Central and West Africa News

Poverty in the landscape
Poverty Reduction | West and Central Africa

New Livelihoods & Landscapes brochure available!

Poverty in the Landscape: Capturing variation and learning from it …  

04 Nov 2008 | News - News story

Evergreen lowland forest in Estuaire province, Gabon
Forests | West and Central Africa

New report: Promoting China’s Engagement in Africa

Chinese forest delegation study tour to West and Central Africa, 24 April–10 May 2008 …  

03 Nov 2008 | News - News story

Deforestation in Western Ghana in the region of the Upper Guinean Rainforest
Forests | West and Central Africa

New publication: Strengthening Voices for Better Choices in Ghana

Enhancing forest governance capacities at national and community levels …  

03 Nov 2008 | News - News story

Meeting place in Bokongo village, Bikoro
West and Central Africa | Forests

New publication: When all voices are heard, communities work together!

As the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) recovers from its war-torn past, IUCN is strengthening local voices to conserve the nation’s forests, which not only suffered during wartime but are still threatened in a time of peace. …  

31 Oct 2008 | News - News story

ABCG Dar es Salaam group photo
North America and the Caribbean

"Future of Biodiversity in Africa" Workshop Convened to Create Vision Statement for 2025

Sept 23, Dar es Salaam-- African conservation leaders should “move beyond piecemeal projects” and “make biodiversity the foundation of African development,” by bundling ecosystem services to recognize nature as an asset for the well-being of society, according to Mohamed Bakarr, Senior Vice President of Conservation International. Bakarr was speaking at a workshop on the Future of Biodiversity in Africa, convened by IUCN in conjunction with the Africa Biodiversity Collaborative Group in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.  …  

06 Oct 2008 | News - News story

Photo signataires
West and Central Africa

Gestion des ressources en eau de la Volta : L’acte de naissance du Comité Transfrontalier signé.

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 25 juin 2008 (UICN) – Le vendredi 20 juin 2008 a eu lieu à Ouagadougou, la signature de l’accord de création du Comité Transfrontalier de Gestion des ressources en Eau du sous bassin du Nakanbé (CTGEN) entre le Ministre Régional de Upper-East au Ghana et le Gouverneur du Centre-Est au Burkina Faso. …  

06 Sep 2008 | News - News story

Central America | Education and Communication

Making sustainable development happen: SEED announces its 2008 Award Winners

Five highly resourceful and innovative local entrepreneurial partnerships which can contribute to the Millennium Development Goals were today celebrated as the SEED Initiative announced its 2008 SEED Awards for Entrepreneurship in Sustainable Development. …  

21 Aug 2008 | News - Press Release

Women at pump, Tanzania
West and Central Africa

IUCN and African Development Bank join forces for Africa

IUCN has teamed up with the African Development Bank to work together on conservation and sustainable development projects. …  

13 Aug 2008 | News - News story

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