Useful sources about Africa

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) publishes State of Conservation reports based on annual recommendations to the World Heritage Committee. The reports assessed 61 natural and mixed UNESCO World Heritage sites in 2016. Sixteen African countries were included.

The Great Elephant Census (GEC) is an Africa-wide count funded by Paul G Allen and aimed at gaining a better understanding of elephant numbers across the continent through a large aerial survey of African wildlife.