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11/20/2008
Scientists want global body to conserve biodiversity (Manila Bulletin)
LONDON - Scientists warned that the world is on the brink of a major biodiversity crisis and called for the creation of an international body to advise governments on how to protect the planet’s ecosystems.
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11/20/2008
Biodiversity board to advise state govt (The New Straits Times)
KUCHING: An international advisory board will be set up to advise the state government on biodiversity and research and development.
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11/19/2008
SARAWAK TO SET UP INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD ON BIODIVERSITY, R&D (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
KUCHING, Nov 19 (Bernama) -- To ensure valuable advice on biodiversity and research and development (R&D), Sarawak will set up an international advisory board soon.
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11/19/2008
Experts urge creating biodiversity information network in Himalayan region (People's Daily)
Experts have called in a workshop to create a mountain biodiversity information network in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan region for mutual benefit and transboundary cooperation. The two-day workshop "Linking Geodata with Biodiversity Information in the Himalayas" was organized in Nepali capital Kathmandu by the International Center for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) and the Global Mountain ...
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11/19/2008
Biodiversity of area surveyed (Cobar Age)
An endangered mammal, 71 birds, seven amphibians and 19 reptiles are among the finds of a biodiversity survey recently conducted in Quanda Nature Reserve near Hermidale.
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11/18/2008
Alpine rivers hold important clues for preserving biodiversity and coping with climate change (EurekAlert!)
( European Science Foundation ) Marginal plants, particularly trees, play a crucial role in sustaining the biodiversity of Europe's big river systems, according to a recently held workshop organized by the European Science Foundation. This finding provides important clues for protecting Europe's rivers against a combined onslaught from human development and climate change, which are tampering ...
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11/18/2008
Alpine Rivers Hold Important Clues For Preserving Biodiversity And Coping With Climate Change (Science Daily)
Marginal plants, particularly trees, play a crucial role in sustaining the biodiversity of Europe's big river systems, according to new research. This finding provides important clues for protecting Europe's rivers against a combined onslaught from human development and climate change, which are tampering with existing ecosystems and changing both the physical and biological forces acting upon ...
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11/18/2008
Alpine rivers hold important clues for preserving biodiversity and coping with climate change (PhysOrg)
Marginal plants, particularly trees, play a crucial role in sustaining the biodiversity of Europe's big river systems, according to a recently held workshop organised by the European Science Foundation (ESF). This finding provides important clues for protecting Europe's rivers against a combined onslaught from human development and climate change, which are tampering with existing ecosystems and ...
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11/18/2008
Experts stress on need for biodiversity data for Himalayan Region (Nepalnews. com)
A two-day workshop "Linking Geodata with Biodiversity Information in the Himalayas" organised by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) and the Global Mountain Biodiversity Programme (GMBA) concluded on Sunday (Nov 16) with a call to create a mountain biodiversity information network in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan region for mutual benefit and trans boundary ...
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11/19/2008
WWF encourages relationship between biodiversity in Cape Winelands and conservation of cork forests (South African Wine News)
There is a unique opportunity in South Africa this week for the wine industry to engage with the conservation community and put sustainability on the global wine agenda.
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| Animal Info - Information on Rare, Threatened and Endangered Mammals - Biology, ecology, habitat, and status of rare, threatened and endangered species of mammals and information on their native countries: biodiversity, ecosystems, population, and land use.Bibliography of Genetic Variation in Natural Populations - Searchable database of citations on natural populations of animals, plants, and microbes.Biodiversity and Its Value: Biodiversity Series, Paper No. 1 - Outlines what biodiversity is, and the three levels at which it is usually defined: genetic, species and ecosystem.Biodiversity and Protected Areas - Introductory documents on understanding and conserving biodiversity.Biodiversity Economics - Explores the economic dimensions of the global biodiversity agenda as reflected in the work of IUCN and the various biodiversity conventions, notably the Convention on Biological Diversity.Biodiversity Fact Sheet - What is biodiversity, what threatens it, why is it important, and what are ecologists doing to better understand it? From Ecological Society of America. [PDF]Biodiversity Frequently Asked Questions - Presents answers to common questions about biodiversity.Biodiversity Hotspots - Comprehensive information on 25 of the world's biologically richest and most threatened ecosystems.Biodiversity II: Understanding and Protecting Our Biological Resources - National Academy of Sciences report (1996) addresses new strategies and techniques for quantifying, understanding, and protecting biodiversity. Full text online.Biodiversity in urban ecosystems - Links to sites about urban biodiversity.Biodiversity Resource Center - A branch library of the California Academy of Sciences specializing in information on biodiversity. Bibiographies, links to news and educator resources.Biodiversity Series - Full text online of UNEP-WCMC series of project results.Biodiversity Theory - Overview of some theoretical basics of biodiversity.Biodiversity Web - Personally maintained website with information and links about several aspects of biodiversity: biological, ecological, physical, chemical, social (e.g., population growth), economical and juridical. Some links in Dutch language or of particular relevance to Netherlands.Canadian Biodiversity - Biological diversity: theory, patterns, ecological zones, species distributions, conservation issues, and legislation, with an emphasis on Canada. Bilingual: English/French.DIVERSITAS Programme - International collaborative project with the goal of providing accurate scientific information and predictive models of the status of biodiversity and sustainability of the use of the Earth's biotic resources, and to build a world-wide capacity for the science of biodiversity.Fauna and Flora International - Supports international conservation activities. Documents on methodology, working with NGOs, governments, communities; news, publications, photo gallery.Global Biodiversity Back Issues - The Canadian Museum of Nature's quarterly magazine. Covered Canadian and international biodiversity news in science, politics, education, community and individual initiatives between 1991 and 1999.The Global Diversity Foundation - The Global Diversity Foundation documents, monitors and promotes agricultural, biological and cultural diversity around the world, particularly through training and research.Industrial Reliance on Biodiversity - Provides an overview of the extent to which industry in the developed world relies on the biodiversity of the developing world. (FTP site).Introduction to Biodiversity Theory - Overview and definitions.Kind Planet Biodiversity - Introductory notes.Mass Extinction Underway - Links to articles on biodiversity and species extinction.Natural Resources and Biodiversity - Background papers from the World Resources Institute on social and political dimensions of environmental policy-making.Species 2000 - Project to provide indexing and links for all known species as the baseline dataset for studies of global biodiversity.What is Biodiversity? - Different definitions used by resource managers and ecologists.What is Biological Diversity? - Overview and definitions.World Atlas of Biodiversity - Interactive maps of biodiversity and human impacts from the UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre.
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