| Description: | The African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS) is a policy research institution which was established in 1988 in Nairobi, Kenya, to undertake policy research and related activities on the application of science and technology to sustainable development. In 1992, ACTS revised its mandate to focus on implementing the results of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), including Agenda 21 and the conventions on biological diversity, climate change and desertification. On June 30, 1997, ACTS gained international status when its Charter was signed by governments of Kenya, Uganda, Malawi and Malta as well as the Third World Academy of Sciences and the International Centre for Research in AgroForestry (ICRAF).
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