On the 26th of January 2022, the EPI Foundation hosted an exclusive film from Nigeria's Omo Forest Reserve, followed by a high-level discussion with governments from West and Central Africa and international experts.
Moderated by Dr. Winnie Kiiru, EPI Foundation Director of Government Relations
Guests of Honour and Keynote Speakers:
Hon. Sharon Ikeazor, Minister of State for Environment, Nigeria
Hon. Lee White CBE, Minister of Forests, Oceans, Environment and Climate Change, Gabon
Hon. Jules Doret Ndongo, Minister of Forestry and Wildlife, Cameroon
Hon. C. Mike Doryen, Managing Director, Forestry Development Authority, 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.
The IUCN declared Africa’s Forest Elephants to be a separate and critically endangered species in 2021, threatened by habitat loss and ivory poaching. Join African governments and leading environmentalists, for a discussion on the challenges and possible solutions to conserving the Forest Elephant.
The EPI is an African-led response to the elephant crisis, which aims to secure the harmonious coexistence of people and elephants. Click here to find out more about the EPI. For further information please contact the EPI’s Director of Communications, Barnaby Phillips: bphillips@elephantprotectioninitiative.org