Portal for information on forest destruction, ecology, protection, regions, types and advocacy. Links to current and archived African rainforest news stories.

Proceedings of the African Forestry Policy Forum that took place 29-30 August, 1996, in Nairobi, Kenya. The forum examined policy and legislative reforms, farmer/local community/NGO participation, private sector participation, and capacity building/institutional reform. Case studies from 23 countries are provided in MS Word format.

Proceedings of the Limbe Conference, held in Cameroon, from 17-24 January 1997. Main themes: Biological Inventory and Monitoring, Participatory Approaches to Forest Management, Institutional Frameworks for Forest Conservation, Valuing Forest Resources for Conservation Purposes.

The Budongo Forest Project in Uganda combines modern forestry with chimpanzee conservation. Information about research on the relationships between biodiversity, forest management practices, timber extraction and use by the local population.

In 1996, TRAFFIC East/Southern Africa initiated an 18-month review of the African trade in wildlife medicinals, with the aim of identifying species most in need of conservation, management and/or research attention. The review also entailed collecting information about trade patterns, markets, source areas, and impacts of harvest in 17 countries. This page provides an overview of the resulting report, “Searching for a Cure: Conservation of Medicinal Wildlife Resources in East and Southern Africa", by Nina Marshall, published in September 1998. The report identifies 102 medicinal plant species and 29 animal species as priorities for conservation and management action.

Provides information and coordination for institutions and organizations working in the forested systems of the Eastern Arc Mountains.

A public forum for information and communication concerning natural resources (minerals, energy, water, etc) and their interface with the economic, environmental and social dimensions of sustainable development.

The Tropenbos Cameroon Programme (TCP) is located at a logging concession in Southern Cameroon near the harbour city Kribi. The area is largely covered with forests used by native Bantus and Bakola (Pygmies) for shifting cultivation, cacao plantation and forest produce. Timber production is a major economic activity. is mainly directed at the sustainable production of timber and other forest products. It therefore deals with: forest land inventory and evaluation; economic, ecological and social aspects; improved methods for forestry and indigenous land-use; and local people's participation in management.