Science and Environment

Agricultural Research Station in Cinzana, Mali
Joint project supporting agricultural research aimed at increasing food production on a sustainable basis.
http://www.syngentafoundation.com/research_station.htm

Project Hombori
Find out about the development, biodiversity monitoring, and other projects at this inaccessible tableland south of Timbuktu,at the border between the Sahara desert and the Sahel area. Includes maps and photos, news, links, and tourism highlights.
http://www.hombori.org/

Saving Mali's Migratory Elephants
Article regarding West Africa's desert elephants and research on the dwindling herd and protect their imperiled migration routes. <small>(July 1, 2005)</small>
http://www.smithsonianmagazine.com/issues/2005/july/elephants.php