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green Belt Movement, The editor's pick
uses tree planting in Africa and internationally to improve social and environmental conditions
Added: Oct. 07, 2011 | Rate It
Save the Serengeti editor's pick
http://www.savetheserengeti.org/
encourages action against the construction of a major commercial highway across the Serengeti National Park, in the direct path of ancient wildlife migration routes
Added: Sep. 19, 2010 | Rate It
Wildlife Conservatiion Society - Congo new
assists the government of the Congo in saving wildlife and wild lands through careful science, international conservation, and education
Added: Dec. 03, 2011 | Rate It
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
Endangered Wildlife Trust, The popular
(5 votes)
works to conserve the biodiversity of plant and animal species in Southern Africa
Added: Feb. 11, 2001 | Rate It
Africa: Up for Grabs - The Scale and Impact of Land Grabbing for Agrofuels
http://www.foeeurope.org/agrofuels/FoEE_Africa_up_for_grabs_2010.pdf
a report from Friends of the Earth that discusses the affects of changing land use patterns due to the pressure for more land for biofuels (pdf)
Added: Sep. 19, 2010 | 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/
(16 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
Agribusiness Boom Threatens Key African Wildlife Migration
http://e360.yale.edu/feature/agribusiness_boom_threatens_key_african_wildlife_migration/2377/
an article in Environment 360 that describes the pressures by commercial farming on migration patterns in the Southern Sudan
Added: Sep. 19, 2011 | 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
Cocoa Trade in Cote d'Ivoire (COCOA)
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
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