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Biodiversity And Biological Collections WWW Server
Information of interest to systematists and other organismic biologists such as biological collections, Category Science Environment biodiversity Informatics DatabasesThe biodiversity and Biological Collections Web Server is devoted to informationof interest to systematists and other biologists of the organismic kind.
http://biodiversity.uno.edu/
Virtual Library Of Ecology And Biodiversity
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http://conbio.rice.edu/vl
Stop Logging And Road Building In Roadless Areas Of The Tongass National Forest
Welcome to the Website of the. Global biodiversity Information Facility!
http://darwin.bio.uci.edu/~sustain/bio65/Titlpage.htm
Biodiversity
Access to WWW sites that provide information on genetic diversity, species diversity, ecological diversity, and geopolitical perspectives. From the National Biological Information Infrastructure.
http://www.nbii.gov/issues/biodiversity/

Extractions: This section of the NBII gives the visitor a taste of the tremendous variability of life, linking to selected WWW sites that emphasize brief descriptions and images of the wide assortment of life to be discovered within the biosphere. Ecological or Ecosystem Diversity Geopolitical Perspectives This section of the NBII provides links to numerous sites, both U.S. and International, that give a geographic or political unit focus to biological diversity. These links include websites with biodiversity information at International, Regional, State and Local scales.
Biodiversity Web: Your Clearing-house For Information About The Dimensions Of Bi
Personally maintained website with information and links about several aspects of biodiversity biologica Category Science Environment biodiversitybiodiversity Web is a clearinghouse for information about the dimensions ofbiodiversity. Protecting biodiversity For Our Children, For Our Future.
http://www.biodiversity.nl/

Extractions: Vanaf vandaag is een handboek beschikbaar dat een helder overzicht geeft van de Europese milieuregelgeving en de Nederlandse regels die daaruit voortvloeien. Het zogenoemde Handboek Implementatie Milieubeleid is te vinden op www.vrom.nl/milieuhandboek . De publicatie biedt een overzicht van regelingen met rechten en plichten van burgers, bedrijven en de overheden. Door de heldere samenvatting per regeling is het een toegankelijk naslagwerk dat iedereen kan raadplegen. Het handboek is alleen op de VROM-site te vinden en is dus niet in boekvorm gepubliceerd. Dit met het oog op het milieu en het streven naar actualiteit. Het handboek is op initiatief van het ministerie van VROM door het Instituut voor Milieuvraagstukken samengesteld. Dat instituut houdt zich als oudste universitaire milieu-onderzoeksinstituut in Nederland al ruim 25 jaar bezig met complexe milieuvraagstukken. Natura 2000
DELTA DEscription Language For TAxonomy
A flexible format for encoding taxonomic descriptions for computer processing. It can be used to produce Category Science Biology TaxonomyDELTA DELTA. The DELTA format (DEscription Language for TAxonomy) is a flexiblemethod for encoding taxonomic descriptions for computer processing.
http://biodiversity.uno.edu/delta/
Biodiversity - Academic Info
A partially annotated directory of Internet resources on biodiversity.
http://academicinfo.net/biodiv.html
ETI - Databases
A growing taxonomic database and information system that aims at documenting all presently known species (about 1.7 million). Taxonomic trees, descriptions, synonyms, literature citations, and molecular database queries.
http://www.eti.uva.nl/Database/
WWF: Virtual House
Interactive site by World Wildlife Fund teaches users about global environmental issues. Find the household objects that answer the biodiversity questions.
http://www.virtualhouse.org

Extractions: This virtual house is a lot like any other residence you'll findfrom Alaska to Ohio to Florida. And inside are all kinds of things we use in our everyday lives. So take a look around and see what you can learn about how the way we live can affect our planet's biodiversity Just choose one of the categories above, hit "Enter House," and you'll be asked a question. Find the answer as you nose around the house clicking on items until you find the one that answers the question. Or, if you'd rather learn about one of the topics in more detail, hit "Click here to learn more about your topic" and go directly to that section of the WWF site. Wipe your feet at the door, hang your coat in the closet, and come on in . . .
Environmental Institute Of Houston
EIH was created to address real and potential issues of environmental concern, such as loss of biodiversity, health risks from pollution, failure of food supplies, and depletion of natural resources.
http://www.eih.uh.edu/
VALUES OF BIODIVERSITY
biodiversity and Conservation A Hypertext Book by PeterJ. Bryant. Chapter 7 VALUES OF biodiversity.
http://darwin.bio.uci.edu/~sustain/bio65/lec07/b65lec07.htm

Extractions: From Species in a Bucket by Edwin Philip Pister. Natural History , January 1993. ARGUMENTS FOR CONSERVATION It is important to be able to clearly define the reasons for believing in conservation of biodiversity, if we are to justify it in the face of increasing threats to species survival. One way to identify the reasons is to look at what we derive from biological diversity, and what we will lose as a result of species extinction. Animals. Only a couple of dozen animal species have been domesticated for food production. Virtually 100% of the protein from domesticated animals consumed by people comes from nine species: cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, water buffalo, chickens, ducks, geese and turkeys. Fish are becoming a new kind of domesticated animal through the development of aquaculture techniques.
SMALLHOLDER FARMERS', PASTORALISTS' AND ARTISANAL FISHERFOLK'S INTELLECTUAL RIGH
Introduction to the issues in a Kenyan context, with an emphasis on farmers, pastoralists and fisherfolk, and the need for protocols on intellectual property. Includes Via Campesina's statement on Farmers' Rights.
http://www.ukabc.org/ipr2.htm

Extractions: Return to the UK abc Home Page Uploaded Nov 1977 SMALLHOLDER FARMERS', PASTORALISTS' AND ARTISANAL FISHERFOLK'S INTELLECTUAL RIGHTS AND AGRICULTURAL BIODIVERSITY, IN KENYA "There is no such activity as Bioprospecting - there is only Biopiracy" RAFI From: IT Kenya / ITDG CONTENTS: INTRODUCTION THE DEVELOPMENT OF ' FARMERS' RIGHTS PATENTS ... IMPLICATIONS FOR SMALL-SCALE FOOD PRODUCERS IN KENYA INTRODUCTION [Return to Contents] In Kenya, as in most of the rest of the developing world, the indigenous genetic resources of poor communities are being lost, because of the spread of industrial agriculture and the consequent marginalisation of small-scale food production, and they are being stolen by corporate-sponsored scientists and other plant collectors - the Biopirates - without adequate compensation. PRIOR INFORMED CONSENT 'Prior Informed Consent' means that when someone from within or outside of the community wants to use the community's genetic resources, for whatever purpose, they should explain exactly what they are going to use them for, who the ultimate enduser will be, and agree, in a legally-binding way, how any benefits, from the further commercial development of these resources, will be shared with the community. In order for communities to be able to negotiate effectively, make reasonable assessments of the implications of any information they are given and be able to claim adequate compensation for their genetic materials, there needs to be an agreed framework supported by appropriate legislation at national level. (See, for example, EcoNews Africa Vol. 5, No. 7, 4 April 1996)
Convention On Biological Diversity
The CBD is a global, comprehensive agreement addressing all aspects of biological diversity genetic Category Science Environment biodiversity International Conventions biodiversity Day 2003022 The theme for the International Day for Biological Diversity(22 May 2003) has been recently changed to biodiversity and poverty
http://www.biodiv.org/

Extractions: Home Convention Protocol Decisions ... Programmes Search for: CHM BCH Participation Secretariat ... Site Map Convention About the Convention Convention Text Participation COP Decisions ... Strategic Plan Convention Bodies Conference of the Parties Scientific Body (SBSTTA) Working Group on Art.8(j) Working Group on Access and Benefit Sharing ... Partners Biosafety Protocol Biosafety Homepage Biosafety Clearing-House Capacity-building Meetings and Documents ... Other Information Parties National Focal Points National Reports NBSAPs Status of Contributions Information Services Biodiversity and WSSD CBD Meetings CBD Press Room Publications ... International Day For Biological Diversity Secretariat Divisions Job Opportunities Reports Printer-Friendly Home Upcoming Meetings Africa regional meeting on the Clearing-House Mechanism
Biodiversity And Biological Collections
Information of interest to systematists and other organismic biologists such as biological collections, taxonomic files, directories and ListServ archives, computer programs, reports by standards bodies (IOPI, ASC, SA2000, etc.), and access to online journals.
http://www.biocollections.org/

Extractions: sample searches > Devoted to information of interest to systematists and other biologists of the organismic kind. Within these pages you will find information about specimens in biological collections, taxonomic authority files, directories of biologists, the Delta system and links for hundreds of biodiversity and collection resources. General Biodiversity Natural History Museums Biological Collections Announcements and News ... Paleontology Top 10 Search Results for " Mycology 99,400 results returned Mar 22, 2003 at 08:11 PM Mycology Resources Mycology Online Home Page ... Phylogeny: Missing millions
Biodiversity And WORLDMAP.
Measuring biodiversity value Environment biodiversity Evaluation and Monitoring Museum (NHM) response to the Convention on Biological Diversity and the lab is anactive partner in many national and international biodiversity initiatives.
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/science/projects/worldmap/

Extractions: GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY VALUE: a map showing the distribution of some of the most highly valued terrestrial biodiversity world-wide (mammals, reptiles, amphibians and seed plants), using family-level data for equal-area grid cells ref 10 , with red for high biodiversity and blue for low biodiversity. Contents: The research programme is a specific Natural History Museum (NHM) response to the Convention on Biological Diversity and the lab is an active partner in many national and international biodiversity initiatives. Its mission is to develop and apply appropriate, explicit and accountable methods to tackle problems in biogeography and in biodiversity assessment to meet conservation needs at any spatial scale (it does not provide data). For further information please contact: Paul Williams worldmap@nhm.ac.uk
Forest Conservation Portal -- Rainforest, Forest And Biodiversity Conservation N
Rainforest, Forest and biodiversity Conservation News and Information.
http://forests.org/

Extractions: Gaia's... Presented by Forests.org, Inc. Forests.org, Inc. works to end deforestation, preserve old-growth forests, conserve and sustainably manage other forests, maintain climatic systems and commence the age of ecological restoration. This web site is for educational and non-commercial use only ( Menu: Home News Recent Links Archives Sources ... Donate
MEASURING BIODIVERSITY
MEASURING biodiversity VALUE Measures biodiversity value in theory identifyinga fundamental currency of value to people. biodiversity
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/science/projects/worldmap/diversity/

Extractions: MEASURING BIODIVERSITY VALUE Measures of biodiversity are needed to determine the 'where' of in situ conservation action rather than the 'how', particularly in deciding which combinations of available areas could represent and help sustain the most biodiversity value for the future. This raises many questions, including: What is biodiversity? A note on grids and data Diversity is a property of sets of organisms. These sets are usually defined by the volume of space in which they occur, although for many studies the third dimension can be ignored, so that sets can be defined by an area of land or sea. We follow a popular approach of dividing the surface area of the world into grid cells or polygons. For purposes other than choosing among land-management units for conservation, equal-area (
Sustainable Africa: Home
Resources and links on water, energy, health, agriculture and biodiversity in Africa.
http://allafrica.com/sustainable/

Extractions: Subsidies Block African Development - ECA Chief The head of the ECA calls for an examination of the $300 bn annually that is spent on agricultural subsidies - six times the total aid sent to developing countries. Meanwhile, the author of a new report asks how can cotton growers in Burkina Faso compete on world markets with cotton exported from the U.S. at 57 percent below the cost of production?
BCIS
A partnership of major international organisations involved with biodiversity and conservation. Aiming Category Science Environment biodiversity Conservation programs of IUCNThe World Conservation Union, BCIS Members collectively representthe single greatest global source of biodiversity conservation information
http://www.biodiversity.org/
Yale | Center For Biodiversity Conservation And Science
Yale University (USA) group addressing global climate change and biodiversity loss. Information about faculty members, software, online papers and abstracts.
http://www.cbc.yale.edu/

Extractions: The loss of biological diversity is one of the greatest threats facing society today. In response to this global threat, the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies created the Center for Biodiversity and Conservation Science. Our mission is to produce the latest advances in scientific knowledge and bring this knowledge to bear on solving environmental problems on a human scale. As one of the leading academic institutions addressing global climate change and biodiversity loss, the Center at Yale combines the expertise of distinguished faculty with the resources of the university's institutions and research facilities, to remain at the forefront of biological conservation. Our advanced research areas include: Ecology and Conservation Biology Conservation Policy Human Dimensions Systematics and Genetics Conservation

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