Environmental conservation work in Burundi


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13 Jun 2008
VACANCY: POLICY PROGRAMME OFFICER
The WWF-EARPO Freshwater Programme has 4 major programmes (with several subprojects) in priority geographic areas in East Africa. These are the Mara River Basin, Ruaha River Basin, the Eastern Rift Valley and the Albertine Rift. » Read more

 
The receding glaciers of the Stanley Group at Rwenzori, 1952 (top) and 2008 (below)

17 Mar 2008
Vanishing central African glaciers signal climate danger
Forget the snows of Kilimanjaro – Africa is at risk of losing the central African glaciers that are the highest permanent source of water to the Nile

A WWF and partner organization expedition to the Rwenzori mountains has gathered graphic evidence of declining glaciated areas, with new estimates being that the glaciers will completely disappear in the next 30 years » Read more

 
Hazard signs are not enough to protect the environment from harmful chemicals.

03 Feb 2006
Time to clean up the chemicals in Africa
WWF Global Toxics Programme Director Clifton Curtis writes on a strategic approach to chemical management, particulary managing chemical stockpiles in Africa.
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New or updated projects

Modified: Sep 2008 - Started: Jul 2000

African Elephants Programme

WWF has supported elephant conservation since it was first established. However, until now, WWF has not developed a specific continent-wide programme ... » Read more
 
Modified: May 2008 - Started: Jul 2001

Albertine Rift Ecoregion Conservation Programme

The Albertine Rift region straddling along the borders of DRC, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda and Tanzania, and stretching over a North-Ssouth distance of 1,... » Read more
 
Modified: Sep 2006 - Started: Jan 2001

The Miombo Ecoregion Conservation Programme - Zambezian Woodlands and Savannas

The Miombo ecoregion describes a land mass covering several political states in East and Southern Africa, in which the dominant tree species belong to... » Read more

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Yaounde

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Cameroon

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