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  • Working Together For Migratory Birds And People Across Africa And Eurasia

    BOTSWANA, 2015/11/17 One lesson that has been well and truly learned in nature conservation is that for policies to be really effective nations have to collaborate to address common problems. Within the UN system it is as well recognized that this applies to the different Programmes, Conventions and Agreements set up over the years. That each of these bodies has a distinct niche and a clear role does not justify a bunker mentality. By synergizing, cooperating and collaborating they can find common cause with natural allies and seek compromises with those whose agendas do not necessarily match their own. AEWA, the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds, is a prime example of an organization that embodies this approach.

  • Hunting in Africa - to Ban or Not to Ban Is the Question

    BOTSWANA, 2015/07/21 Hunting has long been a highly controversial activity, whether as a sport (leisure or recreational), for commercial purposes or if done for cultural reasons. African nations that legalise hunting activities experience scrutiny around their conservation efforts, and how much money they make from it. Trophy hunting, which is offered in 23 sub-Saharan African nations, generates an estimated US$201 million per year. Out of the 23 nations taking part in legal hunting activities, Tanzania, Mozambique, Namibia and South Africa have the majority effective controls and the highest levels of transparency.

  • Sudan's cabinet met in emergency session Tuesday next flooding

    SUDAN, 2014/08/06 Sudan's cabinet met in emergency session Tuesday next flooding killed 23 people, destroyed thousands of homes and sparked complaints of government negligence. Khartoum national Governor Abdel Rahman al-Khidir announced "the death of 17 persons and collapse of 3,077 houses," the official SUNA news agency said. An extra six people died in Gezira national, south of the capital, SUNA said before, citing a local government minister. Five were electrocuted and one died at the same time as his home collapsed.

  • Gov't to Relocate Residents of a Village Destroyed By the Floods in Sudan

    SUDAN, 2013/08/20 The authorities in Sudan's Jezira national are planning to relocate the residents of the village number 38 in Um Al-qura locality who were displaced by the heavy rains which completely flooded their homes. The move comes in the wake of an inspection tour made by Jezira national governor, Al- Zubair Bashir Taha and Um Al-qura mayor Ahmed Suleiman Al-Shaygi to the village where 3,000 residents are surrounded by the water. The technical and engineering teams have embarked on a field survey for the new location of the village. The affected villagers will be moved to the new location and accommodated in temporary tents.

  • Farms, Settlements Shrinking African Lion Habitat

    BOTSWANA, 2012/12/24 The people of lions in sub-Saharan Africa is dwindling at a quick pace, according to a recent study, which found that lions have declined by additional than 75 % in the past 50 years, as farms and settlements proliferate. The study found that there are probably only around 32,000 lions still living on the continent. In 1960, there were as a lot of as 100,000 lions living in Africa. West African lions have experienced the greatest decline in people with only as few as 500 left in the region. Duke University researchers led the study, which was published in the journal Biodiversity and Conservation.
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