PAN Africa is an information and action network and a member of Pesticide Action Network International, a global coalition of voluntary groups, non-governmental organisations, civil societies, research institutes, scholars, and citizens working towards the adoption of sound ecological practices to replace the use of hazardous chemical pesticides. ... [according to site editor's information]
Wetlands International is a global organisation that works to sustain and restore wetlands and their resources for people and biodiversity. As part of global organisation Wetlands International, WIA has three offices: Dakar (Senegal), Mopti-Sévaré (Mali), and Bissau (Guinea Bissau). The website of the Africa office is managed by the staff in Dakar, Senegal. ... [according to site editor's information]
The NCPC aims to enhance the competitiveness and productive capacity of the national industry, focusing on SME's through Cleaner Production (CP) techniques. CP is an integrated preventive strategy applied to processes, products and services to eliminate or minimise the production of waste and pollution and to optimise the utilisation of resources. CP activities generally improve an organisation's bottom line and invariably improve productivity and competitiveness.
NCPC is a co-operation program between South Africa, UNIDO and other development partners. ... [according to site editor's information; editors ilissAfrica]
groundWork is a non-profit environmental justice service and developmental organization working primarily in South Africa but increasingly in Southern Africa. It seeks to improve the quality of life of vulnerable people in South Africa, and increasingly in Southern Africa, through assisting civil society to have a greater impact on environmental governance. groundWork places particular emphasis on assisting vulnerable and previously disadvantaged people who are most affected by environmental injustices. ... [according to site editor's information]
The aim of the institute is to support the faith communities in fulfilling their environmental & socio-economic responsibility. Through collaboration, networking, research & action, its objectives are to:
* raise environmental awareness
* engage in formulating policy & ethical guidelines within our faith communities
* facilitate environmental responsibility & action
* confront environmental & socio-economic injustices
* support environmental training and learning. ... [according to site editor's information; editors ilissAfrica]
JAEI has been formed to:
* an awareness among Johannesburg Anglican Christians of environmental concerns
* Encourage parish environmental projects
* Develop the concept of the eco-congregation among parishes
* Network widely with all groups concerned with sustainable development and environmental issues
* Be a resource to the Christian community in terms of environmental issues
* Encourage environmental education
* Develop position papers on major environmental issues to serve as guidelines for theological reflection and diocesan advocacy ... [according to site editor's information]
Sahel DEFIS est une ONG française qui travaille à Burkina Faso, Mali et au Sénégal. Son objectif: Soutien financier et technique aux initiatives locales sahéliennes en vue d’un développement durable à travers la formation et la génération d'emplois et de revenus ainsi qu'une saine gestion des ressources naturelles et la réhabilitation des sites environnementaux menagers. L'association est accréditée auprès du Secrétariat du Comité intergouvernemental de négociations pour une convention de lutte contre la désertification en Afrique et dans le monde. ... [selon les informations de l'éditeur du site ; rédaction ilissAfrica]
CIPCRE is a Christian NGO bound by Cameroonian law, with the task of helping populations, men and women, to take their own development in their hands, integrating in it the ecological issues in its broadest sense. The will is to contribute through two national offices in Benin and Cameroon, in the construction of an African society based on evangelical values; that is just, equal, human, healthy and green democratic society.
By investing in divers fields such as sustainable development, environmental education, justice and peace, gender and development, as well as communication and lobbying, CIPCRE reveals itself, at the same time, as a support organization for local development initiatives and a tool for Christian testimony, showing that the construction of a hopeful Africa is strongly rooted in a global evangelical vision. ... [according to site editor's information]
L'Office National pour l'Environnement a pour mandat:
- la prévention des risques environnementaux dans les investissements publics et privés et de la lutte contre les pollutions
- la gestion du système d’information environnementale, du suivi et de l’évaluation de l’état de l’environnement
- la labellisation et certification environnementale ... [selon les informations de l'éditeur du site]
The website of the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development has extensive information about the environmental policy of the government. A number of reports is downloadable. [editors ilissAfrica]