Africa Geographic February 2008 [antikvár]

founder's note ^ ( Africa, as poor as it might be economically, has a natural beauty and diversity of life and culture that engraves itself on the souls of all those who experience it ^ ^ In May this year, Africa Geographic will celebrate its 15th anniversary. I have been thinking about this a lot recently; more particularly about what the magazine has witnessed during this decade and a half. There Is much to celebrate. Conservation has triumphed on a grand scale in so many places. For instance, the greater Table Mountain range, fringed by the sea and Cape Town's sprawl, has been incorporated into a national park supported by a multimillion-dollar fund - an inspirational initiative launched by WWF-South Africa. To the north-east, Kruger, one of the most famous and most visited national parks in the world, has formed a cross-border partnership with conservation areas in Mozambique. Where else in the modern world can conservation lay claim to a million hectares being added to its assets? And what of the Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area? A tract of land the size of Italy that holds the continent's biggest elephant population and the unparalleled Okavango Delta, the world's largest Ramsar Site and one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. The corners of four countries meet In this region, which is set to become one of the largest and most significant conservation areas on the planet. Far to the north, with many conservation triumphs both large and small in between, lies the country of Gabon, custodian to some of the most pristine tropical forests in Africa. These are home to forest buffaloes and elephants, numbers of lowland gorillas as well as flowers, trees and avian, reptilian and invertebrate fauna that will enthral botanists and biologists for decades to come. In this canopied land, no fewer than 12 national parks have been decreed where there were none - some 29 200 square kilometres or 10 per cent of the country. In Kenya, Wangarl Maathai, a remarkable conservation activist, initiated the Green Belt Movement through which she has assisted women in planting more than 20 million trees on their farms and on schools and church compounds. Her tree-planting efforts, which have now spread to neighbouring states, are coupled with fierce and outspoken comments about Africa's debt burden. As the worthy recipient of a Nobel Peace Prize, Africa has one more, much needed, voice of reason projecting to the outside wodd. More people than ever are visiting Africa to witness first hand its great bounty. Many, if not most, leave vowing to return again and again, so moved are they by what they see and feel. No wonder. Africa, as poor as it might be economically, has a natural beauty and diversity of life and culture that engraves itself on the souls of all those who experience it. Africa has so much, but there is a sting. This continent is also bedevilled by the most corrupt and incompetent leadership and bureaucracies of any region in the world. Kenya, sadly, is the latest country to whip itself into ferment over alleged rigging of the recent national election. Sociologists, political scientists and others can debate endlessly the role of poverty, past colonial rule and other ills amongst the causes of Africa's plight. No doubt they are all right in part. But at the root of all that is wrong in Africa is evil, self-seeking leadership - greedy men and the cloying patronage that oozes from them. No less reprehensible are the international bankers and governments who prop up such men for their own selfish interests. It is these people who stifle Africa's renaissance and who are the true enemies of its opportunity About ouf magazine Africa Geographic is editorially and financially independent. It enjoys the support and endorsement of several non-aov« /sr/ianitatinnc hiir ir ic nnl affiliataH in ano <.»<. Ir. fknca kn^l:^. _________________________-______ . . organisations, but it is not attiliated in any way to these bodies or to any other publishing, environmental or political int^rJ

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Cím: Africa Geographic February 2008 [antikvár]

Kiadó: PPD Publishing (Pty) Ltd

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