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ABCG Launches New Lessons Learned Publication on Translating Projects to Policies
- The Africa Biodiversity Collaborative Group has launched a new report, Translating Projects to Policies: Lessons Learned Applying the FW-WASH Advocacy Strategy Methodology in South Africa and Uganda. This report provides lessons learned in the implementation of advocacy strategies.
- abcg | July 6, 2021
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ABCG Initiates Five Community Based Adaptation Projects in Zimbabwe to Empower Communities to Adapt to Climate Change
- The uncertainty that is caused by climate change has resulted in disruption of lives and livelihoods of many communities. Among the worst affected communities are communities whose livelihood is dependent in livestock, agriculture and fisheries. Farmers living near Victoria Falls…
- abcg | June 16, 2021
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Founder of ABCG Member Organization, the Jane Goodall Institute, Wins 2021 Templeton Prize
- The naturalist Jane Goodall has been announced as the 2021 winner of the Templeton prize in recognition of her lifeâs work on animal intelligence and humanity. Goodall, 87, built her global reputation on her groundbreaking studies of chimpanzees in Tanzania…
- abcg | June 7, 2021
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A New Phase of ABCG: Journey to Achieving Greater Impact for the Conservation of African Biodiversity
- ABCG is moving into a new phase. We are building from past successes and developing a future for our organization that will allow us to achieve even more for the conservation of African biodiversity and remain a strong, sustainable organization.
- abcg | May 31, 2021
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To Realized Positive and Lasting Global Health Outcomes, Stakeholder Engagement in Key
- One key lesson that ABCG learned at the onset of the Population Health and Environment project was that a difference of perception between actors involved in the activities caused differential levels of engagement. Therefore, one of the most important activity…
- abcg | May 13, 2021
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Launch of the Africa Protected Areas Congress
- The Minister of Environment for Rwanda Dr Jeanne d’Arc Mujawamariya and the Africa Protected Areas Congress Secretariat, on Tuesday 20 April 2021, launched the Africa Protected Areas Congress (APAC) in Kigali Rwanda. The APAC initiative, the first of its kind…
- abcg | April 21, 2021
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Water Means Building Resilience among Vulnerable Populations through Integrated Programming: World Water Day 2021
- We join the rest of the world in marking World Water Day celebrated on March 22, 2021 by promoting integrated freshwater conservation and WASH (FW-WASH). This yearâs theme on valuing water, raises awareness of the vital importance of water to…
- abcg | March 22, 2021
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World Wildlife Day 2021: Promoting Forest and Forest Management Models and Practices
- Happy #WorldWildlifeDay. The 2021, World Wildlife Day theme is, Forests and Livelihoods: Sustaining People and Planet, that highlight the central role of forests, forest species and ecosystems services in sustaining the livelihoods of hundreds of millions of people globally, and…
- abcg | March 3, 2021
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Empowering Communities in Tanzania to Adapt to Climate Change through Locally Led Interventions
- Community members learning about the climate change survey in northern Tanzania. Photo Credit Roshni Lodhia Climate change impacts continues to loom as a major threat and uncertainty that has and will continue to add to the challenge of ensuring healthy…
- Evelyn Namvua and Chris Zganjar | March 1, 2021
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UNEP Launches a New Scientific Blueprint to Tackle the Climate, Biodiversity and Pollution Emergencies
- On Thursday February 18, 2021 UN Secretary-General AntÃģnio Guterres and UNEP Executive Director Inger Andersen officially launched a new report, Making Peace with Nature by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). The report was released ahead of the fifth UN Environment…
- abcg | February 19, 2021