Publication Date: July 24, 2013
Author: Kirsten Hund, Sr. Mining Expert, The World Bank
Land use planning (LUP) is a tool to organize multiple demands for land while minimizing competition and conflict. Congo Basin countries lack LUP and inter-sectorial coordination to ensure sustainable development…
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Publication Date: July 19, 2013
Author: Kaddu K. Sebunya Chief of Party AWF-USAID/Uganda Tourism for Biodiversity Program
Uganda enjoys a tremendous wealth of natural resources, biodiversity, and natural beauty. All of these resources stand to decline if plans and actions are not put in place to reduce…
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Publication Date: July 17, 2013
Author: Yemi Tessema Founder, Diaspora for Nature
In 2012, USAID's Biodiversity Analysis and Technical Support (BATS) program commissioned a study to examine the linkages between the U.S.- based African diaspora and conservation in Africa (highlighted in the…
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Publication Date: June 25, 2013
Author: Andrew Muir, Director, The Wilderness Foundation
Environmentalist and social entrepreneur Andrew Muir presented a multi-faceted model of nature conservation implemented by the Wilderness Foundation (WF) in South Africa. Recognizing that the protection and sustainability of South…
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Publication Date: May 31, 2013
Author: Mohamed Bakarr/GEF
Summary Africas biodiversity remains a major asset for sustainable development at multiple levels local, national, regional and global. Yet despite the considerable effort made in advancing conservation on the continent…
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Publication Date: May 31, 2013
Author: Tim Resch/USAID
Summary: Small currently in the context of global diaspora actions, the African diaspora in the U.S. already makes significantcontributionsto development in Africa and global experience portends a growing level of…
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Publication Date: May 31, 2013
Author: Fred Oladeinde/Foundation for Democracy in Africa
Summary: According to United Nations Conference on Trade And Development (UNCTAD), the inflow of remittances to Africa from its Diaspora (migrants) have quadrupled since 1990, reaching US$40 billion in 2010,…
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Publication Date: May 31, 2013
Author: Fred Oladeinde/Foundation for Democracy in Africa
Summary: According to United Nations Conference on Trade And Development (UNCTAD), the inflow of remittances to Africa from its Diaspora (migrants) have quadrupled since 1990, reaching US$40 billion in 2010,…
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Investing in Sustained Prosperity: The African Diaspora for Nature Conservation – slide presentation
Publication Date: May 31, 2013
Author: Mersie Ejigu/PAES
Summary: The presentation relates the findings of the study, African Diaspora in the US and its interaction with Biodiversity Conservation in Africa to personal experiences in the formulation, design and…
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Publication Date: May 29, 2013
Author: Timothy H. Tear, PhD, Director of Science, The Nature Conservancy in New York and The Nature Conservancy - Africa Region
The goal of this carbon pilot project is to better understand how holistically planned grazing can be rolled out across multiple community conservancies, and to determine the extent of rangeland…
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