(to oversee programme planning and implementation.)
(to set up and administer a non-profit trust or foundation to obtain and disburse funds for individual projects of the AHBP.)
(to approve project proposals, to allocate funds and supervision for approved projects.)
(e.g., North African, West/Central African, East African, Southern African and Malagasy Regional Committees. These will coordinate local projects, liaise with local collaborators and otherwise promote the objectives of the programme within their regions.)
(to disseminate the results of research, provide training for local personnel, produce pamphlets, books and films to bring about public awareness.)
Above photographs by Lynn Raw - details as follows:
(1) Green Mamba (Dendroaspis angusticeps) KwaZulu-Natal populations threatened by development along coast
(2) Drakensberg Mtns, KwaZulu-Natal, S. Africa, habitat of several endemic species of reptiles and amphibians
(3) Knysna Dwarf Chameleon (Bradypodion damaranum,) endemic to the Knysna Forests
(4) Pickersgill's Reed Frog (Hyperolius pickersgilli), only described in 1982, this rare KwaZulu-Natal endemic is threatened by wetland destruction
(5) Karkloof Falls, near Howick, KwaZulu-Natal, S. Africa, typical of habitat that supports a number of localised endemics
(6) Fisk's House Snake (Lamprophis fiskii) a very rare South African endemic from more arid areas
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