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Center on Ecotourism and Sustainable Development

Web Master — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 09:21:18 -0400

The Center on Ecotourism and Sustainable Development is a non-profit research institution whose mission is to design, monitor, evaluate, and improve ecotourism and sustainable tourism practices and principles. Its policy-oriented research focuses on ecotourism as a tool for poverty alleviation and biodiversity conservation, as well as socially and environmentally responsible tourism practices.

Community-based Tourism

Rights and Resources Initiative

Web Master — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 06:44:52 -0400

The Rights and Resources Initiative is a coalition of international, regional and community organizations engaged in conservation, research and development.

Forestry

REDD Monitor

Web Master — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 03:15:09 -0400

“Reducing emissions from deforestation in developing countries and approaches to stimulate action”, first appeared as an agenda item in December 2005, at the 11th session of the Conference of Parties to the Climate Change Convention (COP 11) in Montréal.

Forestry

Avoided Deforestation Partners

Web Master — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 05:02:13 -0400

Avoided Deforestation Partners is an international network of thinkers and strategists, founded by leaders in carbon policy, finance, forestry, and conservation in May 2007 to support international efforts to halt tropical deforestation. We promote the adoption of a policy framework that creates robust and efficient mechanisms that motivate investments to avoid further deforestation. Avoided Deforestation Partners establishes a platform for research and debate. By stimulating discussion, we seek to develop, facilitate and test policy solutions that endorse practical policy concepts that will trigger investments into projects that stop deforestation. We strive to achieve these goals by:

Forestry

Media for Development International

Web Master — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 11:24:05 -0400

We’ve consolidated all our African film and media business in MFDI. In the 1980s and 1990s, we did this work through DSR, Inc, which now continues solely as a computer business, based in Maryland, USA. DSR specializes in exporting 220 volt computers to Africa, and Toshiba laptop sales and service, but also sells and services most major computer brands. DSR provided a huge amount of financial and logistical support to our African film work in the early years. It still provides some support now. DSR2, Inc was an offshoot of DSR, set up to handle our video sales for a few years, but in 2001 we closed DSR2 and moved all distribution activities to MFDI. MFDI is an American 501(c)3 non-profit agency which has been operational now for 15+ years.

Maajabu

Communication Initiative Network

Web Master — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 07:54:41 -0400

The Communication Initiative (The CI) network is an online space for sharing the experiences of, and building bridges between, the people and organisations engaged in or supporting communication as a fundamental strategy for economic and social development and change. It does this through a process of initiating dialogue and debate and giving the network a stronger, more representative and informed voice with which to advance the use and improve the impact of communication for development. This process is supported by web-based resources of summarised information and several electronic publications, as well as online research, review, and discussion platforms providing insight into communication for development experiences.

Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide (ELAW)

Web Master — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 05:42:27 -0400

The Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide (ELAW) gives public interest lawyers and scientists the training and resources they need to help communities protect the environment through law.

These advocates, working in their home countries, know best how to protect the environment. By giving ELAW partners the legal and scientific support they need, ELAW helps challenge environmental abuses and builds a worldwide corps of skilled, committed advocates working to protect ecosystems and communities for generations to come.

The key to our strategy is locating strong lawyers who are committed to protecting the environment in their home countries. We collaborate to win big victories at low cost.

Maweni Farm Media

Web Master — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:09:44 -0400

Maweni Media produces documentary films and is based in Lushoto, Tanzania.

Some of Maweni productions:

Maajabu

Indigenous Peoples of Africa Co-ordinating Committee (IPACC)

Andrew Williams — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 11:07:59 -0400

The Indigenous Peoples of Africa Co-ordinating Committee (IPACC) is a network of 150 indigenous peoples' organisations in 20 African countries.IPACC's purpose is to unite diverse community based indigenous peoples' organisations into a network and alliance for effective advocacy.

Community Forums

Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association

Andrew Williams — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 07:29:44 -0400

WIOMSA is a regional professional, non-governmental, non-profit, membership organization, registered in Zanzibar, Tanzania. The organization is dedicated to promoting the educational, scientific and technological development of all aspects of marine sciences throughout the region of Western Indian Ocean (Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, South Africa, Comoros, Madagascar, Seychelles, Mauritius, Reunion(France)), with a view toward sustaining the use and conservation of its marine resources. The Association has about 1000 individual members as well as about 50 institutional members from within and outside the region.