Conservation International (CI) aims to preserve threatened ecosystems in over 30 countries across four continents. CI initiatives focus on biodiversity hotspots, major tropical wilderness areas, key marine areas, and select major wetlands. These areas are rich in biodiversity but severely threatened by human activities. CI works closely with local people in biodiversity-rich areas to develop alternatives to destructive land-use practices, and to educate communities, businesses, and government leaders about the need to protect their natural resources. CI also builds upon its successes to influence the way governments and corporations make decisions.

This page describes Conservation International’s activities in Africain West Africa it works to increase scientific understanding of biodiversity, strengthen capacity for biodiversity conservation, reduce the bushmeat trade, provide connectivity to fragmented forests, raise public awareness about threats to biodiversity conservation, and create necessary political and financial frameworks for sustainable conservation. In Central Africa Conservation International works with ECOFAC, a forest conservation and utilisation programme, sponsored by the European Union. In Southern Africa it works to conserve biodiversity and promote sustainable management of the Cape Floristic Province, Succulent Karoo, and the Okavango Delta. CI’s activities in Madagascar concentrate on developing better park and forest management, protecting endangered species and working with the private sector to establish biodiversity-sensitive practices.

The CBD is a global, comprehensive agreement addressing all aspects of biological diversity: genetic resources, species, and ecosystems. Primary site for information, implementation, reports, documents and links.

CITES is an international treaty drawn up in 1973 to protect wildlife against over-exploitation, and to prevent international trade from threatening species with extinction. Web site includes text of the convention, publications, research programs, databases of CITES-listed flora and fauna.

The East African Wild Life Society (EAWLS) conserve East Africa’s wildlife and wild habitats by: supporting the National Parks infrastructure and the region’s anti-poaching measures and wildlife sanctuaries; educating the public on conservation through community initiatives, student outreach programmes, public discussions and the dissemination of conservation materials; carrying out effective research to enhance the conservation and protection of life in the wild; and translocating endangered species to safer areas. The site provides an overview of EAWL projects and a link to its magazine, Swara.

FRAME creates an opportunity for analysts and decision-makers to think strategically about environmental and natural resource management issues as they relate to the challenge of sustainable development in Africa. It was created to help USAID judge the overall impact of its programmes in southern Africa, make rational resource allocation decisions between and among ongoing programs, and evaluate whether more impact would be achieved tackling other environmental issues. The site is not only a library of technical reports and country data, but also a gateway to other databases and mechanisms that help you sort through the mountains of data and analyze it in ways that suit your needs. Useful analytical tools include the Natural Resource Management Tracker; Environmental trends analysis; EIA training modules; Environmental Valuation and Environmental Indicators; and the Sustainable Rural Development Information System (SRDIS).

Established to benefit the southern African region and Southern African Development Community (SADC) in the development of modern skills in conservation and natural resource management. There are three main programme areas: 1) Ecosystems Programme - conserving and managing regional biodiversity, wetlands and their catchment, and collaborative forestry management. 2)The Regional Policy Programme (RPP) strengthens the capacity to understand and incorporate social, institutional and economic concerns in natural resource management.
Current priority issues include policy reforms and reviews, resource based conflicts, land tenure issues, transboundary natural resource management and environmental economics. 3) Support to country offices in Botswana, Mozambique, Zambia and South Africa.

The IUCN SSC Sustainable Use Specialist Group (SUSG) comprises 17 decentralized networks of Regional SUSGs who analyze and compare local use systems through case studies, regional reviews, workshops, and symposiums. The aim of the SUSG is to: improve the understanding of the social and biological factors that enhance the sustainability of uses of wild living resources; promote that understanding to IUCN's members, decision-makers, and others; and assist IUCN members, partner organizations, and governments in the application of that understanding. Resources available on the web site include briefing papers for decision-makers, case studies and technical reports on sustainable use issues.

Paper by Steve Rothert of the International Rivers Network, discussing government plans to construct a pipeline from the Okavango River to supply water to the central area of Namibia. The report says that by augmenting water demand management efforts, expanding artificial aquifer recharge and "water banking" techniques, and by continuing to tap abandoned mines, the central area could meet growing demand and emergency supply needs for less than two-thirds the cost of Okavango River water. The report concludes that by incorporating these alternative strategies, the government of Namibia can meet future water needs at reduced cost and time, while sparing the Okavango Delta: a win-win solution.

Campaign to protect the Okavango River Basin from the threat of dams. Includes a report on "Meeting Namibia's Water Needs While Sparing the Okavango".

An intergovernmental treaty which provides the framework for national action and international cooperation for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources. The site contains news on the convention and conferences of the parties, key documents and The Wise Use Resource Centre, which provides assistance for wetland managers.

Wildlife trade monitoring program of the World Wildlife Fund/IUCN which aims to help ensure that wildlife trade is at sustainable levels and in accordance with domestic and international laws and agreements. This is achieved through the investigation, monitoring and reporting of such trade.