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AfroMont is a network of scientists and environmental and resource specialists that promote research into and implementation of sustainable livelihoods in mountain areas of Africa within the context of long term climate change. It has been launched at the Kampala Workshop in July 2007. The aim is to connect and support global change researchers working in different mountain regions on the African continent.
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„By Dr. Hilde Eggermont. Alpine fire outbreak on the Rwenzori Mountains (Mountains of the Moon – Uganda).
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„Multi-Stakeholder Meeting for UNCSD Rio+20 Conference
The conference venue was at South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI). Our role in...“
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"There is still hope in Mountain Research in Africa!"
After a brief stay in Kenya, where I attended African Association of Insect Scientists, I met...“
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Personal perception of the importance of Global Change Research Network in African Mountains
The introduction to the Global Change Research Network...“
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