Region: Africa
Climate Change Action Africa - 2007
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Adaptation Policies & Strategies for Sustainable Development in Africa August 28 - 30, 2007 · Gallagher Estate, Midrand, Johannesburg, South Africa For more details: http://www.iqpc.com/cgi-bin/templates/singlecell.html?topic=221&event=13430Environmental and Health Aspects of Mining, Refining and Related Industries
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22 to 26 July 2007 Pilansberg Game Reserve, North West Province, South Africa Website: http://www.kingfischer.co.za Contact name: Adri Fischer The aim of the conference is to facilitate interdisciplinary discussions about all environmental and health issues concerned with the mining and...2007 World Environmental Education Congress
| Olorunfemi Adetona
The Environmental Association of Southern Africa will be hosting the 2007 World Environmental Education Congress from the 2nd to the 6th of July 2007 in Durban, South Africa. Theme: Learning in a Changing World Website: www.weec2007.com21st Annual Meeting of the Society for Conservation Biology
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The Centre for African Conservation Ecolog (ACE) and NMMU will be hosting the 21st Annual Conference of the Society for Conservation Biology (SCB) from 1 – 5 July 2007. The LOC is expecting 1500 – 2000 delegates from over 50 countries. Website: http://www.conbio.org/2007 Contact name:...Meeting of the African Forestry Wildlife Commission (AFWC)
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Created in 1959, the African Forestry Wildlife Commission (AFWC) is one of six Regional Forestry Commissions established by FAO to provide a policy and technical forum for countries to discuss and address forest issues on a regional basis. It meets every two years. FAO encourages wide...Workshop on Recreational Hunting, Governance, Equity and Conservation Benefits
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On 1st July a workshop on Recreational Hunting, Governance, Equity and Conservation Benefits will be held at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in Port Elizabeth , South Africa in association with the Society for Conservation Biology’s Annual Meeting. It will build on 3 previous...IMA course in Monitoring and Evaluation in Development, 22 Oct. - 2 Nov. 2007, Cape Town, South Africa
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IMA International is offering a course on Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) in Development from 22 October to 2 November 2007, in Cape Town, South Africa. Language for the training will be English. At the end of the course participants will be able to: Apply a structured process to effectively...SAGE Magazine Volume II, Issue I
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This is SAGE's third magazine. For more information contact sagemagazine@yale.eduIntegrated conservation, land use, remote sensing, and ecosystem dynamics in Central Africa
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Dr. Laporte is a biologist whose research centers on the applications of satellite imagery to tropical forest ecosystems, including vegetation mapping, land-use change, and deforestation causes and consequences. She has been involved in numerous environmental projects in Central Africa over the...Swahili Lunch Table
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Branford College Tuesdays and Fridays 12:30-1:30.Climate Change Effects on Sub-Saharan Africa Conference
| Kerry Dooley
A conference on the topic of climate change as it relates to Sub-Saharan Africa is taking place June 6-9, 2007 in Coutonou, Benin. Issues covered will range from impacts on agriculture and ecosystems to adaptation strategies. Abstract submission deadline is April 15th. See attached brochure for...VISIONS OF AFRICA: Contemporary African Cinema: Faat Kine
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Luce Auditorium, 34 Hillhouse Ave., Yale University. Director: Ousmane Sembene (121 minutes, 2000, Senegal, in French and Wolof with English subtitles) Faat Kine is an independent single mother and successful businesswoman who runs a gasoline franchise. As she reflects back on her life, that of...The Livelihood and Herding Activities of Pastoral Fulani in Bida Emirate
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Presented by Regina Fu, Fox Fellow, Yale University and the University of Tokyo, Japan. Luce 102, 34 Hillhouse Ave., Yale University.VISIONS OF AFRICA: Contemporary African Cinema: Lumumba
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Luce Hall Auditorium, 34 Hillhouse Avenue, Yale University. Director: Raoul Peck (A Zeitgeist Films Release) (115 minutes, 2000, Zimbabwe/Mozambique/Belgium, in French with English subtitles ) Lumumba is a gripping epic that dramatizes for the first time the rise and fall of legendary African...Reforemers, Rebels, and Revolutionaries: Prophetic Movements in Africa
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Matthew Kustenbauder, Yale University, Room 203, Luce Hall, 34 Hillhouse Avenue, Yale University.SAGE Magazine Volume I, Issue II
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This is SAGE's second magazine. For more information contact sagemagazine@yale.eduIntegrated Assessment of a Native Tree Species for Restoration of Agricultural Lands in Mali
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Kerry Dooley, Yale University presents "Integrated Assessment of a Native Tree Species for Restoration of Agricultural Lands in Mali." Room 102, Luce Hall, 34 Hillhouse Avenue, Yale University.Democratization and Land Reform: Insights from the Kenyan Experience
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Jackie Klopp, Columbia University, presents "Democratization and Land Reform: Insights from the Kenyan Experience." Room 203, Luce Hall, 34 Hillhouse Avenue, Yale University.
Calestous Juma to be McCluskey Fellow in Spring 2008
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Professor Juma is at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He will be the McCluskey Fellow in the Spring 2008 semester. He is an internationally recognized expert on sustainable development in Africa, international trade, international environmental policy, and biodiversity. ...The Great Trek to Tanzania: South African Capital, Race, and National Sovereignty in the Post-Apartheid Era
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Richard Schroeder, Rutgers University. ISPS Conference Room B012, 77 Prospect Street.Newspaper article on Peace Corps assignment in Senegal
| Jeffrey Chatellier
George Washington Univeristy Newspaper Article: Ditching the Office to Promote Peace AbroadAfrican Drum Processional
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Afro-American Cultural Center. African Drum Processional. Old Campus to Afro-American Cultural Center, 211 Park Street.The Work of Fiction: The Novel and the Social Imaginary in Africa
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African Studies. Historical Narratives Lecture Series. Simon Gikandi, Princeton University, “The Work of Fiction: The Novel and the Social Imaginary in Africa.” Room 203, Luce Hall, 34 Hillhouse.Visions of Africa Film Series: "You, Africa!" and "Festival in the Desert"
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"You, Africa!" directed by Ndiouga Moctar Ba, 1993, 43 minutes, Senegal (in Wolof and French with English subtitles) "Festival in the Desert" by Lionel Brouet, 2003, 52 minutes, Mali (in French with English subtitles). Luce Auditorium.
Highlights of the African Collection
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Includes a tour of the current exhibit in Sterling Memorial Library - L'Afrique qui disparait! The Congo postcards of Casimir Zagourski and other highlights of the Yale Library's extensive African Collection. Registrations are necessary as places are limited - please email atYUL@yale.edu to...
