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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>The TerrAfrica Knowledge Base is now
operational: <a href="http://knowledgebase.terrafrica.org/"><font
color=purple><span style='color:purple'>http://knowledgebase.terrafrica.org/</span></font></a>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>The Knowledge Base is an interactive
website developed by the TerrAfrica Partnership to facilitate the access, the
exchange and methodical accumulation of key knowledge to implement <strong><b><font
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-weight:normal'>Sustainable Land
Management (SLM) in <st1:place w:st="on">Africa</st1:place>.
Information resources available on the site include</span></font></b> </strong>text
documents, multimedia documents, maps, statistics and websites, both in
English and French. <strong><b><font face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-weight:normal'>Users can access</span></font></b></strong>
information using a simple free-text search or by more advanced options such
as searching by country, TerrAfrica activities, keywords, etc.
Registred users can also add new resources, browse the community directory
and post messages in the forum. <strong><b><font face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-weight:normal'>The Knowledge Base</span></font></b> </strong>connects
SLM stakeholders, fosters collaboration and promotes the scaling-up of SLM
practices across <st1:place w:st="on">Africa</st1:place>. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>The TerrAfrica Partners are the World
Bank, FAO, UNCCD, NEPAD: <a href="http://www.terrafrica.org/"><font
color=purple><span style='color:purple'>http://www.terrafrica.org/</span></font></a>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>La Base Connaissance TerrAfrica est désormais
opérationnelle: <font color=black><span style='color:black'><a
href="http://knowledgebase.terrafrica.org/"><font color=purple><span lang=FR
style='color:purple'>http://knowledgebase.terrafrica.org/</span></font></a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=FR
style='font-size:12.0pt'>La Base Connaissance TerrAfrica est un site web
interactif développé par le Partenariat TerrAfrica pour faciliter la diffusion,
l’échange et l’accumulation méthodique de connaissances clés pour
le développement de la Gestion Durable des Terres (GDT) en Afrique. Les
ressources informationnelles disponibles sur ce site comprennent des
documents texte et multimedia, des cartes, des statistiques et des portails,
à la fois en langue anglaise et française. Les utilisateurs peuvent accéder
aux informations en utilisant du texte libre ou des options plus avancées
telles que la recherche par pays, par activité TerrAfrica, par mots clés….Les
utilisateurs enregistrés peuvent également ajouter de nouvelles ressources,
parcourir le répertoire communautaire et poster des messages dans le forum.
La Base de Connaissance met en relation les partenaires de la GDT, incite aux
collaborations et promeut l’amélioration des pratiques liées à la GDT
sur le sol africain.</span><br>
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<strong><b><font color=blue face="Times New Roman"><span style='color:blue'>--------------------------</span></font></b></strong><b><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue;font-weight:bold'><br>
<strong><b><font face="Times New Roman">Dr. Christian CREPEAU</font></b></strong><br>
<strong><b><font face="Times New Roman">GIS, Remote Sensing, Mapping,
Metadata <o:p></o:p></font></b></strong></span></font></b></font></p>
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