{"id":9967,"date":"2021-12-25T12:35:55","date_gmt":"2021-12-25T12:35:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enova-wp.dynamiclayers.net\/importer\/features-seo2-copy\/"},"modified":"2022-10-09T19:09:22","modified_gmt":"2022-10-09T19:09:22","slug":"where-we-work-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/arcosnetwork.org\/?page_id=9967","title":{"rendered":"Where We Work"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"9967\" class=\"elementor elementor-9967\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-51a0c15 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"51a0c15\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-32998b6\" data-id=\"32998b6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-045c9ec elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-wt_bs_heading\" data-id=\"045c9ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"wt_bs_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wt-at-045c9ec\" class=\"headng-wrap center\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"section-heading\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2\r\n\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t><a style=\"color: #65bc48;\">Intervention<\/a> Areas<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4906e04 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4906e04\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf3dd4e elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"cf3dd4e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b820455 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b820455\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.7 - 03-07-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"825\" height=\"552\" src=\"https:\/\/arcosnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/albertines.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arcosnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/albertines.jpg 997w, https:\/\/arcosnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/albertines-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arcosnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/albertines-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arcosnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/albertines-600x401.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a535b58 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"a535b58\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:300}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6515d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wt_bs_heading\" data-id=\"b6515d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wt_bs_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wt-at-b6515d7\" class=\"headng-wrap left\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"section-heading\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4\r\n\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t>A bio-diverse region<\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2\r\n\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t>Albertine Rift Region<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p \t\t\t\t>The Albertine Rift region is one of the most bio-diverse regions of the African continent. However, the region is heavily threatened as a result of poverty and human demography leading to deforestation and animal poaching. ARCOS was established for the region as the primary focus. It has spearheaded stakeholders engagement in the Albertine Rift since 1999 when the first Albertine Rift Regional Forum was organised. \n<br>\n<br>\n\nIn 2007, ARCOS developed a regional biodiversity monitoring framework to harmonise all biodiversity monitoring efforts in the region that culminated to the Albertine Rift Biodiversity Portal launched in 2014, supported by a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between biodiversity data holders in the region to share their data and exchange information.\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-01e2d06 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"01e2d06\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b91435 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"1b91435\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:300}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-161d9b9 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"161d9b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"825\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/arcosnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/lake-victoria.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arcosnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/lake-victoria.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/arcosnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/lake-victoria-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arcosnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/lake-victoria-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arcosnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/lake-victoria-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bf0066 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wt_bs_heading\" data-id=\"8bf0066\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wt_bs_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wt-at-8bf0066\" class=\"headng-wrap left\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"section-heading\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4\r\n\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t>Sustainable water services<\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2\r\n\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t>Africa Great Lakes<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p \t\t\t\t>ARCOS and its partners are working together through collaborative actions to address major issues affecting freshwater services in the region. Through support to civil society actors, we conduct activities that encourage sustainable water services, land management and farming practices as well as community ecotourism in a bid to achieve integrated water resources management of the freshwater resources in the region.\n<br><br>\nOur platforms have a component on Africa Great Lakes, to allow stakeholders track the progress towards the achievements along various conservation targets that have been set as well as allow policy makers and the public get accurate and well-structured information on the status of habitats, species and ecosystem services in this region. Read more on ARCOS Great Lakes Programme <a href=\"http:\/\/arcosnetwork.org\/uploads\/2017\/06\/GL%20Prog_Flyer.pdf\"><b>here<\/b>.<\/a><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1002167 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"1002167\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0a03558 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0a03558\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-42fb8e3 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"42fb8e3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-97d621b elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"97d621b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:300}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48e9ffa elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"48e9ffa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"825\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/arcosnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/mtkenya.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arcosnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/mtkenya.jpg 900w, https:\/\/arcosnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/mtkenya-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arcosnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/mtkenya-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arcosnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/mtkenya-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b2e335 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wt_bs_heading\" data-id=\"7b2e335\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wt_bs_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wt-at-7b2e335\" class=\"headng-wrap left\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"section-heading\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4\r\n\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t>Environmental protection<\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2\r\n\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t>African Mountains<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p \t\t\t\t>Mountains play an important role in economic development, poverty alleviation and environmental protection not only for upland areas but also for the lowlands. Mountains also provide a wide range of critical and indispensable ecological goods and services for a significant number of people in Africa.\n<br><br>\n\nWith financial support from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), ARCOS is implementing in Africa a global initiative termed Sustainable Mountain Development for Global Change (SMD4GC). The overall goal of this programme is to contribute to Sustainable Mountain Development under uncertain changes in climatic, environmental and socio-economic conditions, focusing on poverty and risk reduction. Find out more <a href=\"http:\/\/arcosnetwork.org\/uploads\/2017\/06\/SMD4GC_Flyer.pdf\"><b>here<\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Intervention Areas A bio-diverse region Albertine Rift Region The Albertine Rift region is one of the most bio-diverse regions of the African continent. However, the region is heavily threatened as a result of poverty and human demography leading to deforestation and animal poaching. ARCOS was established for the region as the primary focus. 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