Africa: Progress Report On Decade Of Traditional Medicine In The African Region

Africa: Progress Report On Decade Of Traditional Medicine In The
African Region
http://indigenouspeoplesissues.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12408:africa-progress-report-on-decade-of-traditional-medicine-in-the-african-region&catid=55:africa-indigenous-peoples&Itemid=77

Pay tributes to Prof PROF. WANGARI MUTHA MAATHAI

Pay tributes to Prof PROF. WANGARI MUTHA MAATHAI at:
http://www.facebook.com/environmentalvolunteers

Indigenous peoples suffer abuses in race for natural resources – UN rights expert

Indigenous peoples suffer abuses in race for natural resources – UN
rights expert
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=39637&Cr=indigenous&Cr1=
Forest policies in Rwanda, United States and Gambia win UN-backed
awards
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=39661&Cr=&Cr1=
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[ANER] South Africa Climate change conference: An invitation to civil society from the SA government

South Africa Climate change conference: An invitation to civil society
from the SA government
http://www.civilsocietyvoice.org/2011/09/invitation-to-meet-sa-govt-on-cop17-and.html

[ANER] Fwd: Registration deadline for the Rio+20 African Regional Preparatory Meeting, 19-25 Oct 2011, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Dear Colleagues, the deadline for the regional preparatory meeting is 15 September 2011, kindly register ASAP and send to UN Economic Commission for Africa. Kindly circulate widely to other African Governments and Civil society.

See registration form and information note attached.

For more information log on http://www.uneca.org/eca_programmes/sdd/events/Rio20/CFSSD7.asp

Robert Bakiika
Deputy Executive Director
Environmental Management for Livelihood Improvement Bwaise Facility (EMLI)
Plot 56, Bwaise Nabweru Road
P.O.Box 3430 Kampala-Uganda
Office:+256-31-2111249
Alt.Email: emli.uganda@gmail.com
Website:http://www.bwaisefacility.org/

[ANER] Durban Climate Conference - South African President calls for success

Durban Climate Conference - South African President calls for success
http://www.civilsocietyvoice.org/2011/09/durban-climate-conference-south-african.html

Empowering people and institutions in Africa: institutional and governance interlinkages

Throughout much of Africa, the interlinkages between institutions and within governance processes are poorly developed. Developing an interlinkages approach can improve opportunities for more effective regional cooperation, inclusive policies, improved regional-national synergies, and stronger and more sustainable partnerships.
International law and policy, at both the global and regional levels, identifies motivations as well as an overall framework for developing institutional interlinkages, as set out in Box 1. These international law principles help to address problems of unequal power between countries.
http://www.eoearth.org/article/Empowering_people_and_institutions_in_Africa:_institutional_and_governance_interlinkages

Improving understanding through environment and policy interlinkages in Africa

A myriad of social and economic factors, ranging from demographic changes, poverty and health, industry and trade, economic liberalization including structural adjustment programmes (SAPs) and resource extraction impact on and shape the environmental challenges facing Africa. Thus understanding problems and defining effective responses to the challenges presented often requires multilevel and inter-sectoral cooperation.

http://www.eoearth.org/article/Improving_understanding_through_environment_and_policy_interlinkages_in_Africa?topic=49470

Poverty and National Parks

Living on the Edge of Poverty and National Parks

Decade-long study questions conventional wisdom about the
relationship between national parks and poverty
If so many poor people live around national parks in developing countries, does that mean that these parks are contributing to their poverty? Yes, according to the conventional wisdom, but no, according to a 10-year study of people living around Kibale National Park in Uganda published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

http://www.eoearth.org/article/Poverty_and_National_Parks?topic=49470

Climate change and development challenges in Africa

Africa is endowed with enough land to undertake small- and large-scale activities to strengthen household security, national development, transboundary cooperation and regional integration to transform trade, and create new opportunities for sustainable development which is sensitive to the environment and social and economic issues. There are, however, many threats and challenges which continue to undermine such progress, limiting its potential. These include pandemics such as HIV/AIDS, climate variability and change, extreme weather events such as drought and floods, ineffective land-use planning, land degradation and desertification, invasive alien species (IAS), limited or weak governance systems, corruption and greed, armed conflict and the attendant overexploitation of natural resources, and limited foreign direct investment (FDI). Limited domestic investment and wasted opportunities and loss of revenue due to leakage in sectors such as tourism are also important factors.
http://www.eoearth.org/article/Climate_change_and_development_challenges_in_Africa