Biodiversity
- Island Resources Foundation (IRF)
- News, research resources and communication networks for Caribbean environmental issues.
- Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI)
- A significant source of information on participatory natural resource management in the Caribbean.
- Marine Protected Area News (MPA)
- Helpful resource for anyone interested in Marine PA issues.
- Digital Library of the Commons
- An archive of online literature on commons research
- Equator Initiative (UNDP)
- The Equator Initiative highlights successful initiatives undertaken by communities in the Equatorial belt, which promote poverty alleviation through the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. The Initiative aims to identify, highlight and honour these successful initiatives through the Innovative Partnership Awards for Sustainable Development via three programmes: Innovative Pa...
- UNEP-GEF Project on Development of National Biosafety Frameworks
- The UNEP-GEF global project on the development of National Biosafety Frameworks is a three year project is designed to assist up to 100 countries to develop their National Biosafety Frameworks so that they can comply with the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. The project also promotes regional and sub-regional cooperation on biosafety. The website contains details of participating countries, plan...
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (PNAS)
- Publishing research and commentary on the natural, biological and physical sciences
- Participatory Management Clearinghouse
- The Participatory Management Clearinghouse (PMC) site is a joint initiative of IUCN (The World Conservation Union), the Bureau of the Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar), and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). This free service provides a platform to showcase the work IUCN and partners do on participatory management of natural resources, including Collaborative Management, Community-Ba...
- Earth Trends (WRI)
- Environmental information and statistics portal
- USDA Forest Service International Programs: Global Leaflet
- Twice yearly online journal of the US Forest Service International Programme. Each issue has a theme covering one aspect of forest or conservation management with case studies and articles taken from the programme's projects. Past issues have covered fire, Invasive species, watershed management, disaster assistance and migratory birds.
- Conflict over natural resources: causes and resolutions
- A. P. Castro; E. Nielsen / Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2003
- This report presents a collection of case studies which focus on processes of conflict management and resolution and the different ways and means that conflicts are addressed. The authors examine the intervention strategies, methods a...
- Effective decentralised co-management of Bunaken National Park, Indonesia
- M.V. Erdman; P.R. Merrill; M. Mongdong / International Resources Group, 2004
- This report details recent progress towards the effective decentralised co-management of Bunaken National Park, Indonesia. Bunaken National Park is home to some of the richest marine biodiversity in the world, with over 1000 species o...
- Conservation and achieving the MDGs
- D. Roe / International Institute for Environment and Development, 2004
- This book focuses on the interface between poverty and the environment. The author argues that achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) will require a genuinely integrated approach to conservation and development, which recog...
- Examination of interaction between protected wildlife area managers and locals proves ambiguous
- A. B. Johannesen; A. Skonhoft / Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 2004
- This paper examines Integrated Conservation and Development Projects (ICDPs), which have frequently been established in Africa to improve wildlife conservation and the welfare of local communities. The authors claim, however, that the...
- Analysing the implications of threats of ecological events for the management of renewable resources
- Y. Tsur; A. Zemel / Department of Agricultural Economics and Management, Hebrew University, Israel, 2004
- This paper examines the implications of threats of ecological events for the management of renewable resources. The author notes that the occurrence of an ecological event inflicts a penalty and changes the management regime. Unlike o...
- A conceptual framework on poverty and ecosystems
- A Duraiappah / International Institute for Sustainable Development, Winnipeg, 2004
- This paper addresses three major themes. Firstly, it demonstrates how human well-being is dependent on ecosystems and ecosystem services. Secondly, barriers and drivers are identified that prevent the poor from using ecosystem service...
- Helping biodiversity specialists strengthen their communications strategies
- S. Gauntlett; I. Christian; E. Masood / Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, 2004
- This report details different approaches in helping biodiversity specialists strengthen their communications strategies. The report contains five articles covering a wide range of issues, including, the historical factors that affect ...
- Synergies between environmental policies and the development of comprehensive environmental projects
- A. V. R. Blanco / Centre for Development Cooperation Services, Free University, Amsterdam, 2004
- This report presents an analysis of the synergies between environmental policies and the development of comprehensive environmental projects. More specifically, the report aims to comprehend how climate change, sustainable land use, b...
- Exploring the potential of biodiversity offsets
- J. Bishop; R. Bayon; K. Kate / World Conservation Union, 2004
- This report explores the potential of biodiversity offsets, which the authors define as conservation activities that intend to compensate for the residual and unavoidable harm to biodiversity caused by development projects. The report...
- How effective are individual transferable quota system as an economic incentive conservation tool?
- K. Karousakis; B. Groom; J. MacGregor / International Institute for Environment and Development, 2004
- This paper explores how individual transferable quota system (ITQs) can be used to act as economic incentives in conserving CITES-listed species, with particular reference to sturgeon fisheries of the Caspian Sea. The paper introduces...
- Biodiv-l
- Discussion list on biodiversity, sponsored by BIN21 (see separate entry). The BDT WWW server archives messages from the list.
- Biodiversity
- Discussion list on biodiversity
- Global Environment Facility Environmental Information Infrastructure (EII) for Latin America and the Caribbean (GEF)
- Organisation creating a decentralised electronic framework for the sharing of environmental information across Latin America and the Caribbean, specifically in connection with information required as part of the Global Environment Facility implementation process. WWW site aims to be both a central resource and a source of material more locally created WWW sites. Plans to load locally-produced pa...
- gef.report
- Documentation on the Global Environment Facility, including the Questions and Answers brochure on the GEF and the bi-annual Chairman's Report, etc. List was closed in January 1996, but archive of materials still accessible.
- Bio-organisms Factsheets
- Working on a series of biological fact sheets to be made available via WWW. Has already commissioned the writing and illustration of the first 100 'profiles' of a list of organisms important to international conservation work.
- Action Group on Erosion, Technology and Concentration formerly RAFI (ETC Group)
- Focuses on the conservation and sustainable improvement of agricultural biodiversity, and on the impact of new technologies on rural societies. Special interests in the loss of genetic diversity and the impact of intellectual property rights on agriculture and food security
- WWF-World Wide Fund For Nature (also known as World Wildlife Fund)
- International NGO funding conservation programmes, research and campaigning on nature conservation issues. WWF's internet site provides information on conservation and environment, arranged by subject (including forests, climate change, marine issues, pollution, species and sustainable development).
- Canadian Botanical Conservation Network
- The Canadian Botanical Conservation Network is a registered charitable organization, the objective of which is to aid botanical gardens, arboreta and other organizations maintaining collections of living plants to participate in biodiversity and conservation projects. CBCN is a project of the Science Department of Royal Botanical Gardens, Hamilton/Burlington, Ontario, Canada, has about 15 member i...
- Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals / Bonn Convention (CMS)
- Convention aims to conserve terrestrial, marine and avian migratory species throughout their range. WWW server includes: text of convention and follow up meetings; list of species covered; list of signatories; background documents list.
- World Conservation Union (IUCN)
- The mission of IUCN is to influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable. Maintains publishing, research and documentation programmes. Information services include: (a) IUCN WWW: divided in news (publications catalogue, full text press releas...
