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Global Environmental Change Program - Africa Describes GECP research programs in Africa. http://www.gecp.virginia.edu/resch/africa.htm Community Animal Health Network Network of practitioners, institutes, donor agencies, international and regional organizations from nine African countries. Includes distance learning resource and newsletter. http://www.cahnet.net/ AfricaLink A division of USAID that supports regional networks of African policy makers and scientists in agriculture, natural resource management, and the environment. http://www.usaid.gov/alnk/ African Journals Online Tables of contents and abstracts of articles from journals in agricultural sciences, science and technology, health and social sciences, published in Africa. http://www.inasp.info/ajol/ UNESCO Nairobi Office United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization's Regioanl Office for sub-Saharan Africa. Information about programs, staff, online journals. http://www.unesco-nairobi.org/ Centre for Environment Information and Knowledge in Africa CEIKA's objective is to build African capacity for environmental management through the provision of relevant training and multi-media information and knowledge products. http://easd.org.za/Ceika.org/in.htm United Nations Environment Programme - Regional Office for Africa Acts as the link between the various units and centres of UNEP and the countries in the region, and promotes collaboration and partnerships with organizations active in sustainable development in Africa. http://www.unep.org/ROA/ Arid Climate, Adaptation and Cultural Innovation in Africa Research on the historical development of the African continent and its people during the last 12,000 years in light of the complex interrelation between Man and changing environmental conditions. http://www.uni-koeln.de/phil-fak/afrikanistik/sfb389/ Natural Resources Development in the Sahel: The Role of the United Nations System UNU Press online book. Focuses on the problems of socio-economic development, environmental conservation, and the application of scientific knowledge and technological resources in the Sahel. http://www.unu.edu/unupress/unupbooks/80422e/80422E00.htm Africa Volcanoes and Volcanics Descriptions and maps. http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/Africa/ United Nations University Institute for Natural Resources in Africa Established in 1986 to catalyze the formation of human capital in science and technology for the effective conservation, management and utilization of Africa's natural resources. http://www.unu.edu/inra/ Food Supply Situation & Crop Prospects in Sub-Saharan Africa Report of the Global Information and Early Warning System (GIEWS) that provides an assessment of the current food supply situation in sub-Saharan Africa. Articles in PDF format. http://www.fao.org/WAICENT/FAOINFO/ECONOMIC/GIEWS/ENGLISH/EAF/eaftoc.htm Africa: Environment African studies links page. http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/About_African/ww_env.html Africa - Forestry, Agroforestry and Environment Promotes the protection, health and sustainability of African forests and forest environments. http://www.afae.org/ Famine Early Warning System (FEWS) Meteorological Analyses, Cold Cloud Top Graphics and Animations, Precipitation Estimates, CPC Global Monitoring and Analysis Products. http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/fews/ AAAS Africa project American Association for the Advancement of Science Africa Project: focusses on improving access for African researchers to scientific and technical information, on encouraging other aspects of scientific capacity-building, on articulating research and po http://www.aaas.org/international/ssa/ Natural Resources and Rural Development in Arid Lands: Case Studies from Sudan UNU Press online book. Four studies under the overall heading "Obstacles to the Application of Existing Knowledge in Arid Lands". http://www.unu.edu/unupress/unupbooks/80504e/80504E00.htm Basel Convention Regional Centre Pretoria Aims to assist in building the legal, institutional and technological capacity of English-speaking African countries, enabling the management of hazardous waste in an environmentally sound manner as provided in the Basel Convention. http://www.baselpretoria.org.za Searching for a Cure: Conservation of Medicinal Wildlife resources in East and Southern Africa Identifies 102 medicinal plant species and 29 animal species as priorities for conservation and management action. September 1998. http://www.traffic.org/africa/ Sustainable Africa Resources and links on water, energy, health, agriculture and biodiversity in Africa. http://allafrica.com/sustainable/ Participatory Development Communication: A West African Agenda CIME is a development communication program that reflects the interrelations between Communication at the grassroots level, the exchange of Information, two-way Media, and nonformal Education. This online book presents the conceptual framework that led to http://www.idrc.ca/acb/showdetl.cfm?&DID=6&Product_ID=497&CATID=15 GeoAfrica Earth Science Resource Directory Directory of earth science companies who have offices in Africa and who are geared to working in Africa. http://www.geoafrica.co.za/ FEWS Net United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Famine Early Warning System. Features articles and reports on drought and food shortages. http://www.fews.net/ Medicinal Plant Use in Africa People and Plants Online - Working Paper 1. http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/peopleplants/wp/wp1/africa1.htm Empowerment for African Sustainable Development A private non-profit corporation focussing on the empowerment of African people and institutions operating in the area of environmental management and sustainable development. http://easd.org.za/ Africa's Natural Resources Conservation and Management Surveys Summary Proceedings of the UNU/INRA Regional Workshop. Accra, Ghana - March 1998. http://www.unu.edu/inra/pub/bforson/bforson.html Environmental Information System on the Internet Environmental information management tools for implementing legal instruments related to the environment in Africa. Includes text of environmental legal instruments, training modules (in PDF format), portals for West Africa, Benin, Mali, Senegal, Uganda, http://www.sisei.net/ Technology Policy and Practice in Africa Online book - case studies demonstrating the need to pay greater attention to an enabling macroeconomic environment and the ways that environment interacts with an effective technology policy. http://www.idrc.ca/books/focus/790/ Grassroots Indicators for Desertification: Experience and Perspectives from Eastern and Southern Africa. Documents why grassroots indicators should play a key role in the monitoring, evaluation, and reporting systems for sustainable development and, more specifically, in efforts to reverse deserti http://www.idrc.ca/books/focus/794/ AllAfrica.com: Science and Technology Links to current news from around the continent. http://allafrica.com/technology/ African Centre for Technology Studies An international inter-governmental policy research and training organization located in Nairobi, Kenya. The Centre's activities focus on the implementation of Agenda 21 and related conventions on biological diversity, climate change and desertification. http://www.acts.or.ke/ Down to Earth: Geographical Information for Sustainable Development in Africa Complete text of the 2002 book published by the Board on Earth Sciences and Resources. Covers Agenda 21 implementation, the use of geographic data, and GIS-based decision support systems. http://www.nap.edu/catalog/10455.html Chemistry in Africa A resource for African Chemistry Departments, research and other organizations, plus databases for retrieval of the continent's scientific information. http://home.wanadoo.nl/ghirma.moges/cheminafrica.html Africa Resources Trust Campaigns for the right of rural communities to benefit from sustainable use of their natural resources -- newsletter, projects, publications. http://www.art.org.zw/ Arid Lands Information Network A network of Community Development Workers involved in drylands development. Information about activities, partners, publications, technologies. http://www.alin.or.ke/ AfriCover FAO project dealing with land cover assessment for the African continent, based on remote sensing and GIS techniques. http://www.africover.org/ African Technology Forum Practical information on science and technology in Africa to corporations, individuals and institutions in the US, Africa and the rest of the world. http://web.mit.edu/africantech/www/ African Forestry Policy Forum Proceedings, summaries and case studies: August, 1996. http://www.worldbank.org/afr/afr_for/toc.htm Environment and Ecology Stanford University Libraries/Academic Information Resources http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/eco.html Sustaining the Future: Economic, Social, and Environmental Change in Sub-Saharan Africa UNU Press online book. The authors were given the objectives of analysing the trends and processes of environmental change in Sub-Saharan Africa, and of identifying key issues for reaching sustainable environmental and resource management in the region wi http://www.unu.edu/unupress/unupbooks/80918e/80918E00.htm Science in Africa A monthly magazine containing popular articles, research findings, events, scientific developments, and resources about science in Africa. http://www.scienceinafrica.co.za/ AllAfrica.com: Environment Links to current news stories from around the continent. http://allafrica.com/environment/ Scientific African An African-located institute hoping to enhance the worldwide accessibility to scientific publications from Africa. http://www.scientific-african.com/ Climate & Environment in Africa Columbia University - Area Studies http://www.cc.columbia.edu/cu/libraries/indiv/area/Africa/climate.html African Scientific Societies and Associations A list compiled by the AAAS in 1998. http://www.aaas.org/international/africa/soclist.shtml Africa Journals On Line (AJOL) Offers the contents and abstracts from journals published in Africa in order to promote the awareness and use of African journals in the fields of agricultural sciences, arts, culture and literature, health, science and technology, and social sciences. http://www.inasp.org.uk/ajol/

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