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A Global Summit about
Mobile Technology for Social Impact
October 13-15, 2008
Johannesburg, South Africa

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Wireless Technology for Social Change

Read the new report on trends in mobile use by NGOs:

Wireless Technology for Social Change.

The report was commissioned by the UN Foundation/Vodafone Group Foundation Partnership and written by Katrin Verclas and Sheila Kinkade.

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Fauna & Flora International

file under:
conservation, development, Energy Conservation and Green Living, Environment and Ecology, recycling

operates in:
United Kingdom

contact:
http://www.fauna-flora.org/

Flora and Fauna International uses mobiles in their international conservation and sustainable development work.

References / Past Projects

Fauna & Flora International is the world's longest established conservation society. We work to conserve threatened species worldwide, choosing solutions that are sustainable, based on sound science and take account of human needs.

Additionally, this report is available on the organization's website, www.fauna-flora.org.

Mobile Phones: An Appropriate Tool For Conservation And Development?
Mobile phone technology is developing at an extraordinarily rapid pace and is being applied to an increasingly wide range of human activities and the environment in which we live. It brings both benefits and challenges. This report looks at the implications and applications of mobile phone technology on conservation and development initiatives in the developing world.