Protection of elephants
In Africa, elephant populations are present in 37 countries. In 2021, the IUCN Red List lists the African Forest Elephant as Critically Endangered and the African Savanna Elephant as Endangered.
In Africa, elephant populations are present in 37 countries. In 2021, the IUCN Red List lists the African Forest Elephant as Critically Endangered and the African Savanna Elephant as Endangered.
The elephant,
an emblematic
animal
threatened
Their population has decreased by 60% in 50 years for savannah elephants and by more than 86% in 31 years for forest elephants, mainly due to poaching and the loss of their habitat. Population growth brings humans and elephants closer together, with consequences for their respective lifestyles: destruction of natural elephant habitats, destruction of human crops, damage to property and loss of life. It is crucial to preserve the habitat of elephants and to fight against trafficking ivory in order to create the conditions for a symbiotic cohabitation to avoid any conflict.
The elephant, an emblematic animal threatened
Their population has decreased by 60% in 50 years for savannah elephants and by more than 86% in 31 years for forest elephants, mainly due to poaching and the loss of their habitat. Population growth brings humans and elephants closer together, with consequences for their respective lifestyles: destruction of natural elephant habitats, destruction of human crops, damage to property and loss of life. It is crucial to preserve the habitat of elephants and to fight against trafficking ivory in order to create the conditions for a symbiotic cohabitation to avoid any conflict.
From 2015 to 2020, the Foundation worked in partnership with the NGO Stop Ivory to promote the Elephant Protection Initiative (EPI) through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on October 21, 2015. Launched by Botswana, Chad, Ethiopia, Gabon and Tanzania, the Elephant Protection Initiative (EPI) brings together 21 African states, organisations intergovernmental, NGOs, the private sector and individuals, working in partnership to protect Africa's elephants, ending poaching and the illegal ivory trade. In an effort to find a sustainable solution, EPI incorporates the needs of the people who live alongside the elephants and works to mitigate and prevent human-elephant conflict. This partnership makes it possible to develop national action plans that protect elephants, while enabling the people who live alongside them to thrive. The Foundation was instrumental in getting the Republic of Congo to agree to join this project. To date, 21 member states are supporting this initiative.
From 2015 to 2020, the Foundation worked in partnership with the NGO Stop Ivory to promote the Elephant Protection Initiative (EPI) through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on October 21, 2015. Launched by Botswana, Chad, Ethiopia, Gabon and Tanzania, the Elephant Protection Initiative (EPI) brings together 21 African states, organisations intergovernmental, NGOs, the private sector and individuals, working in partnership to protect Africa's elephants, ending poaching and the illegal ivory trade. In an effort to find a sustainable solution, EPI incorporates the needs of the people who live alongside the elephants and works to mitigate and prevent human-elephant conflict. This partnership makes it possible to develop national action plans that protect elephants, while enabling the people who live alongside them to thrive. The Foundation was instrumental in getting the Republic of Congo to agree to join this project. To date, 21 member states are supporting this initiative.
John Stephenson
Executive Director, Stop Ivory
I would like to thank all the members of Brazzaville Foundation for both their work and their support in
the framework of this partnership. 
John Stephenson
Executive Director, Stop Ivory
I would like to thank all the members of the Brazzaville Foundation for both their work and their support of this partnership.
Partnership framework
