Resources And Links an international network of NGOs, indigenous peoples and nations how to use forests to improve peoples economic fao.org/waicent/faoinfo/forestry/fon/fonP/cfu http://www.forestsandcommunities.org/links.htm
Extractions: International Organizations Conservation International (CI): a field-based, non-profit organization that protects the Earth's biologically richest areas and helps the people who live there improve their quality of life. www.conservation.org Environmental Liason Center International (ELCI): links most southern independent environmental NGOs world-wide, allowing them to make a common position and forge a strong case for the environment in international negotiations. www.elci.org
Extractions: (Current category is Crazy Life) By Aziz Choudry, previously published by the Centre for Research on Globalisation as "Tarzan, Indiana Jones and Conservation International's Global Greenwash Machine." Colin Powell says that its work is "amazing". In 2001, it received what the media dubbed the biggest ever grant to an environmental organization - US $261 million spread over 10 years. Its website proclaims: "A passionate few can make the difference in the world." In interviews, its president, Russell Mittermeier, confesses to a lifelong Tarzan fixation. Its vice-chair is the actor who played Indiana Jones. The organization is Conservation International (CI). Founded in 1987 and headquartered in Washington, DC, its stated mission is "to conserve the Earth's living natural heritage, our global biodiversity, and to demonstrate that human societies are able to live harmoniously with nature." It operates in over thirty countries, in the Americas, Asia, Africa and the Pacific. But like Harrison Ford, it does a lot of acting, applying copious layers of green make-up.
Benin People - World66 People. Ethnic groups African 99% (42 ethnic groups most important being fon Adja Yoruba Bariba Religions indigenous beliefs 70% Muslim 15% Christian 15%. http://www.world66.com/world/africa/benin/people
Extractions: Benin Sections Maps View Enlargement [edit this] This is no World66 image. It was found using an Internet search. more.. [Change image] [Upload image] Population: 6 100 799 (July 1998 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 48% (male 1 465 067; female 1 455 852) 15-64 years: 50% (male 1 455 224; female 1 582 880) 65 years and over: 2% (male 61 523; female 80 253) (July 1998 est.) Population growth rate: 3.31% (1998 est.) Birth rate: 45.82 births/1 000 population (1998 est.) Death rate: 12.77 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.) Net migration rate: migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.) Sex ratio: at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.91 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.76 male(s)/female (1998 est.) Infant mortality rate: 100.22 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 53.61 years male: 51.56 years female: 55.72 years (1998 est.) Total fertility rate: 6.48 children born/woman (1998 est.)
Media-21 - Medientage Zum Thema Zukunft - Umwelt - Entwicklung art and documentation the rain forest in africa and South global warming, the threatening of the indigenous people, the forest 30 D30163 Hannover fon +49-511 http://www.media-21.de/archiv/media2001/indexeng.html
Extractions: Lister Meile 4, 30161 Hannover Media 21 Planning is already at full speed for Media 21 - the unique German film and media festival which pushes Agenda 21 and the idea of sustainable development. Media 21 - 2nd Media Days on the Environment and Development will take place in Hanover/Germany 19-23 September 2001. We are organizing a wide-ranging programme of films and videos. Documentary and feature films, short and experimental films devoted in very different ways to the ecology and to development policies, to the economy and to socio-cultural themes will be shown round the clock. The connecting thread for this year's Media 21 programme will be 'The Forest' . Media 21 will be showing films, videos, multimedia and other productions which approach the forest from the aspect of art and documentation: the rain forest in Africa and South America, the northern forests in Russia and Scandinavia, the situation in Europe, the cutting down of the forests and the global warming, the threatening of the indigenous people, the forest as a mystic, mythical and mythological place ... Media 21 is a non-commercial event taking place under the auspices of the Minister of the Environment, Lower Saxony and the Head of the Environment Department, Hanover.
List Of Ethnic Groups Definition Meaning Information Explanation Dagestani peoples indigenous groups of northern Caucasus; Dai (Thai, Thai fon; French - western Latvian - Baltic people of northeastern Europe; Lavae; Laven; Lavi; http://www.free-definition.com/List-of-ethnic-groups.html
Extractions: 27 Related topics Abenaki Native American s once widespread in eastern North America Abkhaz - Minority in Georgia , Turkey and Russia Abkhazia Acadian - French-Canadians of the Canadian Maritimes Accohannock - Native American s of Maryland Achang Yunnan China Achomawai - Native American s of California Acoma - Native American s of the southwest United States and Mexico Adja - Minority in Benin Adyghe - Minority in Russia , in the north Caucasus region. Afar - Minority in Ethiopia Eritrea and Djibouti . Also known as Danakil African-American - Descendants of Africa n slaves brought to North America Afrikaner Dutch -descended settlers of southern Africa Agni - minority group in Cote d'Ivoire Aguls - Dagestan i minority group Ahtna - Native Alaska ns, along the Copper River
DAWN Africa - Benin Capital city Porto Novo People fon and Adja (40 groups Language French (official), fon, Yoruba and other tribal languages Religion indigenous beliefs 50 http://www.dawnministries.org/regions/africa/countries/benin/
LincOn.com-Travel:Africa:Benin People. Ethnic groups African 99% (42 ethnic groups, most important being fon, Adja, Yoruba, Bariba Religions indigenous beliefs 70%, Muslim 15%, Christian 15%. http://www.lincon.com/travel/africa/benin.htm
Extractions: Benin Travel Index Return to Previous Menu LincOn.com is in the process of developing travel information for more than 300 countries around the world. Basic statistical information is available on all countries, and select locations have specific related content. If you would like to add to our content (and get credit for it!), please contact Dave Broer with the information you would like to add/supply. All inquiries are welcome. Become part of our team! Benin Geography [Top of Page] Location: Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Nigeria and Togo Geographic coordinates: 9 30 N, 2 15 E Map references: Africa Area:
The First Masks Over thirty thousand years ago, somewhere in africa, an indigenous Hunter the Latin, persona, which means mask. For early indigenous peoples, masks were a http://www.webzinemaker.net/africans-art/index.php3?action=page&id_art=28378
Africa Forum - Forum Afrique - African Forum - Job Forum - Romance of Congo 50% Christian 20% Muslim 30% indigenous. African people in the diaspora(combined with fon, Dahomey, and dont speak much about black people in the http://www.africaforum.com/showthread.php3?threadid=164
Pearls Of Wisdom: Introduction Among the fon tales, How Chameleon Became a Teacher tale from Puerto Rico, where many people of African the dog, is named after the indigenous people of Puerto http://www.prolinguaassociates.com/Pages/powintroduction.html
Extractions: Pearls of Wisdom: Introduction Folktales are one of the oldest forms of literary art, and are to be found in every culture in the world. From the beginning of history, people have used folktales as a traditional means of teaching moral and cultural values and as a tool for educating children and preparing them for adult life. Furthermore, most folktales from one culture have equivalents in another, and this makes them universal. Because of their universality, and the power and simplicity of their language, folktales are ideal for teaching language and literacy skills. This book is an attempt to promote, through the power of folktales, the teaching and learning of English language skills. All but one of the tales in this book are either from Africa or have African roots. This book contains eight folktales from West Africa, one from Central Africa and three from the Caribbean. Two of the Caribbean stories, in turn, are originally from Africa. Most of the West African tales are from the Fon ethnic group in the Republic of Benin. The African folktales in this book fall into four broad categories: explanatory tales, sacred tales, trickster tales, and cautionary tales.
Map & Graph: Countries By People: Ethnic Groups Map Graph People Ethnic groups by country. Malaysia, Malay and other indigenous 58%, Chinese 24%, Indian ethnic groups, most important being fon, Adja, Yoruba http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/peo_eth_gro
Extractions: several. Compare All Top 5 Top 10 Top 20 Top 100 Bottom 100 Bottom 20 Bottom 10 Bottom 5 All (desc) in category: Select Category Agriculture Crime Currency Democracy Economy Education Energy Environment Food Geography Government Health Identification Immigration Internet Labor Language Manufacturing Media Military Mortality People Religion Sports Taxation Transportation Welfare with statistic: view: Correlations Printable graph / table Pie chart Scatterplot with ... * Asterisk means graphable. Added May 21 Mortality stats Multi-users ½ price Catholic stats Related Stats People who viewed "People - Ethnic groups" also viewed: Ethnic groups (note) Net migration rate Nationality (adjective) Persons per room ... Scroll down for more information Show map full screen Country Description Sierra Leone 20 native African tribes 90% (Temne 30%, Mende 30%, other 30%), Creole (Krio) 10% (descendants of freed Jamaican slaves who were settled in the Freetown area in the late-18th century)
TDS; Passports, Visas, Travel Documents of Benins 6.7 million people live in ethnic groups, most important being fon, Adja, Yoruba Religions indigenous beliefs (voodoo) 50%, Christian 30%, Muslim http://www.traveldocs.com/bj/people.htm
Extractions: PEOPLE The majority of Benins 6.7 million people live in the south. The population is young, with a life expectancy of 50 years. About 42 African ethnic groups live in this country; these various groups settled in Benin at different times and also migrated within the country. Ethnic groups include the Yoruba in the southeast (migrated from Nigeria in the 12th century); the Dendi in the north-central area (they came from Mali in the 16th century); the Bariba and the Fulbe (Peul) in the northeast; the Betammaribe and the Somba in the Atacora Range; the Fon in the area around Abomey in the South Central and the Mina, Xueda, and Aja (who came from Togo) on the coast. Recent migrations have brought other African nationals to Benin that include Nigerians, Togolese, and Malians. The foreign community also includes many Lebanese and Indians involved in trade and commerce. The personnel of the many European embassies and foreign aid missions and of nongovernmental organizations and various missionary groups account for a large number of the 5,500 European population. Several religions are practiced in Benin. Animism is widespread (50%), and its practices vary from one ethnic group to the other. Arab merchants introduced Islam in the north and among the Yoruba. European missionaries brought Christianity to the south and central areas of Benin. Moslems account for 20% of the population and Christians for 30%. Many nominal Moslems and Christians continue to practice animistic traditions. It is believed that voodoo originated in Benin and was introduced to Brazil and the Caribbean Islands by slaves taken from this particular area of the Slave Coast.
Benin : Geography, People, Policy, Government, Economy... HIV/AIDS people living with HIV/AIDS 160,000 ethnic groups, most important being fon, Adja, Yoruba Religions indigenous beliefs 50%, Christian 30%, Muslim 20 http://www.studentsoftheworld.info/infopays/wfb.php3?CODEPAYS=BEN&PAYS=Benin
CIA - The World Factbook -- Benin HIV/AIDS people living with HIV/AIDS Definition Field groups, most important being fon, Adja, Yoruba Religions Definition Field Listing indigenous beliefs 50 http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/bn.html
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Extractions: 'Voodoo curses', pin-sticking dolls, flesh-eating zombies and devil worship... if any religion has been deliberately maligned, it's Vodou. In fact, the anti-Vodou propaganda machine has been so effective that many people don't even know that Vodou is a religion and not simply a system of harmful magic. This entry provides some very basic information about the sophisticated religious tradition that became an integral part of the African diaspora. The terminology of Haitian Vodou will be used throughout, except when referring to specific traditions. A Traditional African Religion Vodou (also spelled Voudoun, Vodun, and Voodoo in various parts of the world) is a traditional African religion that spread from West Africa across the world with the slave trade. The word Vodou appears to derive from the Fon word for 'spirit', describing the concept of a world alive with spirit and energy, and anthropologists estimate the religion to be 6-10,000 years old. The benevolent but distant Creator God Papa Bon Dieux (Good God), or Bondeye in
Friends Of Nigeria Newsletter Selections, Fall 1997 the United States, are busy recording indigenous knowledge systems had a great influence on many people s lives, not fon HOLDS FIRST GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING. http://www.friendsofnigeria.org/Newsletter_files/vol2_1.htm
Extractions: STUDENTS RESEARCH INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE When Mike Warren was a Peace Corps science teacher in Techiman, Ghana, (Ghana 64-66), he met Mary Salawuh, a long-distance trader based in Techiman. Mary is a Yoruba born in Cape Coast, Ghana. Her mother hailed from Ibadan and her father from Ara near Oshogbo. Going home often with her parents to Nigeria, she is equally at home in both countries. The Warrens married in 1965 and proceeded to Indiana University where Mike worked on his PhD in Anthropology. After being hired at Iowa State University in 1972, he and Mary began training students for summer and sometimes Christmas trips to West Africa, always including Nigeria in the tour. They have taught both Yoruba and Hausa at ISU and have now taken more than 200 students to Africa. For the past two summers, they have taken groups of minority students (African American, Native American, and Hispanic American.) Invariably, the students have fallen in love with Nigeria and Nigerians. Two of the outstanding African-American students have conducted thesis research and gotten along so well they were installed as chiefs in Ara. Quite a number have acquired plots of land in Ara where they intend to build houses.
Vitalog.com - Search By Location Adja, Yoruba, Bariba), Europeans 5,500 Religion indigenous beliefs 70 15% Languages French (official), fon and Yoruba search people who Born Died Burial. http://www.vitalog.com/cgi-bin/exploring/country.cgi?cod=1028&ctype=birth&sort=n
WEF Durban June 2001 cookies and . to the genes of indigenous people; the rights fon Mathuros and Valerie Weinzeirl The WEF PR about the prospects for ordinary people to change http://www.nadir.org/nadir/initiativ/agp/free/wef/durban.htm
Extractions: Every generation out of relative obscurity, must find its own mission and either fulfill it or betray it . - Frantz Fanon http://www.emory.edu/ENGLISH/Bahri/Fanon.html THIS EMAIL CONTAINS INFORMATION THAT WILL ALLOW YOU TO MAKE A SAFE AND EFFECTIVE CONTRIBUTION TO THE STRUGGLE FOR HUMANITY AND AGAINST MARKET FUNDAMENTALISM The World Economic Forum (WEF) meets at the International Convention Centre in Durban from 6 - 8 June 2001. The WEF has been around since 1971, and is the most important site for discussion between the world's major political and business leaders on how to drive "globalisation" (i.e. the forced imposition of market fundamentalism across the globe) and how to sell it. Business and political leaders pay a R150-000 registration fee to attend. The meeting will not include workers, youth, feminists, environmentalists and religious activists and only six representatives from non-government organisations (NGO's) will be allowed to attend. The WEF's 968 members include top people in multinational companies like Shell (who pollute Ongoniland and co-operated with the regime that murdered Ken Saro-wiwa , Nike (who continue to use sweatshop labour http://www.nolongo.com/
