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Africa - Forestry, Agroforestry and Environment popular
(3 votes)
group of Universities that promote the protection, health and sustainability of African forests and forest environments
Added: Jan. 03, 2001 | Rate It
Africa - Information Provided on a Regional Basis popular
http://www.unep-wcmc.org/forest/afr_region.htm
(2 votes)
maps and information regarding Africa's forest types by UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre
Added: Feb. 25, 2001 | Rate It
Africa Timber Ban popular
http://www1.american.edu/projects/mandala/TED/africa.htm
(5 votes)
an examination of dangers posed by uncontrolled depletion of African forests from the American University's Trade and Environment Database
Added: Feb. 19, 2001 | Rate It
African Bird Club popular
http://www.africanbirdclub.org/
(6 votes)
provides a worldwide focus for African ornithology in order to encourage an interest in the conservation
of the birds of the region
Added: May. 28, 2001 | Rate It
African Wildlife Foundation popular
(6 votes)
works to ensure the wildlife and wild lands of Africa will endure forever, primarily working at the grass roots with park managers and communities to safeguard wildlife and wilderness areas
Added: Feb. 11, 2001 | Rate It
Afrol News: Environment popular
http://www.afrol.com/categories/environment_nature
(2 votes)
environmental news exclusively from the African continent
Added: Feb. 15, 2001 | Rate It
Central African Regional Program for the Environment popular
(4 votes)
addresses the issues of deforestation and biodiversity loss in the Congo Basin forest zone
Added: Jan. 31, 2001 | Rate It
Cocoa Trade in Cote d'Ivoire (COCOA) popular
http://www1.american.edu/projects/mandala/TED/cocoa.htm
(4 votes)
report on the impacts on African tropical rainforests caused by one of the World's largest producers of cocoa, a case study from American University's Trade and Environment Database
Added: Mar. 08, 2001 | Rate It
Endangered Wildlife Trust, The popular
http://www.ewt.org.za/home.aspx
(4 votes)
works to conserve the biodiversity of plant and animal species in Southern Africa
Added: Feb. 11, 2001 | Rate It
Landsat NASA Pathfinder Humid Tropical Deforestation Project popular
http://www.geog.umd.edu/tropical/
(6 votes)
maps global deforestation in the humid tropics, focusing on the Amazon Basin, Central Africa, and
Southeast Asia
Added: Feb. 04, 2001 | Rate It
African Blackwood Conservation Project
http://www.blackwoodconservation.org/
(6 votes)
project seeks to replenish the valuable Blackwood tree in Tanzania, the premier wood for musical instruments and carvings, that also plays a vital role in the ecology of the East African savannah
Added: Feb. 09, 2001 | Rate It
African Conservation Foundation, The
http://www.africanconservation.org/
(3 votes)
a portal for the Conservation of Africa's Flora and Fauna; working to preserve Africa's wild heritage by supporting and linking conservation initiatives throughout the continent as well as conducting field projects
Added: Sep. 23, 2002 | Rate It
African Wild Dog Conservancy
http://www.awdconservancy.org/
(14 votes)
committed to conservation action on behalf of the plight of one of the world's most endangered canids, the African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) or Africa's "painted wolf"
Added: Feb. 12, 2006 | Rate It
Agrofuels in Africa: The impacts on land, food and forests
http://www.biofuelwatch.org.uk/docs/ABN_Agro.pdf
(1 vote)
a report published by the African Biodiversity Network about the impacts on biofuel production and plans in Africa, with case studies from Benin, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia; looking at deforestation, other ecosystem destruction, land rights and food sovereignty
Added: Jul. 05, 2007 | Rate It
Ape Alliance
an international coalition of organisations and individuals, working for the conservation and welfare of apes
Added: Apr. 09, 2005 | Rate It
Asia Forest Network
http://www.asiaforestnetwork.org/
(3 votes)
dedicated to supporting the role of communities in protection and sustainable use of Asia's forests
Added: Jan. 05, 2004 | Rate It
Biowatch South Africa
South African NGO which publicizes, monitors and researches issues of genetic engineering and promotes biological diversity and sustainable livelihoods
Added: Jan. 04, 2007 | Rate It
Bonobo Initiative, The
(1 vote)
information about bonobos and efforts to save these amazing apes from extinction
Added: Feb. 12, 2001 | Rate It
Bushmeat Crisis Task Force
facilitates the work of its members in identifying and implementing effective and appropriate solutions to the commercial exploitation of endangered and threatened species
Added: May. 11, 2003 | Rate It
Bushmeat Project: Save the Great Apes, Chimps and Gorillas
works to stop the slaughter of the great apes, chimps and gorillas
Added: Jan. 26, 2001 | Rate It
Conservation and Use of Wildlife-Based Resources: The Bushmeat Crisis
http://www.cifor.cgiar.org/publications/pdf_files/media/cbd-ts-33-en.pdf
a report by the Convention on Biological Diversity Technical Series Report No. 33 that addresses the hunting of tropical forest "bushmeat" -- wildlife for food -- in Africa (pdf)
Added: Sep. 22, 2008 | Rate It
Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International, The
dedicated to the conservation and protection of gorillas and their habitat in Africa
Added: Jan. 29, 2001 | Rate It
Eastern Arc Mountains Information Source
(2 votes)
provides information & coordination for institutions & organizations working in the forested systems of Africa's Eastern Arc Mountains
Added: Apr. 25, 2001 | Rate It
Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network )
a Southern African network that promotes food, agriculture and natural resources policies through research, analysis and dialogue at the national, regional and global levels
Added: Jul. 27, 2008 | Rate It
FRAME Natural Resources Management Communities
http://www.frameweb.org/CommunityBrowser.aspx
USAID provides information, tools and expertise on environment and natural resource issues in Africa to stimulate discussion on emerging trends in environmental and natural resource management
Added: Jun. 25, 2002 | Rate It
