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RESSOURCE Newsletter - Issue 3 - January to June 2019
Description:
This exciting biannual newsletter inform our donors and partners about the main highlights and results in the countries
The project
“Strengthening expertise in sub-Saharan Africa on birds and their
rational use for communities and their environment” (RESSOURCE) for
an Integrated Management of Migratory Waterbirds and Wetlands in
Africa, aims to improve natural resource management in the large
Sahelian wetlands where local populations derive many benefits,
particularly in terms of food security and local development.
Co-funded by the French Global Environment Facility and the
European Union, the project is the Sahelian component of the
Sustainable Wildlife Management Programme (SWM Programme), an
initiative of the Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific
States (OACPS). This Project is being implemented in cooperation
with the relevant Governments authorities in Chad, Egypt, Mali,
Senegal and Sudan; and with key technical partners, including:
- French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD);
- European institute for the management of wild birds and their habitats (OMPO);
- Office français de la biodiversité (OFB);
- Wetlands International Africa (WIA);
- Birdlife International (BI);
- Research Institute Tour du Valat (TdV).