A large number of automatic weather stations has been implemented in the frame of the BIOTA AFRICA project by the Namibian National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI) and the Group "Biodiversity, Evolution and Ecology" (BEE) of the University of Hamburg. The website offers hourly updates of data and graphs of a large number of weather parameters.
BIOTA West Africa - Core topics - Workpackages (WP)
The contemporary status of biodiversity in West Africa and concepts for its sustainable conservation
Land use changes: agriculture and restoration
Land use change related to cash crops
Impact of cash crop cultivation on biodiversity - Plant and animal diversity and cacao cultivation CT2-T1-WP1a
Impact of cash crop cultivation on biodiversity - Plant and animal diversity and cotton cultivation CT2-T1-WP1b
Impact of cash crop cultivation on biodiversity - Pesticide application and residues CT2-T1-WP1c
Socio-economic causes and consequences of cotton and cacao cultivation - The socio-political dimension of cotton in Benin CT2-T1-WP2a
Socio-economic causes and consequences of cotton and cacao cultivation - The socio-economics of cotton production in Benin and Burkina Faso CT2-T1-WP2b
Socio-economic causes and consequences of cotton and cacao cultivation - The socio-economics of cacao production in Côte d'Ivoire CT2-T1-WP2c
Sustainable use of selected organisms
Restoration of degraded systems
Locally Protected Area (LPA-) network
Tools and products for decision making and practical application