In preparation for WSSD, IUCN's international Task Force invited prominent experts from African civil society to meet together in Dakar. This publication in both English and French is the result of that meeting. Objectives of the meeting were to enable the representatives of African civil society to adopt a common position on issues relating to poverty reduction, environment and sustainable development in Africa, and to develop a plan of action on sustainable development in Africa to be circulated at the Johannesburg Summit.
Includes bibliographic references. Document in English and in French under the same cover.