The Biodiversity Foundation for Africa (BFA) is committed to conserving Afrotropical biodiversity through the improvement of scientific knowledge and its incorporation in the planning process.

BFA is a Zimbabwe-registered non-profit Trust, formed in Bulaway in 1992 by a group of scientists and environmentalists. The group works in collaboration with scientists and institutions in the south and central African region, UK and the USA. It consists of a number of professional affiliates internationally recognised in their fields. Most are taxonomists or ecologists based in the region. Among them, these individuals have many years of experience in their discipline and access to a wide knowledge base, much of which has not been formally published.

The BFA solicits funds from donors and others to carry out research into Afrotropical biodiversity, including field surveys and documentation of existing information. Its particuar area of interest is south-central Africa.