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Community-based Animal Health and Participatory Epidemiology (CAPE) Unit
The Community-based Animal Health and Participatory Epidemiology (CAPE) Unit was established in January 2001
as a component of the Pan African Programme for the Control of Epizootics (PACE).
The CAPE Unit focuses in pastoral areas of Horn of Africa countries and works with a wide range of governmental,
non governmental and international partners. Their website describes the origins and activities of the unit,
and houses various documents categorised as:
Prelude Database of Veterinary Medicinal Plants of Africa
Monitoring and Evaluation News
A news service oriented towards Non-Government Organisations (NGOs), accessible by e-mail, focusing on developments in monitoring and evaluation methods relevant to projects with social development objectives.
(Download MandE News by e-mail, by sending the message 'http://www.shimbir.demon.co.uk/news.htm' (only) in an e-mail to 'www@kfs.org')
The NORINA database of audio-visual alternatives to the use of animals in education. An important contribution towards Reduction, Refinement and Replacement of animals in scientific procedures.
GeneWatch - an independent organisation which scrutinises the scientific literature and produces clear, accessible briefing papers to encourage informed, precautionary public debate about the use of genetic modification technologies.
Organisations Involved in Community Animal Health
Community-based Animal Health and Participatory Epidemiology (CAPE) Unit
The Community-based Animal Health and Participatory Epidemiology (CAPE) Unit was established in January 2001
as a component of the Pan African Programme for the Control of Epizootics (PACE).
The CAPE Unit focuses in pastoral areas of Horn of Africa countries and works with a wide range of governmental,
non governmental and international partners. Their website describes the origins and activities of the unit,
and houses various documents categorised as:
Intermediate Technology Development Group
A British NGO which hasbeen involved in projects exploring approaches to decentralised animal health services for the last fifteen years.
Vetaid
A British NGO implementing projects in Mozambique, Somaliland and Tanzania; part of VSF Europa.
Veterinaires sans Frontieres
A French NGO; part of VSF Europa.
Veterinarios sin Frontieras
A Spanish NGO; part of VSF Europa.
Deliveri: Indonesia
A British Government funded project providing decentralised animal health services in Suluwezi, Indonesia.
Draft Animal Organisations
SPANA (Society for the Protection of Animals Abroad),
IDPT (International Donkey Protection Trust),
ILPH (International League for the Protection of Horses),
TAWS (Transport Animal Welfare Society)
ATNESA (Animal Traction Development),
Ethnoveterinary & Other Indigenous Knowledge
Proceedings of International Ethnonovet Conference, Pune, India, November 1997 (Volume 2)
Indigenous Knowledge and Development Monitor
Ethno-botany
Prelude Database of Veterinary Medicinal Plants of Africa
A data bank on herbal medicine from native North Americans
Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, UK
Directory of Ethnobotany Resouces on the WWW
Directory For Botany: Economic Botany, Ethnobotany; Finland
Animal Welfare and Animal Rights
The NORINA database of audio-visual alternatives to the use of animals in education.
An important contribution towards Reduction, Refinement and Replacement of animals in scientific procedures.
Veterinary, Good Links and International
VEERU, Reading, UK: many useful veterinary contacts>
VEERU, Reading, UK: Other Useful Links for Veterinary Surgeons
NetVet and Electronic Zoo (Links to many other livestock sites)
Office International des Epizooties
Centre for Tropical Veterinary Medicine, UK
EpiVetNet: Useful mailing lists for Veterinary Epidemiologists
International Atomic Energy Agency
Society for Tropical Veterinary Medicine
Veterinary, UK based
VetWeb, Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, UK
Veterinary Vacancies and Locums in UK and Worldwide
VetServe, a privately maintained veterinary web site
VetScape, a privately maintained veterinary web site
Livestock and Agriculture
SLAP (Sustainable Livestock and Animal Production Newsletter)
GeneWatch - an independent organisation which scrutinises the scientific literature and produces clear, accessible briefing papers to encourage informed, precautionary public debate about the use of genetic modification technologies.
e-mail to information service of: International Livestock Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
International Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya
FAO, Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN
Animal Health & Economics Management Wageningen Agricultural University, The Netherlands
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, UK GovernmentUK Agriculture on the Internet
Sustainable Farming Connection
Development
Monitoring and Evaluation News
A news service oriented towards Non-Government Organisations (NGOs), accessible by e-mail, focusing on developments in monitoring and evaluation methods relevant to projects with social development objectives.
(Download MandE News by e-mail, by sending the message 'http://www.shimbir.demon.co.uk/news.htm' (only) in an e-mail to 'www@kfs.org')
International Institute for Environment and Development
Overseas Development Institute, UK
Oneworld Online; links to man UK NGOs
Intellectual Property Rights Site
Institute of Development Studies, UK
The Electronic Development and Environment Information System - Eldis, British Library of Development Studies 1 and Eldis 2
Department for International Development, UK Government
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
World Bank participation sourcebook
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
Development Media Resources Web Site
CABI, Scientific Abstracting Service
EUROPA: European Union Homepage
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA/SAREC)