"The objective of [African Monitoring of Environment for Sustainable Development (AMSED)] is to provide all African nations with the resources they need to manage their environment more effectively and ensure long-term sustainable development in the region. Most importantly, AMESD aims to improve the lives and prospects of the 350 million disadvantaged people in Africa currently enduring poverty and hardship, and whose livelihoods depend heavily on their environment." (Quoted from article)