Tables of contents and abstracts of articles from journals in agricultural sciences, science and technology, health and social sciences, published in Africa.

Topics include nucleic acid research, subcellular processes and plant studies. Also, has preview of next issues, archives and article search. Includes abstracts and full text (in pdf).

Offers resources and links on water, energy, health, agriculture and biodiversity.

A monthly magazine containing popular articles, research findings, events, scientific developments, and resources about science in Africa.

Aims to assist in building the legal, institutional and technological capacity of English-speaking African countries, enabling the management of hazardous waste in an environmentally sound manner as provided in the Basel Convention.

Links to current news stories from around the continent.

Management tools for implementing legal instruments related to the environment in Africa. Includes text of environmental legal instruments, training modules (in PDF format), portals for West Africa, Benin, Mali, Senegal, Uganda, North Africa, Morocco.

A network of Community Development Workers involved in drylands development. Information about activities, partners, publications, technologies.

Campaigns for the right of rural communities to benefit from sustainable use of their natural resources -- newsletter, projects, publications.

Report of the Global Information and Early Warning System (GIEWS) that provides an assessment of the current food supply situation in sub-Saharan Africa. Articles in PDF format.

Directory of earth science companies who have offices in Africa and who are geared to working in Africa.

FAO project dealing with land cover assessment for the African continent, based on remote sensing and GIS techniques.

Stanford University Libraries/Academic Information Resources

Meteorological Analyses, Cold Cloud Top Graphics and Animations, Precipitation Estimates, CPC Global Monitoring and Analysis Products.

Practical information on science and technology in Africa to corporations, individuals and institutions in the US, Africa and the rest of the world.

A private non-profit corporation focussing on the empowerment of African people and institutions operating in the area of environmental management and sustainable development.

Links to current news from around the continent.

An international inter-governmental policy research and training organization located in Nairobi, Kenya. The Centre's activities focus on the implementation of Agenda 21 and related conventions on biological diversity, climate change and desertification.

Provides technical ssistance to partner networks of African policy makers and scientists in agriculture, natural resource management and the environment.

Acts as the link between the various units and centres of UNEP and the countries in the region, and promotes collaboration and partnerships with organizations active in sustainable development in Africa.

Established in 1986 to catalyze the formation of human capital in science and technology for the effective conservation, management and utilization of Africa's natural resources.

Summary Proceedings of the UNU/INRA Regional Workshop. Accra, Ghana - March 1998.

Promotes the protection, health and sustainability of African forests and forest environments.

Identifies 102 medicinal plant species and 29 animal species as priorities for conservation and management action. September 1998.

Descriptions and maps.

CIME is a development communication program that reflects the interrelations between Communication at the grassroots level, the exchange of Information, two-way Media, and nonformal Education. This online book presents the conceptual framework that led to the articulation of the CIME program.

Proceedings, summaries and case studies: August, 1996.

Research on the historical development of the African continent and its people during the last 12,000 years in light of the complex interrelation between Man and changing environmental conditions.

CEIKA's objective is to build African capacity for environmental management through the provision of relevant training and multi-media information and knowledge products.

An African-located institute hoping to enhance the worldwide accessibility to scientific publications from Africa.

UNU Press online book. The authors were given the objectives of analysing the trends and processes of environmental change in Sub-Saharan Africa, and of identifying key issues for reaching sustainable environmental and resource management in the region within the medium-term future until around the year 2005.

A resource for African Chemistry Departments, research and other organizations, plus databases for retrieval of the continent's scientific information.

UNU Press online book. Focuses on the problems of socio-economic development, environmental conservation, and the application of scientific knowledge and technological resources in the Sahel.

List and links, compiled by the AAAS in 1998.

United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization's Regional Office for sub-Saharan Africa. Information about programs, staff, online journals.

Complete text of the 2002 book published by the Board on Earth Sciences and Resources. Covers Agenda 21 implementation, the use of geographic data, and GIS-based decision support systems.

Monthly publication on agriculture, health, environment, biotechnology, and related matters throughout Africa, especially Kenya. Full contents and archives online.

Free association of public and private partners, working to reduce poverty and improve the lives of the Congo Basin's people through biodiversity, good governance and sustainable use and management.

Information on natural resource management in Africa, targeting academics and practitioners based in the region.

Canadian public corporation supporting projects in the developing world directed and managed by local researchers and institutions provides information about their work in Africa through their offices in Kenya and Senegal.

Provides information and coordination on invasive aquatic weed control and management, including the water hyacinth.

Database provides access to environmental information in the region including documents, contacts, pictures, and maps. Comprehensive search functions.

Supports sustainable forests and biodiversity conservation in countries around the world. Page includes list of projects.

Created by the African Center of Meteorological Applications for Development in order to support meteorology technology for rural communities. Group supplies weather training, internet access for these services and development of radio networks to broadcast information.

Network for the co-operative management of environment information for use in policy debate and decision making about sustainable development in Africa.