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Skip to main content x English | Français Main navigation Home About AEF Resolutions and decisions AEF members AEF Governance AEF Steering Committee Rules of Procedure Terms of Reference Funding Donors Funding to date Funding per region What we do Regional projects Central Africa East Africa Southern Africa West Africa Project reports Central Africa East Africa Southern Africa West Africa Resources Publication Photo Gallery Project templates Evaluation Criteria of Projects Contact us AEF contact info Get social with us Search Home 1 Projects Success Stories News & Events Newsletter AEF Secretariat Resources The African Elephant Action Plan Priority Objective 1 Reducing illegal killing of elephants and illegal trade in elephant products. Priority Objective 2 Maintaining elephants habitats and restoring connectivity Priority Objective 3 Reducing Human-Elephant Conflict (HEC) Priority Objective 4 Increasing awareness on elephant conservation and management of key stakeholders Priority Objective 5 Strengthen range states knowledge on African Elephant management Priority Objective 6 Strengthen cooperation and understanding among range state Priority Objective 7 Improving local communities cooperation and collaboration on african elephant conservation Priority Objective 8 African Elephant action plan is effectively implemented Quotes about Elephant Conservation Savannah elephant populations declined by 30 percent (equal to 144,000 elephants) between 2007 and 2014.Source: Final Report, Great Elephant Census, 2016 Source: Final Report, Great Elephant Census, 2016 http://www.greatelephantcensus.com/final-report/ 352,271 elephants were counted in the 18 countries surveyed. This figure represents at least 93 percent of savanna elephants in these countries. Source: Final Report, Great Elephant Census, 2016 Savanna elephant populations declined by 30 percent (equal to 144,000 elephants) between 2007 and 2014. Source: Final Report, Great Elephant Census, 2016 http://www.greatelephantcensus.com/final-report/ The current rate of decline is 8 percent per year, primarily due to poaching. The rate of decline accelerated from 2007 to 2014.Source: Final Report, Great Elephant Census, 2016 Source: Final Report, Great Elephant Census, 2016 Savannah elephant populations declined by 30 percent (equal to 144,000 elephants) between 2007 and 2014.Source: Final Report, Great Elephant Census, 2016 Source: Final Report, Great Elephant Census, 2016 http://www.greatelephantcensus.com/final-report/ 100000 Elephants killed between 2011 - 2013 150 Tonnes of Ivory seized between 2010 - 2013 415000 African elephant population in 2016 50 Percent of African elephant poached between 1979 - 1989 Useful Links Rules of Procedure Steering Committee Project Templates Objectives of the AEAP UN Decisions AEAP AEF Members Photo Gallery Newsletter Signup The African Elephant Fund UN Environment Programme P.O Box 30552-00100, Nairobi, Kenya African Elephant Fund Projects Terms of Use Privacy Policy About Us Contact Us© 2022 The African Elephant Fund , All Rights Reserved.