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Climate Challenge to Achieving the Millennium Development Goals in Africa


Environmental Change
Re-Draws Atlas of Africa



First Interministerial Conference on Health and Environment in Africa
Libreville, Gabon,
26-29 August 2008
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Climate Neutral Network
Are You Going Neutral on Global Warming?—13 Countries, Cites and Companies Say Yes!
World Environment Day 2008
Towards a low carbon Economy

The Billion Tree Campaign:
Plant for the planet

 

MISSION

The mission of the Regional Office for Africa is to provide leadership and encourage partnership in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing, and enabling nations and peoples in Africa to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations.

UNEP in the region: Africa


Comprehensive guide
on UNEP’s activities
in the African region.

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Nairobi River Basin Programme aims to restore riverine eco-system with clean water and clean environment for people of Nairobi.
 
 
AMCEN

AMCEN LogoThe African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) is a permanent forum for African ministers of the environment.

of AMCEN
Johannesburg, South Africa,
7 - 12 June 2008
 
IN FOCUS
Development of an African Ecolabelling Mechanism Development of regional labelling programmes that enhances the environmental profile of African products and improve their market access.

The African 10-YFP on Sustainable Consumption and Production gives emphasis to the importance of linking sustainable consumption and production with the challenge of meeting basic needs and provision of sustainable livelihood.

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