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Africa - Forestry, Agroforestry and Environment popular

http://www.afae.org/

7 out of 10 stars (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

1 out of 10 stars (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

4 out of 10 stars (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/

8 out of 10 stars (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

http://www.awf.org/

8 out of 10 stars (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

8 out of 10 stars (2 votes)

environmental news exclusively from the African continent
Added: Feb. 15, 2001 | Rate It

Central African Regional Program for the Environment popular

http://carpe.umd.edu/

5 out of 10 stars (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

5 out of 10 stars (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

Congo Gorilla Forest Exhibit popular

http://www.congogorillaforest.com/home.html

4 out of 10 stars (2 votes)

Wildlife Conservation Society's online tour of the this amazing exhibit at the Bronx Zoo; includes information on gorillas, elephants, okapi, mandrills, and other fauna native to the rainforests of central Africa
Added: Mar. 30, 2001 | Rate It

Endangered Wildlife Trust, The popular

http://www.ewt.org.za/home.aspx

10 out of 10 stars (3 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/

4 out of 10 stars (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/

8 out of 10 stars (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 Wild Dog Conservancy

http://www.awdconservancy.org/

9 out of 10 stars (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

8 out of 10 stars (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

http://www.4apes.com/

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/

9 out of 10 stars (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

http://www.biowatch.org.za/

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

http://bonobo.org/

9 out of 10 stars (1 vote)

information about bonobos and efforts to save these amazing apes from extinction
Added: Feb. 12, 2001 | Rate It

Bushmeat Crisis Task Force

http://www.bushmeat.org/

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

http://bushmeat.net/

works to stop the slaughter of the great apes, chimps and gorillas
Added: Jan. 26, 2001 | Rate It

Conning the Congo

http://www.greenpeace.org/raw/content/international/press/reports/conning-the-congo.pdf

a report by Greenpeace that exposes the tax-evasion of export-driven resource extraction in the DRC and the neighboring Republic of the Congo (pdf)
Added: Aug. 04, 2008 | 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

http://www.gorillafund.org/

dedicated to the conservation and protection of gorillas and their habitat in Africa
Added: Jan. 29, 2001 | Rate It

Eastern Arc Mountains Information Source

http://www.easternarc.org/

9 out of 10 stars (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

EcoNews Africa updated

http://www.econewsafrica.org/

enables active involvement in decision-making on sustainable development by promoting timely strategic information flows at all levels
Added: Jan. 27, 2001 | Rate It
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