{"id":1957,"date":"2022-12-14T17:33:59","date_gmt":"2022-12-14T17:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/savetheelephants.org\/?page_id=1957"},"modified":"2024-09-23T08:38:19","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T07:38:19","slug":"elephant-crisis-fund","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/savetheelephants.org\/our-work\/impact\/collaboration\/elephant-crisis-fund\/","title":{"rendered":"Elephant Crisis Fund"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Elephant Crisis Fund (ECF) is a joint initiative of Save the Elephants and the Wildlife Conservation Network, established to invest in organizations which are working to secure a future for elephants in Africa.<\/span><\/p>\n

The ECF was set up in 2013 to support a network of organizations with funding and technical expertise to help them combat the ivory poaching crisis. With this threat now reduced, the ECF has broadened its scope to improve coexistence between humans and elephants and to protect elephant landscapes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Savanna and forest elephants are facing intense threats to their survival in many parts of Africa. The ivory trade has reduced in recent years but ivory continues to move from Africa to illegal markets in Asia. Other threats to elephants\u2019 survival are becoming more acute, including habitat loss, and a sharp rise in conflict between humans and elephants as they compete with each other for space and resources.<\/span><\/p>\n

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WCS Republic of Congo \u00a9 Scott Ramsay<\/p><\/div>\n

Such clear and present dangers to savanna and forest elephants\u2014two of the most ecologically important and treasured species on Earth\u2014require responses that are rapid, innovative, collaborative, and effective. The ECF promotes and invests in such interventions.<\/span><\/p>\n

To secure a future for elephants, the ECF supports partners working in three programmatic areas:<\/span><\/p>\n