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The
Bonobo Conservation
Initiative (BCI) is a non-profit (USA: 501-c3)
organiza
tion
based in Washington, D.C. Their mission is to promote conservation of the
bonobo and its tropical forest habitat in the Congo Basin. The Initiative
is working to increase global awareness, build partnerships, and raise funds
for conservation
activ
ities. Their growing team includes experienced professionals
from a range of disciplines who share a common commitment to the survival
of the bonobo, as well as peace and prosperity in the Democratic Republic
of Congo. The Initiative is working to link an international network of
scientists, conservation groups, zoos, government and
non-government
al organizations, and other concerned parties to work together
effectively for the protection of this rare species of great ape. They are
guided by the philosophy that together we can do what none of us can do alone.
In partnership with others, the
Bonobo Conservation
Initiative is striving to increase global awareness of bonobos and
their habitat, facilitate partnership with the Congolese people, and support
conservation and educational efforts. International cooperation is essential
for successful conservation of the bonobo and the Congo forest. To be effective,
they need participation from individuals and organizations around the
world.
Nile Transboundary Environmental Action Project
is the largest project in the Shared Vision Program of the Nile Basin Society.
It provides a strategic framework for environmentally sustainable development
of the Nile River Basin and support basin wide
environmental action linked to transboundary
issues in the context of the NBI Strategic Action Program. The long-term
goal of the Shared Vision Program is to create the enabling environment for
the Nile riparian's to realize their vision to “achieve sustainable
socioeconomic development through the equitable utilization of, and benefit
from, the common Nile Basin water resources.” The project will encourage
more effective basin-wide stakeholder cooperation on transboundary environmental
issues by supporting the implementation of the actions prioritized by the
Transboundary Environmental Analysis, in the following areas:
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The
Congo Basin
Forest Partnership (CBFP) is an association of 29 governmental and
nongovernmental organizations that works to improve
communication and coordination among its member organizations vis-à-vis
their projects, programs, and policies to promote sustainable management
of Congo Basin Forest ecosystems and wildlife and improve the lives of people
living in the region. CBFP does not itself implement or fund programs and
it has no
secretariat or staff. Instead, it provides a service to
donors and implementing agencies working in the region by operating as an
information clearinghouse, a mechanism for promoting coordination of programs
across multiple donors and implementing agencies, and a forum for dialogue.
CBFP aims to increase awareness of the programs being funded and implemented
by its member organizations, enhance the efficiency of these programs and
relevant coordination processes, and identify and eliminate gaps and overlaps
in programs and funding. In so doing, the Partnership hopes to encourage
potential donors to engage in the Congo Basin region and the crucial work
of protecting its globally important endowments of wildlife and biological
diversity, ensuring good governance, and raising the living standards of
its people.
Lupangu Trust. By creating a recreational and
educational facility at the site of Lubumbashi Zoo with sound research and
conservation objectives,
Lupangu Trust
will achieve its vision through a combination of appropriate, well
managed and scientifically sound humanitarian and wildlife projects and will
provide support for related initiatives throughout the region.
Key objectives :
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Lupangu Trust will employ people within the community to work within the facility and co-ordinate local programmes, both based at Lupangu and in other applicable areas. Through the creation of fish farms as well as gardens to grow food, or ornamental plants, skills will be passed on. Working within the community for the development of the community will be a primary focus of Lupangu.
The aims of
the SORETOK Project is to stabilise the ecosystem of south Kivu province
through rigorous reforestation and to protect species which are about to
disappear. Specific objectives :
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To sensitize the whole population of south Kivu
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To fight properly against erosion, floods and the desertification
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To increase agricultural production, fishing and wood ones for diverse needs.
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To protect forestial essences about disappear by astrong reafforestation of local essences.
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To restore touristic beaches on lake Kivu and Tanganyika
SORETOK says : "The
democratic republic of congo is full
of
important natural resources that are necessary
to make the world ecosystem stabilized for a durable development.
Unfortunately,those resources are constantly looted as the liberation wars
took place in 1996 and in 1998. Many wild animals were looted, exported and
others killed.The earth is always getting erosion because of the systematic
deforestation from which some kinds of animals are disappearing." The project
(comprising eight local associations with form SORETOK) also intends
to fight against poaching in South Kivu Province. SORETOK do not yet
have a website, but you can email
them.
Albertine Rift Programme. The Albertine Rift stretches
from the northern end of Lake Albert to the southern end of Lake Tanganyika
and
includes the five countries that border this region. This area is turning
out to be one of the richest sites in Africa for biodiversity and consequently
is a priority for conservation action. The
Wildlife Conservation Society
(WCS) is committed to the long-term survival of the
protected
areas in this region and has been working in the Albertine Rift since the
1950s, supporting the conservation and establishment of national parks. Many
sites in the Albertine Rift are protected as National Parks, Wildlife Reserves
or Forest Reserves. But there are several other sites important for conservation
that require legal protection in the future - mainly in the Democratic Republic
of Congo. The Albertine Rift is incredibly rich in the number of species
it contains and in the number of endemic species confined to this region.
This is a
result
of the high diversity of habitats that can be found here. These habitats
include: glaciers, alpine vegetation (including giant forms of plants that
occur at lower altitudes such as giant Lobelias and Senecios), montane forest,
lowland forest, savanna grasslands and woodlands, papyrus swamps, high altitude
swamps, lava rock and the specialist vegetation that colonizes it, hot springs,
and lakes which also have high numbers of species of fish.
For more information on Democratic Republic of Congo, click
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If you would like to
contact us please email
terry@africanconservation.org
