‘Undying Flame: The Continuing Demand for Wood as Fuel’ from Earth Trends (The Environmental Information Portal) - Provides information and statistics about wood as fuel and suggests that this is not a major cause of deforestation.

Fionetwork - Information about community tree planting projects being conducted in Africa, with the support of Plant a Tree in Africa. (A charity working to preserve the natural environment in Africa by supporting community tree planting)

AllAfrica - Sustainable Africa web page from the AllAfrica Foundation. Provides links to a variety of sustainable development articles (up to the present day) looking at water, energy, health, agriculture and biodiversity in Africa.

BBC - BBC news report (08/10/2004) Profile of Wangari Maathai who campaigns against deforestation in Africa.

Oxfam - Oxfam International report ‘Zimbabwe: Harvesting seeds of hope’. This describes Oxfam’s Agriculture Recovery Program in Zimbabwe.

Environment Agency - Environment Agency report ‘Impacts on human systems: can humans survive the disruption of climate change?’ This report suggests that Africa’s crop yield may decline whereas water shortage and waterborne diseases will increase.

PanUK - Agriculture for food security briefing by the Pesticide Action Network. This report explores agricultural production strategies for smallholder families in developing countries, including case studies.