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Dig deeper into The Nature Conservancy's conservation work in Africa. Check back often for project updates, as well as engaging stories, videos, photo galleries and more from the wildest continent on Earth.

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Ogooué River_215x143Ogooué River, Gabon. © Colin Apse/TNC
Gabon's Great River

Our Great Rivers Partnership expands to Gabon's Ogooué River Basin. Learn more

David Banks closeupDavid Banks © Anand Mishra/TNC
David's Dispatches

Africa director David Banks reflects on conservation issues and reports from the field. View posts

zambia fire_215x143Smoke rising from fire across Nkala River, Zambia. © Dave Campbell/USFS
Zambia: Learning about Burning

Our Kafue partnership provides a new fire-training program to help enhance Zambia's largest national park. Explore

China hirola gift thumb_215x143Hirolas at Ishaqbini Conservancy, northeastern Kenya. © TNC
Kenya: Chinese Gift Supports Hirola Sanctuary

A new coalition of Chinese philanthropists announces its first gift to conservation in Africa. Explore

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Byrd thumb2_215x143The Conservancy's Caroline Byrd and daughter with Maasai wildlife scouts in Tanzania. © Caroline Byrd/TNC
Tanzania: Mentoring Wildlife Scouts

Travel Tanzania's dusty roads with Caroline Byrd as she helps community scouts enhance wildlife monitoring and protection. Explore

Adam Whelchel 215x143Adam Whelchel with the late Wangari Maathai, Nobel Peace Prize winner and founder of the Green Belt Movement. © Adam Whelchel (TNC)
Kenya: Green Belt Movement Partnership Expands

Adam Whelchel discusses his latest experiences working with the Green Belt Movement. Explore

Samburu Women, KenyaSamburu Women at the Namunyak Conservancy, Northern Rangelands Trust, Kenya. © Suzi Eszterhas
Kenya: Helping Communities Conserve Grasslands

The Conservancy assists tribal and community leaders who are working together to conserve their communal lands. See how

Kristen-Patterson-Tanzania-215x143Kristen Patterson catches a boat in Buhingu village, Tanzania. © Matt Brown/TNC
Tanzania: Uniting Conservation and Health

Kristen P. Patterson recounts how a tragedy inspires her as a conservationist in Africa. Read on

kafue fire thumb_215x143Kafue fire team observes smoke across the Nkala River from Ngoma forest, Zambia. © Dave Campbell/USFS
Zambia: Kafue Fire Team Mapping Project

The Conservancy and agency partners are mapping plants and fire impacts to guide management of Kafue National Park. Read more

Elephant corridor in Kenya 215x143A new highway underpass and restored migration corridor are reuniting two elephant herds and relieving the human-wildlife conflict in Kenya. © Jason Straziuso/AP
Kenya: Elephants Marching

A new highway underpass and restored migration corridor are reuniting two long-separated elephant herds. Learn more

Matt Brown with green-veined emperorMatt Brown plays it cool as a green-veined emperor (Charaxes candiope) walks on his face in northern Kenya. © Tim Boucher/The Nature Conservancy
Behind the Science with Matt Brown

Matt Brown shares behind-the-scenes insights into into the highs (local communities) and lows (biting ants!) of working in conservation science in Africa. Learn More

Earth Day Arusha, Tanzania 215x14350 students from the Olasiti Primary School in Arusha, Tanzania enjoyed a Picnic for the Planet on Earth Day 2011. Photo © TNC
Earth Day in Arusha

The Conservancy's office in Arusha, Tanzania hosted an Earth Day celebration with local students. Read the story and see photos

Ken-Coe-leopard_homeLeopard, Okavango Delta, Botswana © Kenneth K. Coe
Through the Lens

Explore the continent through Africa Council member and wildlife photographer Kenneth Coe's favorite photos. View images

Claire Campbell 215wClaire Campbell posed with a baby rhino © Claire Campbell
Claire Campbell's Travel Journal

"I couldn’t have asked for a better experience to deepen my love of Africa." Explore this Conservancy supporter's photo journal

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Photo Special Features TabLion in Maasai Mara, Kenya, Africa. © Kenneth K. Coe

Close Encounters with Nature

Whether scary or exciting, nature has a way of sneaking up on you. See stories

Arden OConnor 215x143Arden O’Connor. © Lajla LeBlanc

Nature Matters

Hear some of nature's success stories and see how nature matters to us all. Watch videos

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