Weather data
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.


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BIOTA West Africa 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

Capacity building