41. World Atlas Of Biodiversity Interactive maps of biodiversity and human impacts from the UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre. http://stort.unep-wcmc.org/imaps/gb2002/book/viewer.htm

42. Biodiversity And WORLDMAP. Measuring biodiversity value selecting priority areas for conservation. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/projects/worldmap/

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43. Monitoring And Assessment Of Biodiversity Program - National Zoo| FONZ The Smithsonian Institution s Monitoring and Assessment of biodiversity Program (formerly the Man and the Biosphere Program) works to assess and monitor the http://nationalzoo.si.edu/ConservationAndScience/MAB/

Visit Hours Getting to the Zoo Zoo Map ... MAB About MAB What Is MAB? FAQs MAB Staff Publications ... Application for Training Courses Research Managing Biodiversity Data BioMon Database Software Research Protocols Conservation Science Central Africa Program Madagascar Project Camisea Project (Peru) Related Resources Scientific Publications The Smithsonian Institution's Monitoring and Assessment of Biodiversity Program (formerly the Man and the Biosphere Program) works to assess and monitor the biodiversity in tropical and temperate forests of Latin America and the Caribbean, North America, Africa, and Asia. Learn more. Gabon Biodiversity Program Few places remain in Africa where one can experience truly wild lands teeming with wildlife. MAB is working with the Shell Foundation and Shell Gabon to understand more about the biodiversity of the Gamba Complex, a rich area of protected rainforest. more Education and Training Courses MAB's education and training programs transfer information and technologies to scientists, resource managers, and decision-makers around the world. MAB has trained more than 1,200 individuals from more than 40 countries. more BioMon: Biodiversity Monitoring Database Learn about and download BioMon, the Biodiversity Monitoring Database. This software was developed by MAB to facilitate the work of data management, analysis, and interpretation within an international network of biodiversity monitoring plots.

44. CRS Reports >Biodiversity - NLE NCSEonline.org/nle/crsreports/biodiversity/biodv22.cfm . expand read report Abstract Along the Pacific Coast, 26 distinct population segments of http://www.ncseonline.org/NLE/CRS/Detail.cfm?Category=Biodiversity

45. Activities - Xpeditions @ Nationalgeographic.com Preserving endangered species is considered by many scientists to be the key to preserving biodiversity, or the variety of life. biodiversity is important http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/activities/08/biodiversity.html

Check out: X8: The Eco-Cycle K-2: Elementary Ecosystems People and Endangered Species ... The characteristics and spatial distribution of ecosystems on Earth's surface XTRAS // Read about a Tasmanian animal that may, or may not, be extinct. Create a map that shows where some endangered species live around the world. - Dive into great stories that can tell you much more. INTERACTIVE FEATURES // How many different kinds of animals live in North America? LINKS // Click for more great links related to this activity. Preserving Biodiversity Backyard Naturalist Be an Explorer Every Day! Creative Climates Culture Clues Letterboxing: A Geographic Scavenger Hunt Activity Index Preserving Biodiversity Photograph by Michael Nichols Your Mission Create a map that shows where some endangered species live in the world. Briefing Have you ever heard someone use the term "dead as a dodo"? The dodo this saying refers to was a flightless bird species that lived on an island in the Indian Ocean. The bird, which weighed about 46 pounds (22 kilograms), first encountered humans in the 16th century. Inhabitants of the island found that they could easily hunt and kill the dodo, both for food and for sport. By 1681 there were no dodos left on the island or anywhere else in the world. They had become extinct. People often associate the word "extinct" with dinosaurs, which have not lived on Earth for more than 66 million years. But there are many creatures, like the dodo, that have only recently become extinct. Many scientists blame these extinctions on humans. Although extinct species cannot be brought back to life, plants and animals that are endangered, or in danger of becoming extinct, can still be saved.

46. EarthTrends: Searchable Database - Biodiversity And Protected Areas Energy and Resources biodiversity and Protected Areas Agriculture and Food Forests, Grasslands and Drylands biodiversity and Protected Areas http://earthtrends.wri.org/searchable_db/index.php?theme=7

47. CABS The Center for Applied biodiversity Science (CABS) is Conservation Tim Killeen of CABS explained the impact of biofuels on biodiversity in an online http://science.conservation.org/

48. Biodiversity Explorer Classification of all forms of life, with some photos. Has a strong South African emphasis. http://www.museums.org.za/bio/

biodiversity explorer This page uses frames, but your browser doesn't support them. Biodiversity Explorer home Iziko home South African Museum home

49. SpringerLink Home - Main www.springerlink.com/openurl. asp?genre=journal issn=09603115 - Similar pages Defra, UK - Wildlife and Countryside - biodiversitybiodiversity encompasses the whole variety of life on Earth. It includes all species of plants and animals, but also their genetic variation, http://www.springerlink.com/openurl.asp?genre=journal&issn=0960-3115

50. Edwin Ginn Library-Multilaterals Project Flora and Fauna biodiversity biodiversity Secretariat. States Parties. Non-Legally Binding Authoritative Statement of Principles for a Global http://fletcher.tufts.edu/multi/biodiversity.html

Ginn Library Home Web Resources Multilaterals Project Flora and Fauna - Biodiversity Flora and Fauna - Biodiversity Search the Multilaterals Project web pages: Convention between the United States, Great Britain, Russia and Japan for the Preservation and Protection of Fur Seals (7 July 1911) (no longer in force) Convention Relative to the Preservation of Fauna and Flora in their Natural State (8 Nov 1933) Convention on Nature Protection and Wild Life Preservation in the Western Hemisphere (12 Oct 1940) International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling (2 Dec 1946); Protocol of Amendment (1956) Agreements for the Establishment of a General Fisheries Council for the Mediterranean (24 Sept 1949) International Convention for the Protection of Birds (18 Oct 1950) International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (2 Dec. 1961). Revised version (23 Oct 1978) Fisheries Convention (9 Mar 1964) International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (14 May 1966) African Convention for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (15 Sept 1968) European Convention for the Protection of Animals During International Transport (13 December 1968) BENELUX Convention Concerning Hunting and the Protection of Birds (10 June 1970) Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat (RAMSAR) (2 Feb 1971).

51. Biodiversity And The Global Crisis Simply stated, biological diversity, or biodiversity, is the sum total of all life forms on Earth. It is the variety and variability of all species of http://www.bionet-us.org/

Clean, Renewable Energy In a last minute compromise the Senate passed last year's energy bill (H.R. 6), which included a national standard to require utilities to significantly increase their use of clean renewable energy, like wind and solar. However, the total energy bill has many anti-environmental aspects, and it remains to be seen what the House and Senate conference committee will do to the final bill this fall. Clean Vehicles The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration was deluged with thousands of comments from our activists about the need to raise fuel economy standards of SUVs, minivans, and pick-ups. Unfortunately, NHTSA bowed to industry pressure, increasing fuel economy by only 1.5 mpg. During the energy bill debate the Senate voted 99-1 in favor of reducing our oil dependence by 1 million barrels a day by 2013. However, this language was eliminated when last year's bill was voted in. The good news is that last year's bill contained strong, tax credits for hybrid and fuel cell vehicles and a $300 million grant program to help school districts replace their oldest, dirtiest school buses. Antibiotic Resistance Months of intense pressure on fast food companiesand tens of thousands of emails from our activistspaid off. McDonald's announced it will require its meat suppliers to reduce their use of antibiotics. On the legislative front, after encouragement by constituents, Senators Ted Kennedy (D-MA) and Olympia Snowe (R-ME) introduced a bi-partisan bill to phase out medically important antibiotics from animal agriculture.

52. Conservation Commons We will not save biodiversity with a data restricting license; we will only save it by putting information about it to use. http://www.conservationcommons.org/

Fran§ais Espa±ol "We will not save biodiversity with a data restricting license; we will only save it by putting information about it to use.” Michael Tiemann, Vice President, Open Source Affairs, Redhat Inc. Tackling the need for bioinformatics standards in conservation Traditional Knowledge Event in Ottawa, organized by the Conservation Commons and IUCN, March 13-14, 2007 Join the Discussion Forum on ConserveOnline The Conservation Commons is the expression of a cooperative effort of non-governmental organizations, international and multi-lateral organizations, governments, academia, and the private sector, to improve open access to and unrestricted use of, data, information and knowledge related to the conservation of biodiversity with the belief that this will contribute to improving conservation outcomes. At its simplest, it encourages organizations and individuals alike to ensure open access to data, information, expertise and knowledge related to the conservation of biodiversity. THE PRINCIPLES The Conservation Commons is characterized by an underlying set of Principles which supports open access to, and in particular the fair use of, data and information related to the conservation of biodiversity.

53. Biodiversity And Biological Collections Information of interest to systematists and other organismic biologists such as biological collections, taxonomic files, directories and ListServ archives, http://www.biocollections.org/

Taxacom Archives Morphometrics E-Pubs News Archives ... About Us Related Sites DigiMorph UMMZ NeoDat Site Currently Under Construction Supported by NSF Experimental Google 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 " Animal Pictures 0 results returned Nov 14, 2007 at 11:32 AM © 2002 BioCollections.org Webmaster

54. ScienceDaily: Biodiversity News Learn about the loss of biological diversity biodiversity - in forests, rainforests, aquatic environments and open land. What are the biodiversity http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/earth_climate/biodiversity/

Biodiversity News Thursday, January 24, 2008 Print Email Bookmark Latest News Earth Science Atmosphere Atmosphere Climate Weather Chemistry ... Oceanography Environmental Issues Acid Rain Air Pollution Air Quality Drought ... Sustainability Environmental Science Biodiversity Coral Reefs Desert Ecology ... Wildfires Natural Disasters Earthquakes Landslides Natural Disasters Near-Earth Object Impacts Severe Weather El Nino and La Nina Floods Hurricanes and Cyclones Severe Weather ... Books RSS Big Island Has Most Live Coral Of Main Hawaiian Islands full story Rich Nations' Environmental Footprints Tread Heavily On Poor Countries full story ... Recovering From A Mass Extinction Browse News Stories 1 to 10 of 367 stories view headlines only Trees Forest Botany ... Trees, Grass May Produce Ethanol Without Poisoning Gulf January 19, 2008 full story Coral Reefs Ecology Marine Biology ... Starfish Outbreak Threatens Corals January 18, 2008 full story Apes Ecology Sustainability ... Rwanda's Gishwati Forest Selected As Site For Historic Conservation Project January 17, 2008 full story Trees Forest Botany ... Africa's Biggest Mammals Key To Ant-plant Teamwork January 16, 2008 full story Nature Wild Animals Endangered Animals ... Where Do The Buffalo And Elk Still Roam?

55. What Is Biodiversity? Biological diversity biodiversity - is one of the central themes of conservation. But what exactly is biological diversity, and why should we be concerned http://www.sms.si.edu/irlspec/Whats_biodiv.htm

Biodiversity in the Indian River Lagoon: WHAT IS BIODIVERSITY? The Problem: Loss of Species Defining Biodiversity: The vast wealth of life on earth is unified by a common strand: DNA. All living things owe their forms and functions to the molecular makeup of their DNA. But perhaps more intriguing than life's unity is its immense diversity. Biological diversity - biodiversity - is one of the central themes of conservation. But what exactly is biological diversity, and why should we be concerned about preserving it? Simply put, biodiversity may be defined as the measure of how healthy our ecosystems are. Healthy ecosystems support high biological diversity; while stressed or highly disturbed ecosystems do not. When we consider biodiversity as a whole, we are actually addressing 3 main components: genetic level biodiversity, species richness and ecosystem diversity. Genetic Level Biodiversity: The term "genetic diversity" is the most fundamental level of biodiversity, and refers to the degree of variation in all the genes for all individuals within a species. Here we will define a species as a group consisting of all the collected populations of morphologically similar organisms which are able to interbreed with one another. A

56. Biodiversity Information Online - Biodiversity Haere Mai. Welcome to the official Government website about New Zealand’s biodiversity. Find out what it is, what is being done to conserve it, http://www.biodiversity.govt.nz/

Biodiversity Strategy About this Site Contact Naumai haere mai. Welcome to Biodiversity Information Online - BIO This site provides information about Aotearoa New Zealand’s native biodiversity, what is being done to help conserve and manage it, and who is involved. The information and work programmes covered in this site are part of New Zealand’s long-term commitment to conserve its natural heritage under the New Zealand Biodiversity Strategy The Big Picture Our Land and Freshwater Our Seas ... newzealand.govt.nz

57. Biodiversity Programs The program conducts studies relating to biological diversity, systematics, evolution and ecology and is one of the five National Museum of Natural History http://www.mnh.si.edu/biodiversity/

Biodiversity Programs [Biological Diversity of the Guianas] [Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments] [Biodiversity Surveys and Inventories] ... [Other Resources] Web site design by SilverWeb, Ltd. Last Updated: June 1, 1998

58. California Biodiversity Center - Home Sponsors collaborations between UC Berkeley Natural History Museums, Field Stations, and other partners. Find news, project descriptions, contacts and http://cbc.berkeley.edu/

T he California Biodiversity Center (CBC) is an Organized Research Unit of the University of California Berkeley that fosters collaborations between the Berkeley Natural History Museums , Berkeley's Natural History Field Stations , and other partners studying changes in California's biological diversity, past, present, and future. T his site provides both information about the CBC as well as information and links of use to those interested in California's biological diversity. I nformation about the CBC is provided by our mission statement, history and relationship to other organizations , our list of collaborating museums and field stations and by our lists of supported projects R esources provided by the CBC include a weekly seminar listing , websites for ecologists and systematists at UC Berkeley, and a comprehensive set of links to fieldstations parks and preserves agencies research groups and organizations concerned with biodiversity in California.

59. The Environmental Literacy Council - 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 http://www.enviroliteracy.org/subcategory.php/107.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

60. US Dept Of State - Publications Scientists who study biodiversity posit that many wild species are becoming extinct, and that this extinction of wild species many of them still http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/biodiv/

USINFO Publications CONTENTS Introduction Why Biodiversity Matters Appreciating the Benefits of Plant Biodiversity Bibliography IN FOCUS Coral Reefs Forests Wetlands Northlands (Posted April 2001) THE PROBLEM OF BIODIVERSITY Since the human species first became fully conscious of the natural world, nature has usually seemed unassailable, and abundant with plant and animal life, from mountains, to oceans, to continental prairies. Over the course of the 20th century, however, this view has changed. Man's power over nature, assisted by machines, has grown, and human population has increased exponentially. For centuries, nature has been in retreat in the face of human settlement, but in the last 50 years, destruction of the natural world has picked up speed. Scientists believe that when human development and agriculture reduce the natural world, the loss is not simply a matter of size. The remaining natural areas, it is believed, harbor fewer species and complex ecosystems. Scientists who study "biodiversity" posit that many wild species are becoming extinct, and that this extinction of wild species many of them still unknown or not well understood bodes ill for the future of the planet. Since the dawn of agriculture, human survival has been based on the domestication for food purposes of wild plants. Yet, many plant species are being destroyed in the wild, before their food or medicinal value can be assessed. The continuation of wild or partially-wild varieties of plants such as corn is necessary to the future health of domesticated varieties.

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