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Friday 13 April 2012

MADAGASCAR: Small steps towards land reform
IRIN News | 13 Apr 2012
TALATA 13 April 2012 (IRIN) - When officials asked everybody in the commune (sub-district) of Talata in Madagascar's central Amoron'i Mania region to register their land in 2007, it was to be the beginning of a national programme of far-reaching and much needed land reforms aimed at recognizing local mland rights and decentralizing land management. But local authorities had made little progress before the 2009 political crisis, branded a coup by the international community, stalled the process.

Cameroun: Contrat sign'? pour la construction du barrage de Memve'ele
fr.allafrica.com | 13 Apr 2012
La réalisation du projet de barrage hydroélectrique de Memve'ele se rapproche chaque jour davantage. Désormais, Sinohydro Corporation Limited, l'entreprise chinoise retenue pour les travaux de construction de ce barrage peut se déployer sur le site sans aucun souci. Elle a obtenu le feu vert du gouvernement camerounais pour réaliser, en 54 mois, cet ouvrage porteur d'espoir pour le pays.

Cameroon | Energy | Renewable Energy

GEF Supports Conservation of Iona National Park in Angola
biodiversity-l.iisd.org | 13 Apr 2012
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) and UN Development Programme (UNDP) will implement a project in Angola to strengthen the protected area management system in Iona National Park and conserve biodiversity in the area.

Angola | Biodiversity | Conservation

Event: CBD Workshop for Indigenous and Local Communities of the African Region
biodiversity-l.iisd.org | 13 Apr 2012
This regional workshop aims to increase the number of indigenous and local community (ILC) representatives, with an emphasis on women, effectively involved in the CBD processes, as well as to build their capacity to do so. This sub-regional workshop will focus on Articles 8(j) (traditional...

Cameroon | Biodiversity | Conservation

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