, followed by a high-level event to explore the growing challenge of human-elephant conflict across the continent.
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The Edge of Existence
mar. 04 mai
Via Zoom Webinar
04 mai 2021, 14:00 – 15:30 UTC+2
Via Zoom Webinar
04 mai 2021, 14:00 – 15:30 UTC+2
Via Zoom Webinar
The EPI Foundation hosted a screening of a new film, "Living on the Edge" by Black Bean Productions, followed by a high-level event to explore the growing challenge of human-elephant conflict across the continent.
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