Announcements 



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New Leadership 



Mr. Foday Bojang takes reins of office 



We are delighted to announce that we have a new Editor, Mr. Foday Bojang, with whom we launch this 

 Issue 0Ï Nature & Faune. Mr. Foday Bojang assumed duty on 1 5 July 2008 as Senior Forestry Officer in 

 the FAO Regional Office for Africa, Accra Ghana. He brings along to this position a wealth of 

 experience on African Union matters, where he served for 10 years as the Head of Environment and 

 Natural Resources Division. He was active in crafting the Concept Note and the Programme of 

 Implementation for the Green Wall for the Sahara Initiative and a number of other initiatives. Mr. 

 Bojang served in the Forestry Department of the Gambia from 1980 to 1998, rising to the position of 

 Director in 1992. He joined the then Organization of African Unity (now African Union) in August 

 1 998. Mr. Bojang succeeds Mr. Eduardo Mansur. 



Eduardo Mansur and Lonneke Bakker step off the Editorial Board 



Mr Eduardo Mansur left FAO in March 2008 after a brief but remarkable tenure as the editor of Nature 

 & Faune and FAO Regional Forestry Officer for Africa. Mansur joined the International Tropical 

 Timber Organisation (ITTO) as an Assistant Director, Reforestation and Forest Management with 

 residence in Japan. 



Ms. Lonneke Bakker successfully carried out her duties as an Assistant Editor of Nature & Faune for 

 almost 4 years. She left FAO in June 2008 at the end of her tour to join WWF Netherlands where she has 

 taken up duty as a thematic expert on species conservation. Ms. Bakker is credited for her contributions 

 in revitalizing Nature & Faune and producing the first digital copy of the magazine. 



The Editorial Board of the Nature & Faune expresses gratitude for all that Eduardo and Lonneke 

 contributed to the magazine over their period of tenure. We will miss Lonneke's quick wit and 

 Eduardo's innovative and adventurous mindset on the Board. 



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