August 12, 2016, World Elephant Day
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On Friday, August 12, 2016, people around the world will celebrate World Elephant Day, a day to honor elephants, spread awareness about the violent and critical threats they are facing, and to support positive solutions that will help ensure their survival.
Scientists estimate that 25,000 elephants are being killed each year for their ivory.
The impact of this poaching crisis is far-reaching — from reduced income from tourism and increased crime rates to degraded ecosystems. That’s why The Nature Conservancy is teaming up with partners around the world to solve this complex crisis. They are increasing security for elephants, conserving millions of acres of habitat, reducing the demand for ivory, and engaging local communities.
Join Nature Conservancy in their work to #SaveElephants at www.nature.org/elephants
Quotes:
“World Elephant Day is an important opportunity to bring global awareness to the impacts of elephant poaching,” said Matthew Brown, Africa Region Conservation Director, The Nature Conservancy. “Poaching is decimating elephants and hurts the people who live where elephants range by fueling crime and scaring away tourists who bring income to families who desperately need it.”
“Elephant conservation can’t just be about guys with guns enforcing laws,” said Africa Region Conservation Director, The Nature Conservancy. “The community has to be involved. Community-based conservation has to be comprehensive. It has to affect peoples’ incomes, their healthcare, and their education. But if you can address what the community needs, you can get people invested in conservation. And that can lead to a range of benefits for the community and for wildlife.”
Nature Conservancy
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The Nature Conservancy’s vision for Africa is rooted in the people, who have not always been at the table during planning for a sustainable future. Our success depends on involving local communities.
Why? The vast majority of Africa’s lands and waters are community property — shared resources that sustain some of the world’s most iconic wildlife and most vulnerable people. Moreover, most of the wildlife lives or migrates beyond park and reserve boundaries onto these communal lands and waters
Our conservation approach everywhere we work — projects in Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Namibia, Gabon and the West Indian Ocean — focuses on helping local communities, governments and organizations conserve and enhance Africa’s critical shared resources.
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