2. Africa Environment Outlook - 2  Environment for development  Environmental State-and- trends: 20-year Retrospective  Emerging Challenges  Outlook  Back To Our Common Future

3. Partners and collaborating centres

4. Environment underpins development

5. Africa’s resources are being under valued and under utilized

6. Africa’s the second largest continent in the world and its land supports over 70% of the population

7. Africa is endowed with enormous potential for solar energy. There is high wind energy potential in Northern Africa and southern part of South Africa.

8. Traditional medicinal plants derived from forests support a US$ 100 million industry in Africa Forests and woodlands account for about 6% of Gross Domestic Product in Africa

9. Coastal areas are the most important economic zones, supporting ecotourism in Africa

10. Emerging challenges

11. The actions identified in this report emphasize the need for investment in human, social, economic and environmental capital in Africa if the region is to prosper.