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Brooks, M., 2000. African Rhino Specialist Group (AfRSG). Pachyderm 28: 4-6

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Location: World
Subject: Organisations
Species: All Rhino Species


Original text on this topic:
SADC Rhino Programme. The inception phase of the Italian-funded SADC Rhino programme established the administrative and consultative framework for operations, and identified specific rhino conservation projects to be funded over the next six months. A Range State Planning Meeting was held in Johannesburg, South Africa, in March 2000 to discuss the programme and ensure participation of the various stakeholders and the recruitment of a full-time programme coordinator, the latter likely to be effective from June. The next phase of the programme will involve a review of the legal and policy frameworks in each range state, an evaluation of radio collars used in the region towards developing a really effective technique, assisting in the development of appropriate rhino databases, and assistance with the development of projects by the range states that can be considered for funding. The accent of the entire programme is on developing structures, processes and strategies that have a regional significance, and that will facilitate the implementation of improved rhino conservation programmes. The effects should be lasting, and not of an ephemeral non-sustainable nature. The African Rhino Specialist Group's (AfRSG) main role in the Consortium is to provide technical advice and to recommend on the suitability of proposed projects within the continental and regional contexts.

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