Voor een toekomst voor olifanten

Olifanten worden met uitsterven bedreigd. Hun leefgebied verdwijnt in een alarmerend tempo, vooral door toedoen van mensen. Hierdoor worden olifanten gedwongen om buiten beschermde gebieden op zoek te gaan naar voedsel en water. Dit leidt steeds vaker tot conflicten tussen mens en olifant. Als de olifant verdwijnt, verliezen we niet alleen een prachtige diersoort, maar ook een onmisbare schakel in onze natuur en ecosystemen.

Alles op alles voor duurzame verandering!

Bring the Elephant Home zet alles op alles voor de overlevingskans van olifanten. Onze projecten in Afrika en Azië starten bij de lokale gemeenschap. We streven naar duurzaam positieve verandering, naar een wereld waar mens en olifant in harmonie naast elkaar kunnen leven. Sluit je aan bij de missie van Bring the Elephant Home!

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Alvast veel dank voor je hulp! Bring The Elephant Home is een door het CBF erkend goed doel en is een ANBI (Algemeen Nut Beogende Instelling). Ook is BTEH lid van GlobeGuards. Informatie over het beleid van BTEH vind je hier.

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Ons team is wereldwijd actief, specifiek in Thailand, Zuidelijk Afrika en Nederland. Maak kennis met het BTEH-team!

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  • At the 2025 SAWMA Conference, our Bring The Elephant Home Africa team shared new insights on creating a future where people and elephants thrive together.  🎤 Our founder, Antoinette Van de Water, PhD, presented “Community Perspectives on Conservation Approaches and Philosophies in Human–Elephant Landscapes.” Her research shows that communities don’t think in polarised terms. Instead, they embrace pluralistic values of protection, care, justice, and coexistence.  🎤 Brooke Friswold, BTEH Africa Regional Director, presented “Range Expansion Improves Elephant Well-Being and Facilitates Reciprocal Ecosystem Recovery: Evidence from a South African Reserve.” Her study demonstrates how removing internal fences reduced stress, restored vegetation, and enriched the social lives of elephants.  Together, these findings demonstrate that listening to local people and providing elephants with the space they need are essential to just and sustainable conservation.  Watch both presentations here: https://bring-the-elephant-home.org/rethinking-elephant-conservation/  #Conservation #Elephants #Community #Coexistence #Wildlife