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ETFRN NEWS 43/44: Forests and conflicts
Liberia accounts for about 40 percent of the remaining Upper Guinean forest. Timber exports (mainly to France) from ports controlled by Taylor was valued at $53 ... . The tactics were largely based on ambush and raiding, drawing extensively on local knowledge of forest by-ways. Illequipped government troops in Liberia and Sierra Leone had little capacity for a ...
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Pygmy hippos survive two civil wars
FFI Senior Projects Manager Africa Stephen van der Mark said “Liberia’s Upper Guinean forest ecosystem, where the pygmy hippo was photographed, is a major global conservation priority. Though ... the civil wars, they still pose a significant threat today. Only 10% of the original Upper Guinean forest is left of which Liberia contains about 40%. This new sighting gives us hope ...
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Ankasa Exploration Base
Ghana, forming a key component of West Africa’s Upper Guinean Forest Ecosystem. This 490km area of intact wet evergreen forest is extremely rich in biodiversity, with up to 300 ... learning programme at AEB. Evidence suggests there is now a more positive attitude towards the forest’s protected status and active support for participatory conservation measures, implemented by the WD. Programme ...
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WWF - Solutions for Rivers
Tunisia Niger River - [Ecoregion: Sudd-Sahelian Flooded Grasslands and Savannas (97)] Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Cte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Mali, Niger, Nigeria Upper Guinea Rivers & Streams - [Ecoregions: Guinean Moist Forests (1), Upper Guinea Rivers & Streams (161)] Benin, Cte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Togo Lake Chad - [Ecoregion: Sudd-Sahelian Flooded Grasslands and ...
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Emergency Management Postings
Bubanza and Bujumbura Rural provinces. Battles were fought near and inside the Kibira forest. Access to some communes of Ruyigi province remained impossible due to reported incursions. The impact ... , a repatriation convoy of Sierra Leonean refugees headed for Kailahun in Sierra Leone, near the Guinean border, was cancelled. It is estimated that the repairs will take a week to complete. ...
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Ecotour - Kakum Canopy Walkway and Visitor's Center - Ghana, Africa
Guinean Forest of West Africa--one of the most biologically diverse ecosystems on the African continent. The Upper Guinean Rainforest, where Kakum National Park is ... Trail. With an experienced guide, visitors to the trail can learn the secrets of the forest, including the uses of various medicinal plants and beautiful hidden [AQ: With ``secrets,'' do you mean ...
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EDGE :: Species Search
(Rhinatrema bivittatum)Ukinga puddle frog (Phrynobatrachus uzungwensis)Uluguru big-fingered frog (Probreviceps uluguruensis)Uluguru blue-bellied frog (Hoplophryne uluguruensis)Uluguru forest treefrog (Leptopelis uluguruensis)Upper Cerro Pigmy Salamander (Thorius narisovalis)Urdaneta robber frog (Eleutherodactylus orestes)Usambara big-fingered frog (Probreviceps macrodactylus)Usambara blue-bellied ...
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Rainforest Biogeography
Other forest types occur under conditions on soils that are particulary poor in ... in production forests, is also depleting the forests on a large scale. East Malesia; the New Guinean and Australian Rain Forests The East Malesian region basically consists of the Australasian plate, a ...
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WWF - African elephants
Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, United Republic of Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe Geographical Location Africa Ecological Region Guinean Moist Forests, Congolian Coastal Forests, Cameroon Highlands Forests, Northeastern Congo Basin Moist Forests, Central Congo Basin Moist Forests, Central Congo Basin Moist Forests, Western Congo Basin ...
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Liberia: conservation in a new era
Print this page Send to a friend Liberia: conservation in a new era The Upper Guinean Ecosystem is a large expanse of West African rainforest. Stretching from western Togo to ... during the latter years of Charles Taylor’s presidency. During this time rates logging and forest disturbance increased dramatically. As Liberia recovers from 14 years of conflict, war-torn communities are ...
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