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Tembo.org are a flexible e-charity dedicated to
protecting elephants from cruelty and
exploitation.
Without delay or high
administratio
n costs,
they provide direct and practical aid and raise awareness of the plight of
elephants the world over. They propose to conduct research and are planning
project interventions to support elephant/human interactions.
Tembo.org is a
registered charity in France; and their goals, "The study and conservation
of African and Asian elephants in their natural environment, the lobbying
for the conservation of ths species, the upgrade of international awareness
for this cause through the site Tembo.org, the making of documentaries and
exhibitions; the financial and material assitance to private and national
parks in Africa and Asia which are fighting against poaching." To find out
more, you can email them
directly.
The
Rainforest Action Network
(RAN) works in various countries in Africa helping groups and
communities to protect their land and forests by allowing
their voices to be heard in the power institutions to which these local people
have no access. RAN focuses primarily on one of the many threats to Africa's
forests, those institutions and companies based in the industrialized countries
that are profiting immensely from Africa's riches, and leaving destruction
in their wake. RAN has confronted the World Bank and their role in creating
and dictating an economic framework that insures the continued exploitation
of the land at the expense of real sustainable development. They work most
closely with local groups who are willing
to risk confronting repressive governments and the foreign
companies with whom they work in order to protect their land and culture.
If you'd like to join RAN or find out what you can do to help, you can email
RAN at either rainforest@ran.org
or osani@ran.org.
Much of Africa's habitat
and its wildlife is threatened by overpopulation and unsustainable use of
natural resources
by poor people. Raptors are no exception; over 100 species
either breed in Africa or migrate there each winter from Europe and Asia.
Conservation of far ranging species like raptors and other migratory birds
presents special problems to biologists. How do we protect animals that range
so far and need widely dispersed habitats in which to survive?
The Peregrine
Fund's Pan Africa Program aims to establish projects throughout Africa
that train local people to do the studies needed to achieve conservation
of birds of prey and other species. The programme will bring biologists from
diverse countries and cultures together in a common effort to protect Africa's
natural resources. You can email The Peregrine Fund at
tpf@peregrinefund.org.
The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) (Headquartered
at the Bronx Zoo, U.S.A.), works to save wildlife and wild lands throughout
the world. For more than a century, WCS has inspired care for nature,
pioneered environmental education programmes and helped
sustain biological diversity. WCS supports programmes in Africa to
gather information on wildlife needs, train local conservation professionals,
and work with in-country staff to protect and manage wildlife and wild areas
for the future. For information on any of their current project in Chad -
detailed below - you can email them at
feedback@wcs.org :
Herpetological communities in the oases of the Sahara Desert.
The mission of the
International Fund for
Animal Welfare (IFAW) is to improve the welfare
of wild and domestic animals throughout the world
by reducing commercial exploitation of animals, protecting wildlife habitats,
and assisting animals in distress. They seek to motivate the public to prevent
cruelty to animals and to promote animal welfare and conservation policies
that advance the well-being of both animals and people.
IFAW was founded in 1969
to confront the cruel commercial slaughter of harp and hooded seals. Having
successfully rallied worldwide condemnation of the hunt, they have grown
to become one of the largest international animal welfare organizations in
the world. Today IFAW
has offices in 12 countries and a staff of more than 200 experienced campaigners,
legal and political experts, and internationally acclaimed scientists. They
are a pragmatic and dedicated family of professionals who believe that animals
suffer far too much from commercial exploitation, habitat destruction, and
needless cruelty. And they are joined in that belief by more than 1.8 million
supporters. You can email
IFAW -
info@ifaw.org.
For more information on Chad, click
here.
If you would like to
contact us please email
terry@africanconservation.org
