African Natural Resources Centre
In March 2024, the African Natural Resources Management and Investment Centre issued a new report, in English-only, “Regional timber-trade flows and trends in Africa”. The report offers guidance on taking full advantage of the timber trade in Africa. Qualitative changes in the processing and...
The African Development Bank, through its Youth Entrepreneurship and Innovation Multi-Donor Trust Fund (YEI MDTF), has approved a $999,000 grant to support an initiative to foster green jobs for women, youth and people with disabilities. The Strengthening Women, Youth and People with...
Africa must work to urgently address its staggering $65 billion timber trade deficit to position forests as a critical driver for the continent’s future development, global experts urge. This deficit, accrued between 1992 and 2020, reflects the continent’s imbalance between earnings from timber...
15-Mar-2024
A promising perspective for the management of African inland fisheries: the balanced harvesting approach
The potential of African inland fisheries is largely underestimated. However, fully harnessing its potential is essential to meet the continent’s growing demand for food of high nutritional value.
The management of these fisheries has been strongly influenced by models emerging from industrial...
Who: African Natural Resources Management and Investment Centre, African Development Bank What: Webinar to share and discuss issues related to timber trade flows and trends in Africa. Where: ...
05-Mar-2024
Regional timber trade flows and trends in Africa
Improving the processing and trade of African wood and wood products (WWPs) has long been a focus for African policymakers because it stimulates multiple benefits for the African continent, including the creation of jobs, investment, and revenues. Further processing of WWPs in Africa will...
Land-related issues are key drivers of conflict and violence in many African countries. Equally, ensuring the equitable and effective use of land will unlock solutions to many otherwise intransigent development issues. Land issues are of particular concern today when the forces of population growth...
What: High- Level Policy Dialogue Who: OEDC Development Centre in collaboration with the African Development Bank Group When: Tuesday, 12 December 2023, 15:00-16:30 CET. This event will be hosted by the OECD COP28 Virtual Pavilion. Where...