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African Mountain Partnership Champions Committee established, with support from ARCOS and the Mountain Partnership Secretariat, to promote the mountain agenda in Africa

African Mountain Partnership Champions Committee established, with support from ARCOS and the Mountain Partnership Secretariat, to promote the mountain agenda in Africa

Some Mountain Partnership focal points mainly from Eastern and Southern Africa, together with...

Stakeholders call for collaborative action to mitigate threats affecting freshwater services in the great lakes region

Stakeholders call for collaborative action to mitigate threats affecting freshwater services in the great lakes region

In a Regional Great Lakes Forum on Freshwater Ecosystems held in Kigali, Rwanda, on February...

Historically marginalised poor communities around Rugezi Wetland supported by ARCOS and its Partners

Historically marginalised poor communities around Rugezi Wetland supported by ARCOS and its Partners

On Friday 5th of April 2013, ARCOS’ Landscape Conservation Programme Manager (Claudien...

Dr Rose Mukankomeje: Forest hero for Rwanda….and the world

Dr Rose Mukankomeje: Forest hero for Rwanda….and the world

ARCOS welcomes the good news of 10th April 2013, when the United Nations Forum on Forests...

Backbone/Le Pilier - Issue 25 is now available. Conservation and Developement: An opportunity or conservationists' utopia?

Backbone/Le Pilier - Issue 25 is now available. Conservation and Developement: An opportunity or conservationists' utopia?

ARCOS is happy to release its bilingual newsletter, the Backbone/Le Pilier: issue No 25. The...

  • African Mountain Partnership Champions Committee established, with support from ARCOS and the...

  • Stakeholders call for collaborative action to mitigate threats affecting freshwater services in...

  • Historically marginalised poor communities around Rugezi Wetland supported by ARCOS and its Partners

  • Dr Rose Mukankomeje: Forest hero for Rwanda….and the world

  • Backbone/Le Pilier - Issue 25 is now available. Conservation and Developement: An opportunity or...

GREAT LAKES & AFRICA MOUNTAINS NEWS

The Grey Crowned Crane gets upgraded on the IUCN’s red list

Written on 30/08/2012, 15:42 by admin
the-grey-crowned-crane-gets-upgraded-on-the-iucn-s-red-list  The Grey Crowned Crane (Blearica regulorum) has been uplisted on the IUCN red list from the ‘Vulnerable‘ category to ‘Endangered‘. The...
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From the future we want to the future we...

Written on 30/08/2012, 15:51 by admin
from-the-future-we-want-to-the-future-we-choose-the-mountain-partnership-endorses-the-text-on-table-in-rio-2021 June 2012 by Sam Kanyamibwa With the discussions still going on in Rio on defining the “Future we want”, the Mountain Partnership already endorses...
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Rusizi National Park: Participatory natural resources management for the benefit of biodiversity

Written on 05/12/2012, 23:22 by admin
rusizi-national-park-participatory-natural-resources-management-for-the-benefit-of-biodiversityRusizi National Park has a complex history littered with regular changes of status. Classified nature reserve in 1980 it had at that time about 8000ha,...
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ARCOS ANNOUNCES THE GREAT LAKES REGIONAL FORUM FOR FRESHWATER SYSTEMS

Written on 17/01/2013, 10:54 by admin
arcos-announces-a-great-lakes-regional-forum-for-freshwater-systemsAs part of a regional project entitled “Stakeholders Engagement for Informed Decision-Making, Threats Mitigation and Sustainable Fresh Water Services...
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Ecosystem Services in the Greater Virunga Landscape threaten to dwindle if no action is taken

Written on 17/01/2013, 17:10 by admin
ecosystem-services-in-greater-virunga-landscapeA recent study termed “Capturing the benefits of ecosystem services to guide decision-making in the Greater Virunga’s Landscape of the Albertine Rift...
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ARCOS NEWS

The climate is changing, Change with it

Written on 30/08/2012, 16:14 by admin
the-climate-is-changing-change-with-it ARCOS in partnership with Purple Field Productions – a UK-based charity making films and videos for educational and humanitarian purposes in the...
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ARCOS Reiterates the Importance of Mountains Ecosystems for Sustainable Development

Written on 30/08/2012, 16:15 by admin
arcos-reiterates-the-importance-of-mountains-ecosystems-for-sustainable-developmentAs the world warms up for the forthcoming UN Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio, ARCOS would like to stress the importance of...
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The Albertine Rift Conservation Society Receives Macarthur Award For Creative And Effective...

Written on 18/01/2013, 18:57 by admin
maceiKampala, February 16, 2012 – Today the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation named the Albertine Rift Conservation Society (ARCOS) as a recipient...
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