Breaking the vicious cycle of poverty and environmental degradation in Africa





African Environmental NGOs, Partners, Affiliates and Collaborators

Benin
Better Africa Foundation
Better Africa Foundation exists to promote better life in Africa. The Foundation actively addresses and works on the issues of the environment, human rights, medical education and treatment (especially HIV and AIDS), sports education and activities among primary and high school students, youth education and cultural exchange programs as the vehicle for involving volunteers to address these issues.

Organisation Non Gouvernementale pour le Suivi de la population en matière d'Èducation, de Santé et d'environnement au Bénin (ONG ESE-Bénin)
L'ONG ESE-Bénin a pour mission de lutter contre la pauvreté et de contribuer au développement harmonieux des populations. Elle se propose de réfléchir sur les problèmes cruciaux qui freinent le processus de développement au Bénin qui ont pour nom l'analphabétisme, en mettant un accent spécial sur l'Éducation en l'occurrence celle des filles/femmes car éduquer une femme c'est éduquer une nation; la malnutrition; la sous alimentation; les maladies et les diverses pollutions qui dégradent notre environnement.

Botswana
www.veldproducts.org
Veld Products Research & Development (VPR&D), is a Botswana-based Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), established in 1981 to research and develop a wide range of veld products and to investigate suitable management systems for natural resources in order to ensure sustainable utilisation.

Burkina Faso
Mouvement Burkinabè d'Ecologie (M.B.E.)
L'objectif principal de la politique environnementale du MBE se résume par la recherche d'un équilibre socio-écologieque susceptible de contribuer à l'autosuffisance, à la sécurité alimentaire et d'offrir de meilleures conditions de vie aux populations.

Cameroon
Association of Environmental Education Teachers and School Environmental Clubs of the North West province- Cameroon (ASEC-NW)
Contact by email: asecnw2000@yahoo.com
ASEC-NW has as objective to promote the teaching of environmental education and creating awareness on burning environmental issues in schools of the North West Province to enable the population develop pro-environmental behaviour.

Cameroon Environmental Watch
Cameroon Environmental Watch (CEW), a technical partner of World Resource Institute (WRI) within the Global Forest Watch Program is a Non Governmental Organisation (NGO) based in Cameroon, founded on the 16th of January 1997 under reference no 00032/RDA/J/BAPP.

Congo Basin Forest Partnership
The Congo Basin Forest Partnership (CBFP) is an association of 29 governmental and nongovernmental organizations that works to improve communication and coordination among its member organizations vis-à-vis their projects, programs, and policies to promote sustainable management of Congo Basin Forest ecosystems and wildlife and improve the lives of people living in the region.

Living Earth Foundation
Living Earth specialises in environmental education and community development. We promote change based on awareness, understanding and empowerment.

Cote D'Ivoire
REDDA
Réseau pour l'environnement et le développement durable en Afrique: Le REDDA est reconnu comme étant la principale ONG régionale africaine œuvrant pour le développement durable en Africaine.

Ghana
Contact by email: fihdes_j@yahoo.co.uk
FOUNDATION FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT & ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
The Foundation for International Human Development & Environmental Studies considers as its mission the need to promote a vigorous campaign of sensitizing people to be more proactive towards issues concerning the environment and also inform and educate people al over the World to acquire knowledge about their social, economic and political rights.

Kenya
African Conservation Centre
The African Conservation Centre is a regionally focused conservation organisation based in Nairobi, Kenya dedicated to the conservation of biological resources.

East Africa Environmental Network
Eastern Africa Environmental Network (EAEN) is a non-profit, regional non-governmental organization. The geographical region of EAEN covers Burundi, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.

East African wildlife Society
"To promote conservation and wise use of wildlife and the environment in East Africa". In order to realise this mission, EAWLS has been proactive in advocacy, facilitation of conservation education and awareness, promotion of conservation activities, and facilitation of field projects.

Econews Africa (ENA)
Econews Africa enables African CBOs and NGOs to be actively involved in decision-making on sustainable development by promoting timely and strategic information flows at all levels.

Environmental Liaison Centre International (ELCI)
Objectives of ELCI are: A strong, effective and credible Civil Society working towards a healthy environment.

Forest Action Network
The Forest Action Network (FAN) is a networking organization established in 1995. The network recognizes the fact that natural resources are important to our development and survival; yet they are under increasing pressure from agricultural expansion (and other development activities) to cater for the growing population.

International Centre for Environmental, Social and Policy Studies (ICESPS)
International Centre for Environmental, Social and Policy Studies (ICESPS) was established in March 1996 at a one acre resource centre situated in Lavington-Nairobi with the aim of promoting, encouraging, safeguarding, propagating, protecting and restoring the environment from degradation and control, delimit and enhance human dignity for attainment of industrial, economic, technological and social development.

Green Belt Movement
The Green Belt Movement (GBM) is a grassroots non-governmental organization (NGO) based in Kenya that focuses on environmental conservation, community development and capacity building. Prof. Wangari Maathai established GBM in 1977, under the auspices of the National Council of Women of Kenya.

Kenya Association of Forest Users (KAFU)
The mission of KAFU is to unlock trade opportunities for non-timber forest products, conservation and organic products by putting in place a Kenyan movement for certification and marketing of non-timber forest products, conservation and organic products.

Kenya Organisation for Environmental Education
The Kenya Organisation for Environmental Education aims to promote and reorient environmental education towards sustainable development through integrated and interdisciplinary national and regional programmes.

Maasai Environmental Resource Coalition
The Maasai Environmental Resource Coalition advocates for the protection of traditional land rights of the Maasai people, and for conservation, management and sustainable use of the great ecosystems of East Africa.

Mount Kenya Clean Up Mission 1998
Advising climbers to Mount Kenya and Kilimanjaro on the importance of conservation and reduction of litter on African mountains and also organising trips to touch snow in Africa.

Volunteers For Africa
VFA is a regionally focussed organization, based in Nairobi and working in the areas of Sustainable Natural Resources Management, Information and Communication Technology for rural areas, Health and promoting the spirit of voluntarism.

Liberia
Liberia Environmental Watch
The Liberia Environmental Watch, Inc. is encouraged by your continuous efforts in bringing environmental soundness and management in Africa, especially Liberia. LEW, to which I serve as Executive Director is pathing in that direction through educational awareness and sustainable management of the little that have left in Liberia's environmental history.

Madagascar
CEMES
Cercle d'Etudes Multidisciplinaires pour l'Environnement et la Santé - CEMES "Contribuer à l'amélioration de la santé publique en favorisant le développement d'une gestion raisonnée de l'environnement".

Conservation through Poverty Alleviation
Conservation through Poverty Alleviation works to identify, develop and implement new means of income generation for poor farmers living in areas of high conservation value. We work by building partnerships among conservation organizations, development organizations, businesses and governments, and we identify markets to support the products that are produced.

Namibia
Namib Desert Environmental Education Trust
The Namib Desert Environmental Education Trust (NaDEET) is a non-profit organisation aimed to empower Namibians to make decisions for a sustainable future. We invite school, youth and educator groups to participate in a unique hands-on, experiential environmental learning programme.

Namibia Nature Foundation
The primary aims of the NNF are to promote sustainable development, the conservation of biological diversity and natural ecosystems, and the wise and ethical use of natural resources for the benefit of all Namibians, both present and future.

Nigeria
Environmental Foundation for Africa
EFA's mission is to restore and protect the environment. It operates primarily through environmental education and awareness raising, building up communities' and institutions' appreciation and understanding of environmental management and the impacts of environmental damage on lives and livelihoods.

Environmental Rights Action (ERA)
The organization is dedicated to the defence of human ecosystems in terms of human rights, and to the promotion of environmentally responsible governmental, commercial, community and individual practice in Nigeria through the empowerment of local people.

Nigerian Conservation Foundation
The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) is Nigeria's foremost non-governmental organisation dedicated to the promotion of nature conservation.

Nigerian Field Society
The Nigerian Field Society is an organisation devoted to the study of all aspects of culture and environmental sciences in Nigeria, embracing interests in the fauna and flora, history, archaeology and geology, legends and customs, arts and crafts, sports and pastimes.

NGO Coalition for the Environment (NGOCE)
The Non Governmental Coalition for the Environment, NGOCE, is a network of non-profit, non-partisan organizations committed to environmental management, education, protection, and sustainable development.

Pronatura
Pro-Natura's mission is to conserve biodiversity through integrated sustainable development projects adapted as models that are replicable at a regional level, in partnership with public entities, private initiatives, and organized civil society.

Rainforest Resource & Development Centre
The Rainforest Resource and Development Centre (RRDC) is an independant not-for-profit organisation based in the Cross River State.

Save Earth Nigeria
SEN is a Non-Governmental Organization clearly committed towards Promoting environmental conservation and sustainable development in the Niger Delta Region.

Women Environmental Programme
Contact by email: wep@usa.com
Or wepkaduna@yahoo.com
The major objectives of Women Environmental Programme is to address the gender injustices on environmental, social and economic rights of women and youth in the society through lobbying and advocacy, education, esearch and publication, capacity building and micro finance.

South Africa
Centre for Environment Information and Knowledge in Africa
CEIKA is currently a project managed by Empowerment for African Sustainable Development (EASD).

Ecolink
EcoLink is a non-profit, non-government Environmental Education Trust, established in 1985 near White River in the Mpumalanga Province of South Africa.

Empowerment for African Sustainable Development
EASD is an African private non profit organisation. EASD promotes sustainable development in Africa and globally by providing information, capacity building, knowledge management, environment, development and poverty alleviation strategy services.

Environmental Justice Networking Forum
The Environmental Justice Networking Forum (EJNF) is a shared resource established to service the common interests of participating South African non-governmental and community-based organizations on matters concerning environmental justice and sustainable development.

Food & Trees for Africa
Food & Trees for Africa (FTFA) is South Africa's national greening organisation that develops, manages and promotes greening and permaculture for sustainable natural resource management, food security, poverty alleviation, improved environments and skills development.

Group for Environmental Monitoring (GEM)
The Group for Environmental Monitoring [GEM] is a non-profit environmental Trust, implementing programmes in the field of sustainable development and environmental justice through: research ,capacity building ,networking ,lobbying and policy advocacy.

South Africa Environment Project (SAEP)
SAEP's programme is based on the following beliefs: The natural environment is Southern Africa's greatest economic asset. Environmental education for all - especially in the historically disadvantaged communities - is essential if the environment is to be protected and sustainably used.

Trees for the Future
Trees For The Future is an organization that has been the steward of planting trees throughout the world since the early 70's. Our mission and history shows you how dedicated we are to the mission of sustainable agroforestry thoughout the world.

Sudan
Email: tahrhamad@hotmail.com
The Sudanese Environment Conservation Society (SECS) is a registered NGO and national voluntary society established in 1975. Its main goal is the conservation of environment and achievement of Sustainable development through community participation.

Tanzania
Arusha Non-Governmental Organisation Netwrok (ANGONET)
ANGONET's missions are linking NGOs and CBOs and strengthening their capacity to deal with environment, development, and other social issues in and around Arusha region.

Joint Environment and Development Management Action (JEMA)
JEMA stands for Joint Environment and Development Management Action. It is a voluntary based, non-profit making, ACTION oriented education programme founded in October, 1996, at the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Lawyers' Environmental Action Team
The Lawyers' Environmental Action Team is the first public interest environmental law organization in Tanzania. It was established in 1994 and formally registered in 1995 under the Societies Ordinance. Its mission is to ensure sound natural resource management and environmental protection in Tanzania.

Email: herbertsofapa@yahoo.com
The Society for Family Poverty Alleviation (SOFAPA) is an Arusha-based non-governmental, non-profit making organisation with the aim of empowering and strengthening the local communities, as well as contributing to sustainable natural resource management and conservation in areas under consideration.

Tanzania Forest Conservation Group (TFCG)
The TFCG is to promote the conservation of the high biodiversity forests in Tanzania through participatory Forest Management, Research, Environmental Education, Livelihood Support, Advocacy.

Togo
Young Volunteers' Association for Environmental Protection
The Young Volunteers Association for Environmental Protection (A.J.V.P.E) is an association of young Togolese who have come together in an association to offer solutions to the environmental problems.

Uganda
Greenwatch
Greenwatch is a Ugandan based non-governmental environmental rights advocacy organisation. Its mission is to increase the public participation in the sustainable management of their environment and natural resources and in enforcement of their right to a clean and healthy environment.

Contact us by email: napesbc@afsat.com
The National Association of Professional Environmentalists (NAPE) is an indigenous and fully registered NGO with the mandate to carry out its activities countrywide. It was founded in 1997 by Professional environmentalists in response to a wide range of environmental problems in the country, which needed serious and urgent attention.

Zambia
The Green Living Movement
The Green Living Movement (GLM) is a Zambian Non-Governmental Organisation committed to ensuring environmental protection, sustainable rural development and to eradicating all forms of poverty.

Wildlife & Environmental Conservation Society of Zambia
"The mission of the Society is to spearhead environmental awareness at all levels of the community, promote the wise use of natural resources and to become the most effective independent environmental action group in Zambia."

Zimbabwe
Africa Resources Trust (ART)
To support the rights and aspirations of rural communities to secure maximum benefits from sustainable use of their natural resources, by promoting a favourable regional and international policy environment.

Environment Africa
Our Mission: "To work together with all sectors of society raising awareness, encouraging action and advocating a better environment that uplifts the livelihoods of current and future generations."


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