Subproject W01
Remote Sensing and GIS based Monitoring of Vegetation and Biodiversity Dynamics as caused by Natural and Human induced changes in Western Africa

Subproject W02
Analysis of the biodiversity of Africa and development of sustainable management concepts considering climate change and land-use

Subproject W03
Biodiversity of Africa in the global context: Spatial patterns of vascular plant diversity in a changing environment

Subproject W04
Development of a protection and management plan for sustainable land use: Phytodiversity analyses in habitat fragments

Subproject W06
Arthropods as ecosystem engineers: The impact of ants and termites on soil properties and vegetation

Subproject W07
Comparative Studies on ephemeral savanna waters and their significance for diversity and productivity of fish communities in natural and anthropogenic disturbed rivers in West Africa

Subproject W08
Establishing of an Amphibian-indicatorsystem and capacity building in Westafrica as basis for a sustainable management of biodiversity

Subproject W09
Management concepts for sustainable land use based on functional biodiversity and selection of regional priority areas for conservation

Subproject W11
Phytodiversity dynamics as an indicator for sustainable use in the West African Sahel and Sudan Zone