page_title: West African Elephant Memorandum of Understanding
section_title: Development of MoU
hierarchical_section_title: West African Elephant Memorandum of Understanding / Development of MoU
caption_attribution_description: English: Signing of the West African Elephant MoU by Ghana (Ambassador Grant) Français&#160;: Signature par le représentant du Ghana (Mr l'ambassadeur Grant) du Memorandum sur la protection de l'éléphant en Afrique de l'Ouest (2007-05-30)
context_page_description: The Memorandum of Understanding concerning Conservation Measures for the West African Populations of the African Elephant is a Multilateral Environmental Memorandum of Understanding and was launched under the auspices of the Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals, also known as the Bonn Convention, on 22 November 2005, in close cooperation with the African Elephant Specialist Group of the IUCN Species Survival Commission. The MoU covers thirteen range States, all of which have signed the MoU.
context_section_description: Noting the important ecological role the African Elephant (Loxodonta Africana) plays in both savannah and forest ecosystems and acknowledging that demographic pressure and the development of human activities have significantly reduced the African Elephant’s habitat endangering populations across West Africa, an Article IV agreement was concluded and came into effect on 22 November 2005, after signature by the third range State.
  Signatories to the West African Elephant MoU:
  Benin (22 November 2005)
  Burkina Faso (22 November 2005)
  Côte d'Ivoire (22 November 2005)
  Guinea (22 November 2005)
  Guinea-Bissau (22 November 2005)
  Liberia (22 November 2005)
  Mali (22 November 2005)
  Niger (22 November 2005)
  Nigeria (22 November 2005)
  Sierra Leone (22 November 2005)
  Togo (22 November 2005)
  Senegal (8 January 2007)
  Ghana (30 May 2007)
  In addition, two organizations have signed the MoU:
  CMS Secretariat (22 November 2005)
  IUCN/SSC (22 November 2005)
caption: Signing of the West African Elephant MoU by Ghana, May 2007
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