81. Tethys Research Institute - Home is a nonprofit NGO dedicated to the preservation of the marine environment. It focuses on marine animals and particularly on cetaceans inhabiting the Mediterranean Sea, and aims at protecting its biodiversity by promoting the adoption of a precautionary approach for the management of natural resources. http://www.tethys.org/

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82. USAID - Environment/Biodiversity You are here » Home » environment » biodiversity. biodiversity. Theearth supports an incredible array of biodiversity from Thailand http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/environment/biodiversity/

Biotechnology Why Conserve Biodiversity? Habitat Conservation Species Conservation ... U.S. Government Agency Partners Web Site People (Last Name) Publications (Title) Advanced search options... Home Environment Biodiversity Camouflaged by its rocky surroundings, this leopard in Namibia is among the thousands of animals worldwide that are threatened with extinction. This fantastic variety of life is found in diverse habitats ranging from the hottest desert to tropical rainforests to the arctic tundra. Biodiversity is essential to every aspect of the way that humans live around the world. Plants and animals provide people with food and medicine, trees play an important role in absorbing greenhouse gases and cleaning the air we breathe, and rivers and watersheds provide the clean water that we drink. In recognition of the importance of biodiversity, USAID has made biodiversity conservation a key goal under its program to protect the environment. USAID is supporting conservation activities in 64 countries, seeking to maintain the variety of species and the ecosystems in which they occur. USAID is working with communities, non-governmental organizations, and governments to develop environmental policies and management practices that conserve biodiversity and, at the same time, sustain local livelihoods. This can involve empowering communities to become stronger actors in the management of resources. USAID also invests in building the capacity of foreign governments, non-governmental organizations, and communities to better manage protected areas. In addition, USAID is promoting enterprise-based conservation initiatives (such as eco-tourism), which provide economic benefits from the preservation of biological resources. To complement these activities, USAID fosters greater public awareness of conservation issues by supporting the development of outreach and environmental education programs.

83. International Bee Research Association A notfor-profit organization, based in Cardiff, to increase awareness of the role of bees in agriculture and the environment. Details of staff, publications, events, and membership. Contact details. IBRA promotes the study and conservation of bees which in themselves are indicators of the world's biodiversity.d beekeeping http://www.ibra.org.uk/

84. National Assembly For Wales: Subject Index: Environment Organisms, biodiversity and Nature Conservation, Industrial Pollution Controls, ContaminatedLand, Litter, Climate, Change Marine Pollution, environment Agency http://www.wales.gov.uk/subienvironment/content/biodiversity/bio_e.htm

Environment Home Recent Additions Topic Index List of Publications ... Feedback See Also Sustainable Development Information A-Z Assembly Business Chief Medical Officer Wales ... Transport Wales Biodiversity Group What is Biodiversity? The United Kingdom Biodiversity Action Plan and the Wales Biodiversity Group Wales Biodiversity Group: Terms of Reference Membership of Wales Biodiversity Group What is Biodiversity? Further than this strict definition, biodiversity conservation has become a useful form of terminology for perhaps the most complex of all the issues facing humankind in the future: namely, how to meet the needs of a growing human population without compromising the variety and abundance of plants and animals and their habitats. Biodiversity is important because the viability and productivity of soil and waters, the climate and other life-support systems depend on the interaction between groups of species and their environment. The Assembly has a duty under section 74 of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 to have regard to the conservation of biodiversity when carrying out its functions; and is required to publish a list or lists of the species and habitats which are of principal importance tofor the conservation of biodiversity in Wales. The Assembly also has a duty to take reasonably practicable steps to further the conservation of habitats and species on the list(s), and to promote such steps by others.

85. Parrot Conservation, Loro Parque Fundacion Non profit organization in Spain operating on an international basis to promote conservation of parrots, biodiversity, the environment and sustainable development. Home to the rare Spix Macaw. http://www.loroparque-fundacion.org/

Loro Parque Foundation Parrot Parrots Cockatoos Conures Macaws Amazons Lories Lovebirds Parakeets Conservation Parrot conservation Parrot projects Aviculture Parrot breeding Parrot welfare Parrot research Parrot nutrition Proventricular Dilatation Disease Parrot workshops International Parrot Convention World Parrot Convention Charity Not for Profit Wildlife Parrot Action Plan in situ ex situ Spix's macaw Cyanopsitta spixii Lears' macaw Anodorhynchus learii Hyacinth macaw Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus Blue-throated macaw Ara glaucogularis El Oro Parakeet Pyrrhura orcesi Red-tailed amazon Amazona brasiliensis Superagüi National Park Yellow-eared parrot Yellow-eared Conure Ognorhynchus icterotis World Parrot Trust St Vincent amazon St Vincent parrot Amazona guildingii Philippine Cockatoo Red-vented Cockatoo Cacatua haematuropygia Royal Forest Department of Thailand Phu Kieo Wildlife Sanctuary Dominica Red-necked Amazon Imperial Amazon Amazona arausiaca Amazona imperialis Halmahera Rusty-faced Parrot Hapalopsittaca amazonina Action Sampiri Sangihe Talaud Red-and-Blue Lory Eos histrio Kakatua Seram Moluccan Cockatoo Cacatua moluccensis Cerro Blanco Fundación Pro-Bosque Guayaquil Macaw Great Green Macaw Lilacine amazon Ara ambigua guayaquilensis Amazona lilacina Black-cheeked Lovebird Agapornis nigrigenis Vinaceous Amazon Amazona vinacea Scarlet Macaw Ara macao Greyheaded Parrot Poicephalus fuscicollis suahelicus Tanimbar Islands Echo Parakeet Psittacula eques Psittacula echo Sumba Yellow-crested Cacatua sulphurea citrinocristata

86. Europe: UNEP.Net, The Environment Network directory of international organizations. Up biodiversity Action PlansEuropean Commission DGenvironment. biodiversity Action Plans in http://xochitl.grid.unep.ch/europe/index.php?struct_id=biodiv

87. North America Faces 'biodiversity Crisis,' Study Says CNN http://cnn.com/2002/WORLD/americas/01/06/environment.biodiversity.reut/index.htm

88. Urban Biodiversity Plan Urban habitats; Sustainable Cities Research Institute; URGENT- Urban Regeneration and the environment biodiversity; UK Man and http://www.naturalsciences.be/bch-cbd/belgium/links/themes/urban.htm

Urban biodiversity, urban ecology and urban sustainable environment Page of links Belgium Databases Inventory of research projects on urban biodiversity and ecology in Belgium (Belnet - Biodiv catalogue) MAMMIBRU - Information system on mammals of the Brussels Region Cities Antwerp Botanical research in urban biotopes (in Dutch) Brussels - Information from Belgium's First National Report Brussels - IBGE-BIM Environment Agency ... Espaces verts (in French) or Groene ruimten (in Dutch) State of the Environment (in French) Brussels - Biodiversité en Région de Bruxelles-Capitale - Article (in French) Brussels - Opération Refuges Naturels des RNOB (in French) ... Visé - Biodiversity network (in French) Education and public-awareness Haute Ecole Ilya Prigogine - Graduat en écologie sociale et urbaine (a 3-year course centered on social and urban ecology) Opération Jeunes Chercheurs (a public-awareness programme for high school students on urban environment issues, from the Free University of Brussels, in French)

89. TDEC: Division Of Natural Heritage Protecting biodiversity through programs in Natural Heritage, Natural Areas, Rare Plant Protection, Ginseng and Nursery Licensing, Environmental Review, Rivers and Wetlands http://www.state.tn.us/environment/nh/

Skip to Content. Home Air Water ... State Parks Main content begins below. Natural Heritage Inventory Program Scientific Collecting Permits Rare Plant Dealer Application Natural Areas and Scenic Rivers Program Natural Areas Scenic Rivers State Natural Areas Week The Rare Species Protection Program ... Quarter Quadrangle Species Listing and Downloadable ArcView Shape File Search Natureserve Tennessee Amphibian Monitoring Program (TAMP) Atlas of Amphibians in Tennessee Contacts Staff Biographies The Tennessee Rivers Assessment Summary Report Reggie Reeves, Director 401 Church Street Nashville, TN 37243-0447 reggie.reeves@state.tn.us Protecting Tennessee's Vast Biological Diversity The mission of the Tennessee Division of Natural Heritage is to restore and protect the plants, animals, and natural communities that represent the natural biological diversity of Tennessee. The Division carries out its mission through the following program areas: Natural Heritage Inventory Program, Natural Areas and Scenic Rivers Program, and Rare Species Protection Program, and administers the Tennessee Natural Areas Preservation Act of 1971, the Tennessee Scenic Rivers Act of 1968, the Rare Plant Protection and Conservation Act of 1985, the Ginseng Dealer Registration Act of 1983, and the Ginseng Harvest Season Act of 1985.

90. Biodiversity Profile Of India biodiversity Profile of India. Contents. Marine environment. The nearshorecoastal waters of India are extremely rich fishing grounds. http://www.wcmc.org.uk/igcmc/main.html

Biodiversity Profile of India Contents Geography and Major Biomes Wetlands Forests Marine Environment ... References Geography and Major Biomes India is the seventh largest country in the world and Asia's second largest nation with an area of 3,287,263 square km. The Indian mainland stretches from 8 4' to 37 6' N latitude and from 68 7' to 97 25' E longitude Figure 1 . It has a land frontier of some 15,200 kms and a coastline of 7,516 km (Government of India, 1985). India's northern frontiers are with Xizang (Tibet) in the Peoples Republic of China, Nepal and Bhutan. In the north-west, India borders on Pakistan; in the north-east, China and Burma; and in the east, Burma. The southern peninsula extends into the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean with the Bay of Bengal lying to the south-east and the Arabian Sea to the south-west. For administrative purposes India is divided into 24 states and 7 union territories. The country is home to around 846 million people, about 16% of the World's population (1990 figures). Summary data for India are given in Appendix 1 Physically the massive country is divided into four relatively well defined regions - the Himalayan mountains, the Gangetic river plains, the southern (Deccan) plateau, and the islands of Lakshadweep, Andaman and Nicobar. The Himalayas in the far north include some of the highest peaks in the world. The highest mountain in the Indian Himalayas is Khangchenjunga (8586 m) which is located in Sikkim on the border with Nepal. To the south of the main Himalayan massif lie the Lesser Himalaya, rising to 3,600- 4,600 m, and represented by the Pir Panjal in Kashmir and Dhaula dhar in Himachal Pradesh. Further south, flanking the Indo-Gangetic Plain, are the Siwaliks which rise to 900-1,500 m.

91. Urban Bushland - Declaration Of Interdependence - David Suzuki - 23 January 1998 The crucial facts on which the environment movement is based. http://www.nccnsw.org.au/bushland/projects/Biodiversity/19980123_suzuki.html

Area : Biodiversity Declaration of Interdependence - David Suzuki Summary: David Suzuki's Declaration of Interdependence gives voice to the crucial facts on which the environment movement is based. Date: 23 January 1998 This We Know We are the earth, through the plants and animals that nourish us. We are the rains and the oceans that flow through our veins. We are the breath of the forests of the land and the plants of the sea. We are human animals, related to all other life as descendants of the firstborn cell. We share a common present, filled with uncertainty. And we share a common future as yet untold. We humans are but one of 30 million species weaving the thin layer of life enveloping the world. The stability of communities of living things depends on this diversity. Linked in that web, we are interconnected - using, cleansing. sharing and replenishing the fundamental elements of life. Our home, planet Earth, is finite; all life shares its resources and the energy from the sun and therefore has limits to growth. For the first time, we have touched those limits.

92. The Environmental Literacy Council - Biodiversity UNEP Convention on Biological Diversity Global biodiversity Outlook The UnitedNations environment Programme s Convention on Biological Diversity published http://www.enviroliteracy.org/subcategory.php/4.html

Home About ELC Site Map Contact Us ... Food Biodiversity Biodiversity, or biological diversity, is a term coined to describe the immense variety and richness of life on this planet. Biodiversity includes not only the many species that exist, but also the diversity of populations that make up a species, the genetic diversity among individual life forms, and the many different habitats and ecosystems around the globe. The use of the term biodiversity grew out of a concern that efforts were needed to conserve, not just particularly charismatic animals, but the diversity of life around the world, including many plants and animals that will never grace a letterhead or be the focus of an international campaign. There are many ongoing efforts local, national, and international to balance the needs of human populations with the protection of endangered and threatened species. The basic unit of biodiversity is a species. How many species are there? No one knows, not even "to the nearest order of magnitude." One of the first challenges faced by conservationists is to answer this question. This is an enormous undertaking, because there are vast areas of the planet that are only now beginning to be studied. Areas such as the bottom of the ocean, for example, were once considered to be lifeless, but new technologies of exploration have revealed them to be full of life. New species are being discovered all the time. The black-faced lion tamarin, a new monkey in Gabon, a muntjak deer in Vietnam, and a pigmy beaked whale have all been discovered in just the last decade. The

93. Earthprint.com - Environmental Books And Publications From UNEP And Key Internat Plateau, the evolutionary trends, and advances in biodiversity research and physicalconditions, flora, fauna, and socioeconomic environment; the management of http://www.earthprint.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/CategoryDisplay?cgrfnbr=21114&cgmen

94. School Community Environment Program - Web Links - Biodiversity biodiversity plants and animals environment Australia biodiversityGroup http//biodiversity.environment.gov.au/ World Wide Fund http://www.arandaps.act.edu.au/environment/links/natulink.htm

SCHOOL COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT PROGRAM Web Links - Biodiversity Please Note: The content of the links listed on this page is beyond our control. In the interests of safe surfing, adult visitors are advised to check the suitability of links before encouraging children to follow them. Please advise the Webspinner if any links are broken or are no longer suitable for viewing. Index Biodiversity - plants and animals Contact Navigation Bar Biodiversity - plants and animals Environment Australia Biodiversity Group http://biodiversity.environment.gov.au/ World Wide Fund for Nature Global Network http://www.panda.org/home.htm World Conservation Monitoring Centre http://www.wcmc.org.uk/ Community Biodiversity Network http://www.peg.apc.org/~bdnet Threatened Species Network http://www.peg.apc.org/~ntsnnsw Biology on the Net - from Macquarie University, Sydney http://www.bio.mq.edu.au/School/museum/Exhibits.html Australian plants and animals A Tour through Australia's biodiversity http://www.environment.gov.au/life/tour/tour.html

95. New Scientist Environment Report Biodiversity A biodiversity Update In the second half of the 20th century, the Earth lost 300,000species. ARTICLE INDEX More articles on biodiversity. biodiversity Update http://www.newscientist.com/hottopics/biodiversity/biodiversityupdate.jsp

96. ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION ACT 1999 Education For environment biodiversity of Pakistan http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/epabca1999588/

Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Index Table Search Notes ... Help ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION ACT 1999 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Long Title CHAPTER 1Preliminary PART 1PRELIMINARY . Short title [see Note 1] . Commencement [see Note 1] . Objects of Act Principles of ecologically sustainable development . Act to bind Crown . Application of Act . Application of the Criminal Code . Native title rights not affected . Relationship with other Acts . Relationship with State law CHAPTER 2Protecting the environment PART 2SIMPLIFIED OUTLINE OF THIS CHAPTER . Simplified outline of this Chapter PART 3REQUIREMENTS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL APPROVALS Division 1Requirements relating to matters of national environmental significance Subdivision AWorld Heritage . Requirement for approval of activities with a significant impact on a declared World Heritage property . What is a declared World Heritage property . Declaring a property to be a declared World Heritage property . Amending or revoking a declaration of a declared World Heritage property . Offences relating to declared World Heritage properties Subdivision AANational Heritage . Requirement for approval of activities with a significant impact on a National Heritage place . Offences relating to National Heritage places Subdivision BWetlands of international importance . Requirement for approval of activities with a significant impact on a declared Ramsar wetland . What is a declared Ramsar wetland . Making and revoking declarations of

97. Biodiversity divide. Its Web site contains news and articles related to issues includingtrade, biodiversity, environment and tourism. Position http://altis.ac.uk/browse/cabi/31a08738ee5317da5f2a8b203d859755.html

low graphics Any Resource Type Articles / papers / reports - collections Articles / papers / reports - individual Audio-visual / multimedia resources Books Database Event / conference announcements Journal - Contents and abstracts Journal - Full text Learning material Mailing list / discussion group News / media Organisation Web Site - Companies Organisation Web Site - FE/HE depts. Organisation Web Site - Governmental Organisation Web site - Recruitment/employment Organisation Web Site - Non-profit Organisation Web Site - Professional bodies Reference materials Research Projects / Centres Resource guide / directories Software Statistics Worksheets/Activity sheets Related topics: other: ecology Convention on Biological Diversity : Biological Diversity and Tourism This is a programme of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), which is described separately in the full Resource Discovery Network (RDN) service. It supports the sustainable development of tourism activities in vulnerable ecosystems and habitats of major importance for biological diversity. The Web site contains the International Guidelines and information about their adoption, workshop documents and an ecotourism brochure. There are international case studies and links to related Web sites. Some documents are in PDF format, requiring Adobe Acrobat software. ecotourism tourism impact sustainability sustainability ... Exmoor National Park Authority The ENPA Web site contains information about Exmoor's archaeology, geology, woodlands, farmland, history, wetlands, wildlife, biodiversity and listed buildings. There are also details about ENPA, its work and publications, planning information and information for visitors. A number of online documents are downloadable, some of which may also be purchased by post at a small price. Guides, fact sheets and other documents are available in PDF format requiring Adobe Acrobat software. The site includes an education section aimed at schools, information about sustainable development and details of projects.

98. The Value Of Biodiversity [Ministry For The Environment] The value of biodiversity. Our natural environment and the unique speciesthat live in it play a large role in making New Zealand distinctive. http://www.mfe.govt.nz/issues/biodiversity/value/

Home Contact us Related links Site map ... Ministry Site search Biodiversity What is biodiversity? Value of biodiversity Risks Roles and responsibilities You are here: The issues Biodiversity The value of biodiversity The value of biodiversity Maori have long made use of indigenous plants and animals, e.g. for tools, the arts and food. But we are still finding out about potential uses of our indigenous biodiversity, for example in new medicines. Protecting our biodiversity helps keep our options open. Many people believe that biodiversity has value in its own right, not just as something that is potentially useful to people. Human responsibility for our impacts on other living things and our obligations to future generations are strong grounds for conservation. International commitment Loss of biodiversity is a global concern. However, only New Zealand can conserve the unique species that evolved in this country. New Zealand signed the international Convention on Biological Diversity in 1992 and ratified it in 1993. In doing this, we showed our support for international action to protect biodiversity. We promised to prepare a national strategy to set goals for conservation and sustainable use of our biodiversity. For more information visit the

99. Biodiversity [Ministry For The Environment] You are here The issues biodiversity. biodiversity. E koekoe te page107). biodiversity is short for “biological diversity”. It http://www.mfe.govt.nz/issues/biodiversity/

Home Contact us Related links Site map ... Ministry Site search Biodiversity What is biodiversity? Value of biodiversity Risks Roles and responsibilities You are here: The issues Biodiversity Biodiversity E koekoe te tui, e ketekete te kaka, e kuku te kereru The tui sings, the kaka chatters, the pigeon coos (Brougham and Reed, 1990, page 107) Our land has been isolated from other continents for about 80 million years so many unique species have evolved here. That means our indigenous biodiversity is internationally important. Many of our plants, animals and insects are found nowhere else on Earth. The habitats in which they live are also distinctive. Our farming, forestry and horticulture also depend on the protection and management of biological systems. These industries are based on introduced species such as sheep, cattle, apples and kiwifruit. Maintaining the genetic diversity of introduced species and protecting them from pests, weeds and diseases is also important to New Zealand. These pages focus mainly on indigenous biodiversity and will help you understand: what biodiversity is the value of biodiversity the risks to our biodiversity roles and responsibilities Links to other Ministry resources What can I do to help our biodiversity?

100. The Commonwealth's Environment Expenditure Website www.biodiversity.environment.gov.au/protecte/intro.htm Contacts environmentAustralia, biodiversity Group (terrestrial) 02 6274 2221 environment http://www.budget.gov.au/2000-01/minst/html/enviro-06.htm

Home Search Site Map Help The Commonwealth's Environmental Expenditure Appendix 2 - Biodiversity This table lists activities in the order that they appear in the following text. `na' denotes that spending cannot be precisely identified and it does not mean that spending is not occurring. Description $m $m $m $m $m PROGRAMME AND TAX EXPENDITURE ESTIMATES Biodiversity Conservation Biodiversity Convention and Strategy Access to Biological Resources Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety Off-Reserve Conservation Bushcare (a) Philanthropy na na na na na Reserves and Protected Areas National Reserves System Commonwealth Protected Areas Other Commonwealth Land na na na na na Feral Animals and Weeds Plant Pest Eradication na na na na Tri-State Fruit Fly Strategy na na na na na Environmental Impact of Locust Control (b) National Feral Animal Control (c) Animal and Plant Quarantine Policy Wildlife Conservation Wildlife Management na na na na na Wildlife Resource Conservation Threatened Species Endangered Species Biodiversity Information Base Australian Biological Resources Study CSIRO (total) na na Biodiversity knowledge and informatics na na Ecosystem sustainability at farm to catchment scale na na Ecological sustainability at regional to national scales na na Conservation and use of biodiversity na na Management of environmental pests, weeds and diseases

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