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by Wildlife Extra in 2013
South Africa makes marine conservation history by declaring Prince Edward Islands a marine protected area. South Africa's Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs Mrs B. Molewa, has declared the Prince Edward Islands as a Marine Protected Area (MPA). The new Prince Edward Islands MPA, the first...
by Robert Peck Christen, Jamie Anderson, CGAP in 2013
There are an estimated 500 million smallholder farmers in low- and middle-income countries. And, despite some improvement in their access to general financial services, relatively little progress has been made in financial services specific to their agricultural activities. Rural households and...
by Nombulelo Siqwana-Ndulo, Consultancy Africa Intelligence in 2013
The informal sector is a versatile and dynamic sector which includes a variety of economic activities. Durban is credited as being the first city in South Africa to develop a policy for street traders. Set against the backdrop of South Africa’s constitutional requirements for local government to...
by PLAAS Library in 2013
The PLAAS Resource Centre is a dynamic, evolving and valuable collection of resources around the areas of PLAAS research. We try to keep it comprehensive and up-to-date with the regular acquisition of relevant materials. Here are some interesting new books accessioned recently:
Africa after...
by wH2O Journal in 2013
wH2O is accepting full papers from students, faculty, NGOs, and professionals for our second issue (for release Fall 2013). Authors will receive a response within 3 weeks as to whether the manuscript is invited. The submission should be sent to wh2ojournal@sas.upenn.edu. The absolute deadline is...