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South Africa | 11 links in this category | | | A private non-profit corporation focussing on the empowerment of African people and institutions operating in the area of environmental management and sustainable development. Services offered include: information for development; environmental Information Systems; organizational design and management; capacity development; and strategic environmental management and state of the environment reporting. | | more information ›
| | | | Introduces the Endangered Wildlife trust, which aims to conserve the diversity of plant and animal species in southern Africa. The Trust seeks to achieve its mission by conducting a programme of research, awareness and conservation action. | | more information ›
| | | | A one page description of the Environmental Justice Networking Forum (EJNF). EJNF is a shared resource established to service the common interests of participating South African non-governmental and community-based organizations on matters concerning environmental justice and sustainable development. | | more information ›
| | | | FARM (Food & Agricultural Research Management) works to help poor rural communities produce more food so they do not have to depend on
handouts of aid. Working alongside local farmers, FARM-Africa identifies the problems limiting agricultural production and finds appropriate solutions, such as control of crop pests, treatment of livestock diseases, or soil and water conservation. Its projects include establishing rural drug shops to improve animal healthcare, experimenting with different types of crops, teaching rudimentary veterinary skills and irrigating crops from seasonal river diversions. | | more information ›
| | | | 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. | | more information ›
| | | | 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. | | more information ›
| | | | The emphasis of the programme is placed on identified research needs in order to facilitate the management of community-based conservation programmes in Maputaland in an appropriate manner, so as to sustainably manage the use of species in communal rural areas and inside conservation areas in Maputaland. The key research question is: How can the conservation of biodiversity and the sustainable use of resources in Maputaland be integrated with community development activities to the long-term benefit of both? | | more information ›
| | | | Brief overview of the program, a private initiative to protect and conserve the free roaming wild cheetah on farmlands in South Africa by implementing sound management principles. | | more information ›
| | | | Stockholm Environment Institute project investigating options for sustainable natural resource management and rural livelihoods in semi-arid parts of South Africa. | | more information ›
| | | | The mission of the College is to provide protected area managers from Southern Africa with the motivation and relevant skills to manage their areas and associated wildlife populations sustainable and in co-operation with local communities. | | more information ›
| |  | The University of Pretoria's Centre for Wildlife Management aims to do effective research and postgraduate training in wildlife science to provide competent manpower for the conservation, sustainable utilization and management of the wildlife of especially southern Africa. The Centre offers training programmes, degrees, research programmes, community support programmes, publications and reports and extension and support services. | | more information ›
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