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The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF), founded in 1961 as the African Wildlife Leadership Foundation, is an international conservation organization that focuses on critically important landscapes in Africa.

Foundation

The AWF was founded in 1961 by Russell E. Train to aid Africans in developing capacity to manage their own wildlife resources. He was also a founding director of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). Train was later to be the second Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), from September 1973 to January 1977.

The College of African Wildlife Management was established in 1963 by Bruce Kinloch as a pioneer institution for the training of African wildlife managers. Initial funding for Mweka was provided by the African Wildlife Leadership Foundation (now known as the African Wildlife Foundation), the U.S. Agency for International Development, and the Frankfurt Zoological Society, with facilities donated by the government of Tanganyika. Since this time, the College has been a leader in providing quality wildlife management training in Africa, and has trained over 3,000 wildlife managers from 28 African countries and 18 non-African countries.

The AWF is a partner of the International Conservation Caucus Foundation. It is also a member of EarthShare, a national federation that supports leading American environmental and conservation charities.

Projects

Projects include:

Manyara Ranch Conservancy

The 35,000 acres (14,000 ha) Manyara Ranch Conservancy is near to Lake Manyara in Tanzania. This is a pioneering conservation and tourism project supported by the African Wildlife Foundation, the Tanzania Land Conservation Trust and the the Manyara Ranch Conservancy. While not a park, the conservancy is frequented by resident and migrating wildlife including elephant, lion, buffalo, leopard and the more common plains game. Rarely seen in the parks but a common resident on the Conservancy is the Lesser Kudu.

Maringa-Lopori-Wamba Landscape

The foundation has led efforts by local and international groups to develop a sustainable land use plan for the Maringa-Lopori-Wamba Landscape in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The plan aims to ensure that the economic and cultural needs of the inhabitants are met while conserving the environment. The approach combines AWF's Heartland Conservation Process and the Central African Regional Program for the Environment (CARPE) Program Monitoring Plan. A variety of tools are used including surveys, interviews with local people and satellite image interpretation.

References

1. "About AWF". AWF. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
2. "Russell E. Train Timeline". World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
3. "Russell E. Train | EPA History | US EPA". Epa.gov. 2006-06-28. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
4. "Conservation Council". ICCF. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
5. "WHO WE SUPPORT". EarthShare. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
6. "THE AFRICAN HEARTLANDS". African Wildlife Foundation. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
7. "Making Conservation Our Business". Manyara Ranch Conservancy. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
8. Dupain, Jef; Nackoney, Janet; Kibambe, Jean-Paul; Bokelo, Didier; Williams, David (2008). "Maringa-Lopori-Wamba Landscape" (PDF). L'Observatoire des Forêts d'Afrique Centrale. p. 329. Retrieved 2011-1014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

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