Plan for supporting natural resources management in sub-Saharan Africa: Regional environmental strategy for the Africa bureau

Technical Report · Fri May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1992

OSTI ID:6590714

USAID's plan for combatting environmental degradation in sub-Saharan Africa through natural resource management (NRM) is presented. USAID will focus its efforts on two problem areas: soil degradation due to unsustainable agricultural practices, and loss of tropical forests and other critical habitats. The subregions targeted are: arid and semi-arid tropics, tropical highlands, the country of Madagascar, and the humid tropical forest of the Congo Basin. The plan divides African countries into three categories. In Category I countries, USAID would implement comprehensive programs. Programs in Category II countries would focus more limited resources on a single technical priority. Category III countries generally have only small humanitarian and or political programs, and will not undertake bilateral NRM programs. Annexes include a detailed framework for organizing country NRM programs.

• Research Organization: AMEX International, Inc., Washington, DC (United States)
• OSTI ID: 6590714
• Report Number(s): PB-93-179794/XAB; CNN: AID-AFR-0467-C-00-1036-00
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
290400* -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Energy Resources
AFRICA
AGRICULTURAL WASTES
AGRICULTURE
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
EROSION
FERTILITY
FORESTS
GLOBAL ANALYSIS
GLOBAL ASPECTS
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
GROWTH
IMPLEMENTATION
INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS
ISLANDS
MADAGASCAR
MANAGEMENT
MATHEMATICS
ORGANIC WASTES
ORGANIZING
PLANNING
POLITICAL ASPECTS
REGIONAL ANALYSIS
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
SOILS
TROPICAL REGIONS
WASTES