valuable‚ notably in dry zones where a large part of fuelwood is harvested outside the forest. Jensen (1995) estimated that the volume in fallows and sparse trees on agricultural lands constitutes approximately 30 percent of the wood resources in Burkina Faso and 19 percent in the Gambia. FOREST MANAGEMENT AND USES Only three of the 16 countries in West Africa provided national-level information on the forest area covered by a formal‚ nationally approved forest management plan (Table 14-1). Of these
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Focused Research – Local Designer Tsai Design Studio – Social Context Tsai Design Studio was established in 2005 and is based in Cape Town‚ South Africa. They are a design studio and architectural practice which focuses on graphic‚ furniture‚ architectural and interior design as well as making use of multidiscipline in most of their designs. Some of the major awards that this design company has won in the past are: International Red Dot Award South African finalist in the “International Young
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Robert Ištok‚ Tomáš Koziak. “Ivory Coast - From Stability to Collapse. Failed States in Time of Globalisation.” In Beyond Globalisation: Exploring the Limits of Globalisation in the Regional Context (conference proceedings)‚ 81-87. Ostrava: University of Ostrava Czech Republic‚ 2010. http://conference.osu.eu/globalization/publ/10-istok_koziak.pdf. Ivory Coast - From Stability to Collapse. Failed States in Time of Globalisation Robert Ištok‚ Tomáš Koziak Robert Ištok University of Ostrava Czech
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Since its establishment in 1989‚ Olam has grown by taking advantage of adjacent opportunities in the agricultural complex and has evolved from a single-product‚ single-country company in 1989‚ to a multi-product‚ multi-national‚ integrated supply chain manager today. The history and development can be categorised into the following distinct phases: [edit] Founding In 1989‚ the Kewalram Chanrai Group established Olam Nigeria Plc to set up a non-oil based export operation out of Nigeria
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Togo Listeni/ˈtoʊɡoʊ/‚ officially the Togolese Republic (French: République Togolaise)‚ is a country in West Africa bordered by Ghana to the west‚ Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea‚ where its capital Lomé is located. Togo covers an area of approximately 57‚000 square kilometres (22‚000 sq mi) with a population of approximately 6.7 million. Togo is a tropical‚ sub-Saharan nation‚ highly dependent on agriculture‚ with a climate that provides good
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Biodiversity is disappearing at an unprecedented rate. Worse‚ the trend appears to be accelerating‚ in spite of international commitments to reduce‚ or even halt‚ the rate of loss by 2010. Good systems of science governance capable of using biodiversity sustainably and equitably will be essential if we are to reverse the trend. UNESCO helps governments and policy-makers make informed decisions about biodiversity conservation within international efforts like the Convention on Biological Diversity
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mortality rates lowered‚ and illnesses such as diarrhea and river blindness have been widely treated. Aid programs have improved women’s access to modern contraception in Bangladesh and Egypt and helped increase school enrollment in Uganda and Burkina Faso. Aid also pays for much of the access to AIDS medicines in poor countries. In the last decade‚ aid has helped restore peace and order after conflicts in places including Bosnia‚ East Timor‚ and Sierra Leone. In addition‚ aid can be a vehicle for
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The Economic Development of Ghana Ghana is an African country located on the western side of Africa. Its neighbors are Burkina Faso to the north‚ Togo to the east‚ the Atlantic Ocean to the south‚ and Cote D’Ivoire to the west. It has a population of 18‚100‚ 703 and a population density of 197 people per square mile. Ghana is 92‚098 square miles and English is its official language. The capital city of Accra has around 1‚ 673‚000 people residing in it. There are the physical statistics‚ now onto
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Côte d’Ivoire‚ also referred to as the Ivory Coast‚ is the world’s largest producer of coffee and palm oil! It is located in an alignment of countries in southern West Africa‚ near the Equator. With over 60 indigenous languages and native ethnic groups‚ Côte d’Ivoire is a very biologically diverse nation. Its mountainous upper half and a southern half of grasslands make it a very glamorous country. Ivorians‚ with an average lifespan of 41‚ try to make the most out of their lives by dancing‚ singing
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FOR MILITARY INTERVENTION IN NORTHERN MALI By André BURSTIN ESISC Research Associate On Tuesday‚ December 4‚ emissaries from various belligerents involved in the Mali conflict met in Ouagadougou at the initiative of President Blaise Compaoré of Burkina Faso‚ who is mandated by the Economic Community of African States (ECOWAS)‚ to find a solution to the crisis. The National Union Government of Bamako‚ the Tuareg rebels of the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) and the Islamist Ansar
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