Tunde Folawiyo | The Howard G. Buffett Foundation to Combat Poaching, Conflict in Africa

April 25, 2014 Editor Tunde Folawiyo, tunde folawiyo africa, tunde folawiyo bio, tunde folawiyo executive, tunde folawiyo profile

The Howard G. Buffett Foundation (HGBF), a private foundation in the United States, in partnership with the Nature Conservation Trust (NCT), a South African public benefit organization (PBO); and South African National Parks (SANParks), recently announced an historic $23.7 million, three-year initiative to in hopes of combatting rhino poaching in Kruger National Park. This will assist in identifying and testing anti-poaching tactics that may be applied throughout Africa. Standard Bank has offered their support by providing favourable banking fees and interest on the funds to be held within their bank. Citizens throughout Africa, including Tunde Folawiyo, may be thrilled with this new development.

The initiatives set forth by HGBF will be used to create an Intensive Protection Zone (IPZ) using sophisticated detection and tracking equipment among a variety of other intelligence gathering tactics, including added observation and surveillance systems. The Howard G. Buffett Foundation works to improve the quality of life for the world’s most impoverished and marginalized populations, focuses on food security, water security, and conflict mitigation.

“The scale, complexity and strategic value of this initiative is truly unprecedented for SANParks, and we believe will be transformative in our ongoing efforts to address poaching and the decimation of the rhino population in Kruger National Park,” said SANParks CEO David Mabunda.

Among the best wildlife parks in Africa, Kruger currently houses over 40% of the world’s 22,000 remaining rhinos. Since its establishment is 1898, the park has served as a haven to protect the South African Lowveld’s wildlife. Since the beginning of 2010, 1,383 rhinos from Kruger National Park have fallen victim to poaching. Some areas of Africa have seen entire populations of rhino eliminated and the hope of the foundation that the new initiatives set forth will assist in developing new and more effective ways to combat the illicit wildlife trade. The general public may contribute to the Lowveld Rhino Trust, which drives conservation efforts in the Lowveld region of Zimbabwe. These efforts, including the monitoring, management and protection of a rhino-enabling environment, are all immeasurable in aiding the population growth of rhinos in the country and beyond.

In addition to its rhino population, Kruger National Park is home to a large number of species, boasting 336 trees, 49 fish, 34 amphibians, 114 reptiles, 507 birds and 147 mammals amongst them. With efforts in place to preserve the population of rhinos within the park and beyond, citizens all throughout Africa, including Tunde Folawiyo, may see a rise in the rhino population once again.

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