‘Governments need to develop policies to support forest communities, and involve them in conservation efforts.’ CTA director, Michael Hailu.
ICTUpdate - a current awareness bulletin for ACP Agriculture
Current issue: Community forestry
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- Issue no. 59
- April 2011
Q&A
Participate in forest management
‘ICTs are useful in participatory approaches to share information, communicate and reflect together on options for managing the forest.’ Georges Thierry Handja, RFUK
Bookmarks
Interactive forest maps
Online mapping has become popular since the development of easy-to-use applications such as Google Earth and Microsoft’s Virtual Earth.
Tech Talk
Technology for all occasions
My cell phone is my ‘shadow’. I often call it my ‘heartbeat’ or my ‘lifeline’, because I can do so much with it - BROSDI, executive director, Ednah Karamagi.
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FEATURED TECHNOLOGY: Hardware
Logging the forest..
The Mbendjele Pygmies of the Republic of Congo are working together with an international logging company to help protect their forest environment. Using handhel......
Localizing languages..
A partnership to provide technology in African languages is helping to make technology more accessible to people across the continent....
Satellite solutions..
Getting precise information helps relief organizations to take quick and effective decisions. UNOSAT analyses satellite data to give disaster managers the detail......
VoIP in the wilderness..
With no fixed-line service and mobile phone operators reluctant to invest in rural areas, the Fantsuam Foundation decided to provide VoIP to customers on its wire......
BROWSE TECHNOLOGY
all technologies...FEATURED Theme: Issue no. 66 - A future for telecentres
A service to the community..
A Kenyan resource centre uses ICTs to gather and share agricultural information...
A model of sustainability..
A new approach to telecentres in South Africa focuses on collaboration and partnerships...
Support at the centre..
Information centres in Ghana overcome challenges to serve rural communities...
Diversify to survive..
Public–private partnerships revive Botswana’s telecentre programme...