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Brochures & Information Sheets
 Click here to download PDF about the South Rift Resource Centre
 Click here to download PDF of our 2008 Annual Report (1 mb)
 Click here to download PDF of our 2007 Annual Report (1.5 mb)
 Click here to download PDF of our 2006 Annual Report (2 mb)
Community Conservation Links
Natural Resources as Community Assets - Lessons from Two Continents - order the handbook from Sand County Foundation, one of our partners. In October, 2003 practitioners from Africa and North America convened in Savannah, Georgia to present the challenges and opportunities of community-based natural resource management (CBNRM). Their conclusion was that CBNRM works, and that it works beyond the aims of traditional conservation programs. Dr. David Western presents the afterword in this critically important, and useful, handbook.
African Conservation Science Resources
 Amboseli Conservation.org- The website of Dr. David Western's 40-year-long research and conservation program at Amboseli National Park in Kenya.
 NatureServe - A non-profit conservation organization that provides the scientific information and tools needed to help guide effective conservation action. NatureServe and its network of natural heritage programs are the leading source for information about rare and endangered species and threatened ecosystems.
 National Geographic Map Machine - Investigate places like East Africa by a multitude of parameters - conservation, climate, population. An amazing online resource.
AfricanWater.net - African Water is a new initiative funded by the European Community with the aim to increase the involvement of African researchers in the water related components of EU funding programmes for research and development.
Euro-African Science Network - The leaders of European Union (EU) member states have agreed to expand collaboration between European and African universities through the development of �Euro-African networks of universities and centres of excellence�.
 Conservation GIS - ESRI - This is the conservation program of ESRI, the world's leading Geographic Information System software provider - and an African Conservation Fund partner. Their grants program has helped scores of conservation efforts across the globe.
African Conservation - Audio & Video Resources
 On May 4, African Conservation Fund co-founder Dr. David Western gave a lecture at the Cincinnati Zoo on the future of wildlife and people in East Africa: "Is there a place for both?" Dr. Western was also honored with the zoo's prestigious Wildlife Conservation Award for 2006 (click here to see press release). On April 30, Dr. Western was interviewed by Thane Maynard, director of the zoo's public information, on Cincinnati public radio. Click here to hear the interview played online. If you would like to download the interview as part of a podcast, click here.
BBC News video from July 2005 about the scope of the illegal bush meat trade in Kenya and its devastating effect on wildlife. Copy and paste link into the browser of your Real Player or Windows Media Player.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/avdb/news_web/video/9012da68001b270/nb/09012da68001b512_16x9_nb.ram
 If you would like to hear clips of Maasai songs - and order a terrific CD full of Maasai music and praise songs - be sure to visit www.laleyio.com, a project of American Hans Johnson and Kenyan Maasai Simon ole Tumanka. The collection also includes wonderful snippets from children learning to sing - and their uproariously fun and infectious laughter.
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Wildlife-based eco-tourism brings in some $400 million as foreign exchange to Kenya - 30% of the country's total. But these wild assets are threatened - from land subdivision, farming, and poaching. Despite these threats, the economic value of this "natural capital" has not been quantified clearly enough in areas where it can do the most good - in communities that are making decisions about land use. Our programs are aimed at improving local understanding of the value of wildlife - now, and for future generations. 
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