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Environment
Africa
Water Page
Part of the Water
Page. Founded by South African civil engineer/consultant,
Leonard Abrams "dedicated to the water sector in Africa.
Issues addressed include water policy, water resource
management, water supply and environmental sanitation, water
conservation and demand management, and a variety of other
issues." Has full-text documents (govt. white papers,
articles, etc.) http://wn.apc.org/afwater/index.htm
African
Centre for Technology Studies (Nairobi, Kenya)
"An Institute for Policy Research &
Training For Sustainable Development in Africa."
"...an international non-governmental policy training and
research institute...." The Centre is particularly
concerned with environmental issues. Has full
text papers in Adobe PDF, the full text of "Governing
the Environment," (in Adobe PDF), "What
ails Kenya's policy on wildlife?," "What
killed our agriculture?," by Prof H.W.O. Okoth-Ogendo,
"Enhacing
the Arusha Agreement: Environmental Aspects of the Burundi Peace
Process" (in Adobe PDF), "Water Tenure and
Conflicts in Tanzania" (in MS Word), "Water Rights and
Wrongs: State Policies and Local-Level Conflicts in Kenya and
Tanzania" (in MS Word). Hosts discussion groups (Ecological
Sources of Conflicts). http://www.acts.or.ke
African
Conservancy
The AC's "mission is to preserve African
wildlife and traditional cultures." Supports Zambia's
Northern Province Honorary Wildlife Police Officers Unit in its
anti-poaching efforts.Works with the Zambia's Wildlife Authority
(ZAWA) on wildlife education. Has an e-mail newsletter. Its
founder is Corinne Waldenmayer. Sells sculpture, masks, kuba
cloth. Also offers "safaris"
from Lusaka. Based in Vista, California. http://www.africanconservancy.org/
African
Conservation Foundation
Has appeals for funds to protect endangered
species, lists expeditions, volunteer opportunities which
require self funding, describes conservation projects by
country, lists jobs, links to related sites. http://www.africanwebsites.net/
African
Primates at Home
Photographs, audio files, descriptions of
primates taken during field research in Rwanda, Uganda, and
Zaire. Brief description of Kibale Forest National Park, Parc
National des Volcans, and Parc Nationial des Virunga. Site by M.
K. Holder, with the Indiana University Center for the
Integrative Study of Animal Behavior. [KF] http://www.indiana.edu/~primate/primates.html
The
Ants of West Africa
Covers "Geography & History; Ant
Mosaics; Economic Importance of Ants; Biodiversity
and Niches..." with chapters on Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire,
Ghana, and Nigeria. Discusses their role in cocoa plant
disease. Has bibliographies, maps, illustrations, tables. By
Brian Taylor, Visiting Academic, Department of Life Science,
University of Nottingham (UK). In association with Dr. Francis
S. Gilbert. [KF] http://research.amnh.org/entomology/social_insects/ants/westafrica/antcover.htm
Centre
Technique de Cooperation Agricole et Rurale / Technical Centre
for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA)
In French and English. "Established in
1983 under the Lomé Convention between the ACP (African,
Caribbean and Pacific) Group of States and the European Union
Member States. Since 2000, CTA has operated within the framework
of the ACP-EC Cotonou Agreement. CTA's tasks are to develop and
provide services that improve access to information for
agricultural and rural development,..." Promotes rural
radio for development, provides CD-ROMs or internet
access for rural development. Purchase their publications
online. Based in Wageningen, Netherlands.[KF] http://www.cta.int
Community
Partnerships for Sustainable Resource Management in Malawi
(COMPASS)
"Community-Based Natural Resource
Management initiatives at national, district and local
levels. Full text documents are online (First National
Conference 2001, natural resource based enterprises in Malawi,
Crocodile and Hippopotamus Management in the Lower Shire, etc.)
COMPASS is a development activity funded by USAID/Malawi and
implemented by Development Alternatives Inc. (DAI) of Bethesda,
Maryland U.S.A. in collaboration with Development Management
Associates of Lilongwe, Malawi." http://www.compass-malawi.com/
Conserve
Africa International
"an independent non-profit international
environmental organisation set up by a network of NGOs, public
institutions and individuals in Africa and in the North, who are
involved in issues pertaining to sustainable development of
Africa." Has a discussion forum, Conserve
Africa. Based in London. http://www.conserveafrica.org/
Earthlife
Africa (Johannesburg)
Based in South Africa (branch in Namibia),
environmental issues such as toxic waste dumping in South
Africa, air polllution, nuclear reactors, gill nets, the
Nigerian Ogoni struggle, animals rights, flouridation. Has a
mailing list for news on the environment in South Africa.
http://www.earthlife.org.za/
Earth
Network for Sustainable Development
The Earth Council, based in Costa Rica, is an
international NGO created in 1992 to promote implementation of
the Earth Summit agreements. Members include Ms. Wagaki Mwangi
(Kenya) and Chief (Mrs.) Bisi Ogunleye (Nigeria). The site has
directories of African environment-related organizations and
NGOs, reports on "Implementing
Sustainable Development. Experiences and Recommendations
from National and Regional Consultations for the Rio+5
Forum." with reports
on Africa: http://www.ecouncil.ac.cr/rio/natreg/afrmidea/Afrme.htm
Earth Network: http://www.ecouncil.ac.cr/
Eastern
Arc Mountains Information Source
"The Eastern Arc Mountains are a chain of
mountains in Kenya and Tanzania that are
influenced by the Indian Ocean....These mountains are recognized
as one of 24 globally important "hot spots" for forest
biodiversity according to Conservation
International." Has a directory of organizations (Kenya,
Tanzania, U.S.), map
with links to photographs and reports. Part of the Bugwood
Network hosted by the University of Georgia and the U.S.D.A.
Forest Service. http://www.easternarc.org/
EcoCultureTours
Zanzibar
A non-profit making NGO. "The objectives
of our organisation are to foster sustainable economic
development on Zanzibar and to protect the
environment....the organisation implements a micro enterprises
development project funded by the Austrian Government."
"Our aim is to encourage local micro entrepreneurs
to enter into environmentally and cultural friendly
income generating activities that cater for the growing tourism
industry on the isle." Based in Zanzibar. http://www.ecoculture-zanzibar.org
The
Elephants of Cameroon
"Join the North Carolina Zoo and a team
of researchers on an interactive project to track and study
elephants in northern Cameroon." Includes lessons &
activities for K12, photographs, information on Cameroon's
natural environment, links to related sites. Part of the Field
Trip Earth site. http://www.fieldtripearth.org/div_index.xml?id=3
Empowerment
for African Sustainable Development
"EASD is a private non-profit corporation
focussing on the empowerment of African people and institutions
operating in the area of environmental management and
sustainable development." They have full text reports
online (national environmental policies, etc.) and many links to
other African environmental organizations. Offers free images of
Cape Town and Zululand. Based in Cape Town, South Africa. http://easd.org.za/
EnviroLink
A non-profit on-line environmental information
resource. Has an e-magazine, One
World (based in Austin, Texas) with articles on the
Kalahari Desert (excerpts from The Harmless People by
Elizabeth Marshall Thomas) and Ethiopia. There is a search
facility which locates information on toxic waste dumping in
African countries for example. http://www.envirolink.org/
Environmental
Law Institute. African Environmental Law & Policy
The ELI's goal is "To advance
environmental protection by improving law, policy, and
management." Its Africa
Program works with NGOs and governments. Has a directory of
web sites organized by environmental issue or country (only has
Namibia [mixed in with Swaziland], Zambia, Zimbabwe). Based in
Washington, D.C. [KF] http://www.eli.org/africa.htm
Forest
Conservation Archives and Portal
Find full text articles from their
large database. Has for ex. stories on Jacques Ngoun, leader of
the Bagyeli being displaced by an oil pipeline. Also has African
Rainforest Conservation News & Information--1998 &
Earlier. The mission of Forests.org is to "contribute to
the conservation of rainforests, forests, biodiversity,
indigenous cultures and the climate..." [KF] http://forests.org/
Friends
of Conservation (London)
Founded in 1982, its first projects were in
Kenya's Masai Mara. "The latest projects to receive support
are in Romania, Spain, Brazil, Zimbabwe and Uganda."
http://www.foc-uk.com/
Global
Exchange
Sponsors a spring 2000 speaking tour for Jake
Gaskia on the Niger Delta and oil companies. Global Exchange
is a human rights organization based in San Francisco.http://www.globalexchange.org/education/speakers/JayeGaskia.html
Global
Forest Watch
"an international data and mapping
network..." "Global Forest Watch began its work in
1997 in...Cameroon, Canada, Gabon, and
Indonesia." Also works in the Democratic Republic of
Congo (DRC).
Global
Population Distribution Database
"This project has provided a population
database depicting the worldwide distribution of population in a
1X1 latitude/longitude grid system. The database is unique,
firstly, in that it makes use of the most recent data available
(1990). Secondly, it offers true apportionment for each grid
cell....." The database, by Yi-Fan Li, consists of 3
datasets compiled in dBase IV format. It was prepared for the UN
Environment Programme. http://grid2.cr.usgs.gov/globalpop/1-degree/
Global
Witness (London)
"focuses on areas where profits from
environmental exploitation fund human rights abuses." Has
no political affiliation. Full text reports such as -
"A
Crude Awakening. The Role of the Oil and Banking Industries in
Angola's Civil War and the Plunder of State Assets."
(Dec. 1999).
"A
Rough Trade. The Role of Companies and Governments in the
Angolan Conflict". http://www.globalwitness.org
Goodall
(Jane) Institute
"The Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research, Education and
Conservation, a tax-exempt, non-profit corporation, was founded
in California by Jane Goodall." Now based in Washington,
D.C. Includes the
habitat, social organization and communications of chimpanzees,
history of the Gombe
Stream Reserve, a biography
of Goodall, comment by Goodall on the origin of HIV-1 in
chimpanzees, the Roots
and Shoots group for children and young people, a list of
Goodall's books/videos. [KF] http://www.janegoodall.org
Gorillas
Online
Extensive directory of annotated web sites on
gorillas. Has original photographs of gorillas, information on
the population and distribution of gorillas, news articles,
genetics, a bibliography, links to other sites. By Tim Knight
who has created many other conservation
and wildlife sites. [KF] http://www.selu.com/bio/gorilla/index.html
Great
Lakes Region - Environmental Aspects of the African Great Lakes
Region
From the United Nations Environment Programme,
Global Resource Information Database (UNEP/GRID). Has landsat
maps of the Lac Kivu area showing population centers of
refugees, maps illustrating land cover, elevation, human
population growth, vegetation, etc. and related Great Lakes and
gorilla conservation web sites. http://grid2.cr.usgs.gov/greatlakes/
Green
Belt Movement (Nairobi, Kenya)
An NGO founded in 1977 by Wangari Maathai (Ph.D).
Focuses on environmental conservation and community development.
Runs Green Belt Safaris Ltd. providing eco tourism. (GBS)http://www.geocities.com/gbm0001/
GreenInfo
Environmental news
in Namibia. "Each day GREENINFO will distribute direct to your e-mail address,
the headline and first fifty or so words of environmental news
articles appearing in the local [Namibian] press. A live link to
the newspaper’s website is provided should you wish to read
the whole article." Past messages are online. http://green.namweb.com.na
Guinea.
Direction Nationale de l'Environnement. Environnement et
Biodiversite
In French. Introduction a la diversite
biologique en Guinee, Programmes et Plans d'Action, directory
of individuals in environmental protection, information
and documentation centres in Guinee, facts about Guinea,
maps. [KF] http://www.mirinet.com/gn_env/
Gulf
of Guinea Islands' Biodiversity Network
"This website aims to provide information
about the biodiversity, and its conservation, of the four Gulf
of Guinea islands of Bioko, Príncipe, São Tomé and Annobón."
Includes full text reports on birds, fish, plants, trees, wild
animals, links to related sites, abstracts of research papers, a
species list (reptiles, amphibians, birds), etc. From the Gulf
of Guinea Conservation Group which is based on the island of São
Tomé. http://www.ggcg.st
Integrated
Approaches to Participatory Development (IAPAD)
Uses Participatory 3D Modelling (P3DM)
to merge "indigenous technical knowledge and traditional
spatial information." "Participatory 3-D Modeling
(P3-DM) is the community-based tool which merges Geographic
Information System (GIS)-generated data and peoples' knowledge
to produce a stand-alone relief model." You must register
to use the database. Based in Milan, Italy. http://www.iapad.org
International
Institute for Environment and Development (London)
Independent, non-profit whose "...principal aim is to improve the
management of natural resources so that communities and
countries of the South can improve living standards without
jeopardising their resource base." http://www.iied.org/
International
Institute for Sustainable Development
Not specifically Africa-oriented. Based in
Winnipeg, Canada. "...established in 1990 with
continuing financial support from Environment Canada, CIDA and
the Province of Manitoba." Has a Sustainable Development
Chronology/Timeline from the 1960s to 1990s. http://iisd.ca/contents.htm
Kilimanjaro
Adventure Travel
Hosts a Gorilla
Help Site with information on the mountain gorillas and
numerous links to related gorilla and primate sites including
the Jane Goodall Institute. Also links to the World Society for
the Protection of Animals. http://www.kilimanjaro.com/
Land
Cover and Land Use Change in Tropical Rainforest of Africa
"In this study, we propose to use high
resolution satellite imagery to map areas of forest clearing and
general land cover types for the entire Central African tropical
region." "The resulting land cover map will be
integrated in a socio-economic study to assess the trends and
patterns of deforestation by including demographic and social
and environmental policies." Concerns Cameroon, Central
African Republic, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Zaire. By
Sasan Saatchi and Al Wong, The Jet Propulsion Laboratory,
Pasadena, Cailfornia. http://southport.jpl.nasa.gov/centralafrica/africa.html
Lawyers'
Environmental Action Team (LEAT)
Based in Dar es Salaam. "...the first
public interest environmental law organization in Tanzania. It
was established in 1994...Its mission is to ensure sound natural
resource management and environmental protection in Tanzania.
LEAT carries out policy research, advocacy, and selected public
interest litigation. Its membership largely includes lawyers
concerned with environmental management and democratic
governance in Tanzania. Has press releases, full
text documents. http://www.leat.or.tz/
Mountain
Voices
A rich resource. "interviews with
over 300 people who live in mountain and highland regions round
the world. Their testimonies offer a personal perspective on
change and development." To access the interviews, one
needs to register and fill out a questionnaire. Interviews from Lesotho,
Kenya, Ethiopia, gathered by the Oral Testimony Programme of
the Panos Institute. Topics discussed include agriculture,
community, conflict, culture, development, economics, education,
employment, environment, family life, festivals, food security,
forestry, gender, health, history, identity, industry, crime,
land, migration, politics, spiritual beliefs, tourism, etc. [KF]
http://www.mountainvoices.org/
Namibia
Nature Foundation (Windhoek, Namibia)
"to promote sustainable development, the
conservation of biological diversity and natural ecosystems, and
the wise and ethical use of natural resources for the benefit of
all Namibians..." Lists projects, has links to related
sites. [KF] http://www.nnf.org.na
Nguiffo,
Samuel - 1999 Goldman Environmental Prize
"Cameroon,...is the continent's largest
exporter of raw timber. To its north, the forests of West Africa
have been largely depleted. As the gatekeeper to the Congo
Basin, Cameroon is an important indicator for the future of the
entire region." "Samuel Nguiffo, 33, directs the
Center for Environment and Development (CED) in Cameroon's
capital, Yaounde. A lawyer by training, Nguiffo has devoted
himself to the Herculean task of stopping the liquidation of the
region's forests for short-term profit." http://www.goldmanprize.org
Nigeria
and West African Bush
"The function of
this website is to inform Nigerians and others about what
Nigeria has to offer ecologically, before its all gone. Through
the governments efforts in conservation Nigeria has 32 game
reserves/sanctuaries and six National Parks
covering about 4,293,800 ha." Descriptions of the parks and
reserves, a map of parks and reserves in
Nigeria, list of endangered species, photographs. Maintained by
Aaron Thacher and Tim De La Haye who grew up in Nigeria. [KF]
http://www.angelfire.com/ak5/westafricabush/index.htm
Ogiek
Welfare Council (Nairobi, Kenya)
"The Ogiek, an indigenous people living
in Kenya's Mau Forest, are fighting to remain in their ancestral
home. The government is forcing them out, allegedly to protect
the environment. But the Ogiek pose no environmental
threat." Has the full text of "The
Ogiek: The Ongoing Destruction of a Minority Tribe in Kenya, An
in-depth report" by John Kamau. http://www.ogiek.org
Okavango
Wildlife Society
A South African organization concerned with
the conservation of the Okavango Delta including the Kalahari
Desert and Chobe National Park. Has information on its campaign
to protect the Delta, a brief annotated bibliography, and
extensive links to other African
wildlife web sites. Pages maintained by Paal Skjetne who
incidentally has a page of photographs
from Africa. http://www.stud.ntnu.no/~skjetnep/owls.html
Primate
Info Net (PIN) - Wisconsin Regional Primate
Research Center, University of Wisconsin
Search their International Directory of
Primatology (IDP) by country to locate organizations, field
studies, population management, information resources. Or find Africa
related organizations. Has a directory of conservation
sites, National Public Radio programs, links to full
text articles on animal behavior, conservation, taxonomy,
extinct species, new discoveries, etc. http://www.primate.wisc.edu/pin/
Resource
Renewal Institute
Has the environmental
policies, in English or French, of a few African countries
(Cameroon, Congo-Brazzaville, Gambia, Cote d'Ivoire, Kenya,
Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Egypt, links for South Africa). RRI is
"a nonprofit organization founded in 1985 to support
innovative environmental management in the United States and
worldwide. RRI's main role is to promote the implementation of
green plans--long-term, comprehensive strategies designed to
achieve sustainability." Based in San Francisco and Marin
County, California. http://www.rri.org/envatlas/africa/africa.html
Southern
Africa Environment Project
Alot of information, has the full text (and a
summary in Xhosa) of Towards a New Environment Policy for
South Africa, a discussion document instrumental in
developing South Africa's new environmental policies. Also has
policy documents on biodiversity, water law, sanitation and
information on the environmental policy dialogue in South
Africa. SAEP is a non-profit with offices in Cape Town and Port
Elizabeth. Page maintained by Norton Tennille. http://www.saep.org/
Southern
African Institute for Environmental Assessment
"a non-profit Environmental Trust, ...to
support sustainable development in Southern Africa through
promoting the effective and efficient use of Environmental
Assessment as a planning tool." Has the full text
of the book, "Environmental
Impact Assessment in Southern Africa" compiled
by Peter Tarr, with country reports for Angola, Botswana,
Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles,
South Africa,Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia. Zimbabwe. [KF] http://www.saiea.com/
Uganda.
Ministry of Water, Lands and Environment. Uganda National
Wetlands Programme
News on Uganda wetland issues, wetland
activities, links to related wetland and environment
conservation sites. "Covering 13% of Uganda's surface area,
wetlands represent one of the most vital ecological and economic
resources Uganda has." Full text of the 1995 National
Policy for the Conservation and Management of Wetland Resources
and other full text government documents. From the
Wetlands Inspection Division, Uganda Ministry of Water, Lands
and Environment, Kampala, Uganda. [KF] http://www.ugandawetlands.org
UNESCO
International Directory of Environmental Education
Has a directory of African
institutions offering environmental research and education.
http://www.unesco.org/education/educprog/environment/
United
Nations. Environment Programme
http://www.unep.org/
United
Nations. Environment Programme. Regional Office for Africa
http://www.unep.org/unep/regoffs/roa/
United
States. Energy Information Administration. Country Analysis
Briefs
Information on oil, natural gas, electricity
and coal. Has a brief environment overview for each
country. http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/cabsaf.html
University
of Zimbabwe. Students for Environmental Action
"a student environmental group at the
University of Zimbabwe which aims to raise awareness on
environmental issues at the University and the society at large
and also to provide a forum for debate on environmental
issues." Has links to related sites. http://uzweb.uz.ac.zw/sea/
Urhobo
Historical Society. The Environment - Niger Delta
Reports on Petroleum
Oil Fire Disasters, 1998-2000, Oil and Gas Pipelines
Problems and Water Management Problems in the Niger Delta, the
1998 Urhobo Economic Summit in Delta State, Pollution Caused by
Petroleum Exploration, Bayelsa State, etc. Reports are by
Nigerian Senators and Professors, the Delta State Commisioner
For Finance and Economic Planning, environmental organizations
and others. http://waado.org/Environment/EnvironmentPage.html
Valley
Of 1000 Hills
"Supporting the rights of African local
communities and farmers to food security and sovereignty,
biological resources, biodiversity, indigenous knowledge
and technologies." On March 2002 an international meeting
on community rights was held in KwaZulu Natal, South
Africa. Includes the Report, Declarations, Examples of African
National Legislation and Grassroots Initiatives Related to
Biodiversity. The Declaration passed notes "The Industrial
system has alienated us from the rest of the earth community and
is increasingly privatizing biological, land and water
resources. This privatization is destroying rural local
communities and their natural resource base."
http://valleyof1000hills.cua.edu/
World
Bank For Schools
Very useful guide to locating information from
the vast World Bank site. Has a page for each country (GNP,
population, growth rate, infant mortality, life expectancy,
illiteracy rate, safe water, etc.). http://www.worldbank.org/html/schools/index.html
World
Conservation Monitoring Centre. Protected Areas of the World
For each country provides the country's
conservation policy and legislation, administration, a
bibliography. Information is from the book - IUCN (1992). Protected
Areas of the World: A review of national systems. Volume 3:
Afrotropical. Prepared by the World Conservation Monitoring
Centre (WCMC). IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
360pp.The WCMC is based
in Cambridge, UK. http://www.unep-wcmc.org/
World
Conservation Union ,
IUCN
Has a Regional
Office for Southern Africa.
World
Resources Institute (Washington, D.C.)
Has the full text of over 100 "reports,
research notes, case studies, and papers published since WRI's
founding in 1982." Examples - "Africa's Valuable
Assets A Reader in Natural Resource Management" by Peter
Veit. Has the Natural
Resources Policy Consultative Group for Africa (PCG) and
links to internet resources on African
forests.
It's Africa
section covers: Country
Environmental Data (statistics for each African country),
watershed maps, the Central
African Regional Program for the Environment, Abidjan: A
Portrait of the African Urban Experience, On-Farm Landrace
Conservation and Enhancement in Ethiopia, the Guesselbodi
National Forest, Niger, and Nigeria's Community Banks. http://www.wri.org/wri/
World
Wildlife Fund - Africa / Madagascar Programme
"Africa depends more on its natural
resource base for economic and social needs than any other
region in the world. Most of its people live in rural areas and
rely on agriculture and other natural resources for
income." The WWF is based in Gland, Switzerland with
offices worldwide. http://www.panda.org/africa
Zambezi
Society (Harare)
"conservation group devoted solely to
looking after the Zambezi, the finest and wildest river in
Africa." Projects include biodiversity in Mozambique,
Zambia, Botswana, Namibia, Malawi, Zimbabwe, elephant research,
black rhino protection, eco-tourism, Victoria Falls
environmental problems. Has photographs, publications list, a
map. [KF] http://www.zamsoc.org/
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