Aco Foundation Africa Directorates

Directorate of Sustainable Ecology for Social Transformation

This directorate deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings. 1) Department of Terrestrial Ecology for Environmental Sustainability This department specifies the relations of organisms and their physical environment on land. It goes further to categorize terrestrial biomes and terrestrial ecosystems  2) Department of Aquatic Ecology Environmental Sustainability This…

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Directorate of Sustainable Environmental Responsibility for Social Transformation

The ultimate goal of this directorate is to make every activity around us environment friendly. To be environment friendly means adapting a lifestyle that protects environment and conserve natural resources. 1) Department of Environmental Protection for Environmental Sustainability This department concerns itself with all programs that are aimed at reducing risks to the environment from…

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Directorate of Climate Change for Social Transformation

This directorate focuses on long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. Such shifts can be natural, due to changes in the sun’s activity or large volcanic eruptions. 1) Department of Atmosphere and Climate Change for Environmental Sustainability This department looks at the relationship between the atmosphere and climate change. The more carbon dioxide, the more…

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Directorate of Sustainable Solid waste Management for Social Transformation

This directorate deals with the supervised hand ling of solid waste material from generation at the source through the recovery processes to disposal. 1) Department of Solid Waste Generation for Environmental Sustainability This department brings out how extraction of raw materials, manufacture of products, consumption, and waste management all generate wastes. The generation of solid…

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Directorate of Sustainable Liquid Waste Management for Social Transformation

This directorate deals with the prevention of discharge of pollutants to the watercourses, through the collection and proper disposal of hazardous liquid materials. 1) Department of Sanitary Liquid Waste for Environmental Sustainability This department deals with the liquid waste discharge from a building’s or structure’s sanitary fixtures, such as toilets, washrooms, urinals, sinks, showers, small…

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Directorate of Renewable Resources for Social Transformation

This directorate deals with resources that can be replenished naturally over time. As a result, they are sustainable despite their consumption by humankind. Renewable resources are considered especially important for their potential to replace non-renewable, or finite, resources in the production of energy. Additionally, renewable resources can offer cleaner energy solutions than those provided by…

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Directorate of Non-renewable Resources for Social Transformation

This directorate deals with natural resources that cannot be readily replaced by natural means at a pace quick enough to keep up with consumption. An example is carbon-based fossil fuels. The original organic matter, with the aid of heat and pressure, becomes a fuel such as oil or gas. 1) Department of Natural Gas for…

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Directorate of Sustainable Water for Social Transformation

This directorate deals with a colorless, transparent, odorless liquid that forms the seas, lakes, rivers, and rain and is the basis of the fluids of living organisms. It also deals with the water cycle, also known as the hydrologic cycle or the hydrological cycle, is a biogeochemical cycle that describes the continuous movement of water…

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Directorate of Sustainable Soil for Social Transformation

This directorate deals with the upper layer of earth in which plants grow, a black or dark brown material typically consisting of a mixture of organic remains, clay, and rock particles. Soil is a material composed of five ingredients — minerals, soil organic matter, living organisms, gas, and water.  1) Department of Minerals for Environmental…

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