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MALAWI
Malawi’s elephants are all in protected areas, often surrounded by farmland with large human populations. By far the largest elephant population is in Liwonde National Park, at the southern tip of Lake Malawi. Malawi joined the EPI in 2015.

PROGRESS
DECLARATION AGAINST INTERNATIONAL IVORY TRADE
DOMESTIC TRADE CLOSED
INVENTORY IN THE LAST 2 YEARS
STOCKPILE BEYOND ECONOMIC USE
NEAP DEVELOPED
PRIORITY PROJECTS FUNDED
MALAWI'S
EPI FRIEND OF THE MONTH
BRIGHTON KUMCHEDWA
July 2018
Our EPI Friend of the Month is Brighton Kumchedwa, Director of Malawi’s Department of National Parks and Wildlife. Brighton was awarded the prestigious Tusk Award for Conservation in Africa in 2017.

RESOURCES FOR MALAWI
If you would like to learn more about Malawi's National Elephant Action Plan, or other resources developed with the Government of Malawi, please get in touch.

Country Area: 118,480 km²
Elephant Range Area: 7,789 km² (7%)
Protected Range: 89%
Estimated Elephant Population: 1,307
CITES Appendix: I
All statistics are taken from 2016 AfESG African Elephant Status Report
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