RESSOURCE Project newsletter, issue 7 - January to June 2021

Abstract

The project “Strengthening expertise in sub-Saharan Africa on birds and their rational use for communities and their environment” (RESSOURCE) for an Integrated Management of Migratory Waterbirds and Wetlands in Africa, aims to improve natural resource management in the large Sahelian wetlands where local populations derive many benefits, particularly in terms of food security and local development.

Co-funded by the French Global Environment Facility and the European Union, the project is the Sahelian component of the Sustainable Wildlife Management Programme (SWM Programme), an initiative of the Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS). This Project is being implemented in cooperation with the relevant Governments authorities in Chad, Egypt, Mali, Senegal and Sudan; and with key technical partners, including:

• French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD); • Office français de la biodiversité (OFB); • European institute for the management of wild birds and their habitats (OMPO); • Wetlands International Africa (WIA); • Birdlife International (BI); • Research Institute Tour du Valat (TdV)

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