The University of Zimbabwe's Center for Applied Social Sciences is known for its research on widlife use and management by local communities within the context of CAMPFIRE. This site gives an overview of its research program and partnerships. The research agenda includes: stakeholder participation in natural resources management; institutions and tenure over natural resources; land use planning and participation; social differentiation and equity issues in natural resources management; incentives benefit and cost sharing.

The Institute for Development Policy and Management (University of Manchester, UK) publishes documents on management and development in developing and transitional economies, including a series of working papers "Community Conservation in Africa", available online in PDF or MS Word format.

This Syngenta Foundation programme is research partnership and project partnership to preserve the resource base and foster sustainable land management. The main goal is to support public authorities and the population in their efforts to maintain the resource base and improve living conditions among the rural population. The programme supports sustainable forms of land management based on appropriate use of soil and water.
Programme activities focus on ensuring self-sufficiency among farmers as well as maintaining - and where possible, improving - agricultural productivity. There are three main activities: collaborative research and development in sustainable land management; specific local and regional development projects and initiatives; and strengthening Eritrean institutions that are active in the area of sustainable land management.

ECDPM aims to improve international cooperation between Europe and countries in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific (ACP). It does this through capacity building for policy management, the promotion of policy dialogue between ACP countries and Europe, and the provision of information and facilities for knowledge exchange. Its main focus is trade.

Information about the biodiversity, and its conservation, of the four Gulf of Guinea islands of Bioko, Príncipe, São Tomé and Annobón. The network distributes news of research, scientific and conservation developments and initiatives, environmental issues, publications andweb resources that are relevant to the Gulf of Guinea islands and is also provides a forum for networking.

id21 is a fast-track development research reporting service which aims to bring UK-based development research findings and policy recommendations to policymakers and development practitioners worldwide. The web-site provides an extensive selection of UK-based development research: summaries of work on critical development dilemmas around the world drawn from over 40 top UK research centres, conference papers, unpublished reports, research by aid and development agencies and pressure groups and research consultants. Among them, there are two relevant papers: ‘Giving value to natural resources: a new framework for managers’ and ‘ Learning and not learning: Community conservation policies in Africa’.

IPGRI project information on in situ conservation of agricultural biodiversity in natural ecosystems, agroecosystems, and the interface between the two in Burkina Faso. The project will be implemented in the country's three main agroecological zones: the Sahelian zone in the centre and centre-north, the Soudano-Sahelian zone to the west, and the Soudanian zone to the southeast.

A Southern African regional initiative with its Regional Office at the University of Zimbabwe in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension. The mission of IDEAA is to develop and apply replicable models for effective service delivery through information sharing and identifying and strengthening the capacity of change agents working in agricultural institutions. The ultimate aim is to increase household incomes and improve the quality of life of smallholder farmers in Southern Africa.

The Institute is a South African-based, independent, non-profit, NGO. The purpose of the Institute is to contribute towards the wise use of natural resources through the integration of conservation and development initiatives. The web site is an overview of the Institute's services in natural resource management, integrated development processes, agriculture and agribusiness, and coastal research and management.

The International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD) site contains news, publications, information, calendars and links related to international trade, environment and sustainable development. The Africa section has resource materials and publications designed to strengthen policy-making institutions and processes in the context of trade and sustainable development.

The International Development Research Centre is a public corporation created by the Canadian government to help communities in the developing world find solutions to social, economic, and environmental problems through research. Areas IDRC works in include: Social, Economic, and Environmental Policies; Health; Environment and Natural Resource Management; Information and Communications Technologies for Development; Capacity Building; Gender; and Knowledge Systems. Resources on the web site include: evaluation resources; databases describing IDRC projects and research; and a bookshop.

IIED is an independent, non-profit organization promoting sustainable patterns of world development through collaborative research, policy studies, networking and knowledge dissemination. IIED works in: Biodiversity and Livelihoods; Drylands; Environmental Economics; Forestry and Land Use; Human Settlements; Mining, Minerals and Sustainable Development; Strategies, Planning and Assessment; Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Livelihoods; and Sustainable Markets.

This Canadian-based NGO advances policy recommendations on international trade and investment, economic policy, climate change, measurement and indicators, and natural resource management to make development sustainable. IISD reports on international negotiations and brokers knowledge gained through collaborative projects with global partners, resulting in more rigorous research, capacity building in developing countries and a better dialogue between North and South. The web site has a number of useful resources including Linkages, a multi-media resource for environment and development policy-makers, a multitude of reports and the complete archives of the "Earth Negotiations Bulletin", independent coverage of 23 ongoing multilateral negotiations on environment and sustainable development.

The Journal addresses legal and political issues concerning the human race's interrelationship with and management of wildlife species, their habitats, and the biosphere. This includes analysis of the efficacy of international and regional wildlife treaty regimes in conserving species (as well as national legislation and regulations enacted to implement such regimes), the impact of judicial decisions at both the national and international level, and the interface of legal and political institutions with other sectors in society that have a substantive impact on the management and conservation of species and ecosystems. The site includes the full text of some articles, with abstracts for others.

Paper by Martin Adams, Sipho Sibanda and Stephen Turner. February 1999. The paper reviews land tenure reform on communal land against the background of the repossession of private land occupied by white settlers. The purpose and scope of the proposed tenure reform in the former homelands of South Africa are described, as well as the attempts by South Africa’s neighbours to resolve tenure problems in the Communal Areas.

An electronic clearing-house for information on past and upcoming international meetings related to environment and development policy. Linkages is provided by the International Institute for Sustainable Development, publishers of the Earth Negotiations Bulletin.

Overview of MCP research at Limbe. The mountain is a 'hot-spot' for rare and endemic plants, and also has rare animals and birds. Partnerships have been forged with the industrial plantation giant Cameroon Development Corporation, to assist in environmentally sound land development, and with the medicinal plant exporter Plantecam, to encourage sustainable cropping of medicinal plants from the mountain. Local communities are also being brought into the planning and execution of forest management and conservation initiatives.

This web-site provides scientific and technical information in French for universities/researchers/students in the North and South. It provides information on higher education, research, media, human and social sciences, applied science, States, international organisations, languages, art, cultures, etc. It also contains a multi-topic database on 11 Francophone African countries, providing for instance information on the forestry development policy in Cameroon and on the ‘Community natural resource management project’ in Senegal.

The web site focuses on the kinds of processes and conditions required to make NSSDs work in practice. It reviews experience with nssds, and other strategies for environment and development, in a number of developing countries on the basis of consultations with a range of stakeholders. Resources available include practical guidelines for national sustainable planning; country specific reference material and working plans; and key reference materials, either as full text or as abstracts, on national strategies for sustainable development, indicators and details of international agreements.

Natural Resource Perspectives papers present accessible information on current development issues and are sent to a wide audience of policy makers, researchers and people working in the non-governmental sector. Strong emphasis on African issues and themes. Available online in HTML or PDF format. Published by the ODI Rural Policy and Environment Group.

The Natural Resources Database, is a GIS tool for developing and distributing environmental databases. Its aim is to provide people in developing countries with a powerful yet simple tool to assist in the managing of their own resources

The software can be downloaded for free, and contains on-line help and a demonstration database for the province of Bohol, Philippines. The accompanying tutorial outlines how to use the demonstration database and how to use the NRDB to set up your own environmental database.

A one page description of a completed four year project to analyse policy impacts on community and household natural resource use, decision-making and poverty alleviation in the drylands of Botswana, Namibia and South Africa. Project objectives includes advising development agencies, governments, and NGOS on best-practices and routes to sustainable natural resource management and the efficient use of productive capacity in southern African drylands.

Arid and semi-arid lands cover about one-third of the earth's land surface, but nearly two-thirds of the African continent. The majority of African livestock and possibly 30 million livestock-dependent people reside in these dry zones along with the greatest and most diverse concentrations of large wild mammals in existence. Of the world's 20 poorest countries, many are situated here. Considerations of economic importance, environmental interest, geographical extent and human welfare suggest that African rangelands should be high on the development agenda. They are not. This paper discusses some of the reasons for neglect, and proposes some remedies. Overseas Development Institute paper, 1994.

An interdisciplinary network promoting natural, social, and policy science-related issues concerning the Sangha River Region of central Africa where Cameroon, Central African Republic, and the Republic of Congo meet. The resources section contains published literature and project documents, website links for other networks and resources, details about conducting research in the Sangha River Region, and maps.

An overview of sustainable development issues in East Africa with specific articles referring to sustainable development in Congo, Kenya, the Seychelles, Tanzania, and Uganda.