General Information on Biodiversity Conservation

Contains documents and links on Biodiversity Conservation.

Eldis - Biodiversity Information — by Stanzin Tonyot — last modified 2006-12-09 22:23

A resource guide that is packed with useful information on various issues related to biodiversity such as about conservation, forestry, protected areas and agriculture.

Biodiversity Web — by Stanzin Tonyot — last modified 2006-12-09 22:21

Biodiversity Web is a clearing-house for information about all dimensions of the diversity of life on our planet earth (= biodiversity): its history (evolution) and ecological background; the major adverse human impacts on biodiversity; and some important structural factors and material processes of biodiversity loss and the (juridical) protection of biodiversity.

PUTTING CONSERVATION IN CONTEXT (cd) — by Rose Hessmiller — last modified 2008-03-05 00:22

Community Conservation Coalition

Biodiversity and Climate Change in Context — by Sarah Schmidt — last modified 2008-09-25 12:26

Excerpt - Preface and Chapter One

USAID’S BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY PROGRAMS, FY 2007 — by Sarah Schmidt — last modified 2008-10-07 12:24

USAID’S BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY PROGRAMS, FY 2007 USAID supports forestry and biodiversity conservation in about 50 countries around the world. In FY 2007, the Agency invested $183.7 million toward biodiversity, of which $176.2 million was Development Assistance (DA), exceeding the Congressional biodiversity earmark of $165.5 million in DA funds. USAID also supported almost $97 million in sustainable forestry and forest conservation activities, of which 84 percent overlaps with biodiversity. These investments brought approximately 110 million new hectares of biologically significant areas under improved management, an area the size of California and Texas combined. The vast majority of funds were distributed by USAID’s overseas Missions, as described in the chapters on Africa, Asia, and Latin America and the Caribbean. A small portion of these funds was managed centrally from USAID’s Washington headquarters to provide overall leadership, identify and share best practices, address threats that cut across regions or disciplines, test and institutionalize innovative approaches, and provide a variety of mechanisms by which Missions may work towards biodiversity and forestry objectives. Selected results from FY 2007 activities are highlighted below.