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Traduction en fran'ais non officielle de l'avant-projet de rsultats de la confrence ("draft zero" ; PDF, 340 Ko ; janvier 2011)  Initiatives francophones pour la Confrence des Nations Unies sur le Dveloppement Durable de Rio de Janeiro 2012 ...

Des experts en développement durable et en économie verte ainsi que des représentants de la société civile africaine en provenance d'une trentaine de pays et du monde prenne part à Dakar à la réunion internationale de partage sur les préparations ...

This workshop is convened by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO). It aims to facilitate the description of ecologically or biologically signif ...

Although Zimbabwe is a mineral-rich country, mine laborers and owners say that profits aren?t enough to cover costs, leading to low or little pay and unsatisfactory working conditions. The government has implemented laws aiming to reform both iss ...

JOHANNESBURG 15 May 2012 (IRIN) - The UN Development Programme (UNDP) launched its first Africa Human Development Report today, stressing food security as a means to a better quality of life for all.

By Brian Ngugi Everlyne Wanjiku, a single mother of five, has earned a living selling vegetables in the sprawling Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya, for 30 years. / Brian Ngugi/IPS NAIROBI, May 15 (IPS) – Everlyne Wanjiku, a single moth ...

ALGER - Pièces maîtresses du patrimoine matériel saharien et atout touristique majeur, les Ksour du Grand sud représentent le noyau social et le repère culturel de ces régions. Paradoxalement, beaucoup de ces joyaux sont désertés et tombent en ru ...

[APS] Dakar - Les inspecteurs et contr'leurs de pche de la sous-rgion et l'Union europenne (UE) se sont engags, lundi  Dakar,  radiquer la pche illicite, non dclare et non rglement (INN) pour "limiter les dgts" et fai ...

A new study covering 40 African countries shows that they are making good progress with integrated approaches to water resources management. Over 75 per cent of the member countries of the African Ministers' Council on Water (AMCOW) are implement ...

Source: Globe and Mail Country: Kenya Weighted with two heavy sacks of discarded milk bags and meat bones slung across her back, a plastic bag of rotted cabbage in her hand, Rahab Ruguru walks through a smoky landscape...

Africa's newly revealed groundwater may not be easy to tap into because of political and technical challenges, experts warn.

The Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security were negotiated over the course of three years, and will be adapted and implemented by individual governments ...

The Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) has released its publication, "Living Planet: Connected Planet," in French and Spanish. It highlights the importance of ecological networks for migratory animals and se ...

The latest issues of the IOSEA Marine Turtle MoU E-News highlights turtle releases in Eritrea and capacity building in Myanmar/Burma. It also reports on future use of satellite transmitters for research in several African countries.

The new WWF Living Planet Report warns of a significant decline in biodiversity, particularly in low-income countries, and a huge increase in the ecological footprint of high-income countries.

A four-year project aimed at addressing the lack of knowledge about the impacts of climate change on food security, livelihoods and economic prosperity in mountain ecosystems has been launched in East Africa. The project, Climate Change Impacts o ...

[Cameroon Tribune] Re'u au palais de l'Unit vendredi dernier, Bruce Wrobel, Pdg d'Herakles Capital Corporation, a fait avec le ministre secrtaire gnral de la prsidence de la Rpublique, Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh, le point du dploiement de ...

Le développement de l'écotourisme en débat mardi prochain à Jijel - Régions