Web sites about Science and Environment in Africa as a whole. Please note that in this context, environment means environmental science, technology or research.
Sites about environment as an issue, activity or topic of debate can be found in subcategories of Regional: Africa: Society and Culture
Meteorological Analyses, Cold Cloud Top Graphics and Animations, Precipitation Estimates, CPC Global Monitoring and Analysis Products. www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/fews
Practical information on science and technology in Africa to corporations, individuals and institutions in the US, Africa and the rest of the world. web.mit.edu/africantech/www
A private non-profit corporation focussing on the empowerment of African people and institutions operating in the area of environmental management and sustainable development. easd.org.za
An international inter-governmental policy research and training organization located in Nairobi, Kenya. The Centre's activities focus on the implementation of Agenda 21 and related conventions on biological diversity, climate change and desertification. www.acts.or.ke
A division of USAID that supports regional networks of African policy makers and scientists in agriculture, natural resource management, and the environment. www.usaid.gov/alnk
Acts as the link between the various units and centres of UNEP and the countries in the region, and promotes collaboration and partnerships with organizations active in sustainable development in Africa. www.unep.org/ROA
Established in 1986 to catalyze the formation of human capital in science and technology for the effective conservation, management and utilization of Africa's natural resources. www.unu.edu/inra
Identifies 102 medicinal plant species and 29 animal species as priorities for conservation and management action. September 1998. www.traffic.org/africa
CIME is a development communication program that reflects the interrelations between Communication at the grassroots level, the exchange of Information, two-way Media, and nonformal Education. This online book presents the conceptual framework that led to www.idrc.ca/acb/showdetl.cfm?&DID=6&Product_ID=497&CATID=15
Research on the historical development of the African continent and its people during the last 12,000 years in light of the complex interrelation between Man and changing environmental conditions. www.uni-koeln.de/phil-fak/afrikanistik/sfb389
CEIKA's objective is to build African capacity for environmental management through the provision of relevant training and multi-media information and knowledge products. easd.org.za/Ceika.org/in.htm
UNU Press online book. The authors were given the objectives of analysing the trends and processes of environmental change in Sub-Saharan Africa, and of identifying key issues for reaching sustainable environmental and resource management in the region wi www.unu.edu/unupress/unupbooks/80918e/80918E00.htm
A resource for African Chemistry Departments, research and other organizations, plus databases for retrieval of the continent's scientific information. home.wanadoo.nl/ghirma.moges/cheminafrica.html