Biodiversity is particularly important for creating sustainability because of the specialized roles each species plays in maintaining ecological balance. Communities can promote healthy wildlife by supporting integrative approaches for managing, protecting, and enhancing wildlife populations and habitats appropriate to their area. Some examples are given here. Related Resources | Related Reading | Case Studies Feedback | Search | To Linked Topic Areas | Back to Protecting & Restoring Natural Resources Gateway | Back to Home Page
Biodiversity Information Network (BIN), Website: http://life.csu.edu.au/bin21. BIN21 is an international organization designed to link and coordinate the activities of agencies and network information sites concerned with biodiversity.
Biodiversity Support Program, c/o World Wildlife Fund, 1250 24th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20037, Tel: 207.293.4800, Fax: 1.800.858.4844, Website: http://www.bsponline.org. The Biodiversity Support Program, a consortium of WWF, The Nature Conservancy, and World Resources Institute, promotes conservation of the world's biological diversity by integrating conservation with social and economic development, research and analysis and information exchange and outreach.
Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th Street, New York, NY 10024-5192, Tel: 212.769.5742, Fax: 212.769.5292, Email: biodiversity@amnh.org, Website: http://research.amnh.org/biodiversity/. The Center is dedicated to the study and conservation of biological diversity. Its mission is to enhance the use of rigorous scientific data to mitigate critical threats to global biodiversity.
The Ecological Society of America (ESA), 2010 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20036-1023, Tel: 202.833.8773, Fax: 202.833.8775, Email: esahq@esa.org, Website: http://www.sdsc.edu/~ESA/. ESA provides public education on environmental topics and the application of ecological principles to the solution of environmental problems.
National Audubon Society (NAS), 700 Broadway, New York, NY 10003, Tel: 212.979.3000, Fax: 212.979.3188, Website: http://www.audubon.org/. NAS works to conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds and other wildlife for the benefit of humanity and the earth's biological diversity.
National Library for the Environment, Website: http://www.cnie.org. The on-line National Library for the Environment contains seven free information resources: hundreds of up-to-date issue reports, environmental education programs and resources; environmental laws including local, state, federal and international; an in-depth resource on Population-Environment linkages; a virtual library of Ecology and Biodiversity; information on environmental conferences and meetings; and Environmental Careers and Jobs.
The Nature Conservancy (TNC), 1815 N. Lynn Street, Arlington, VA 22209, Tel: 703.841.5300, Fax: 703.841.1283, Email: tncmail@aol.com, Website: http://www.tnc.org. The Nature Conservancy operates the largest private system of nature sanctuaries in the world. It preserves habitats and species by buying the lands and waters they need to survive.
World Conservation Monitoring Centre, 219 Huntingdon Road, Cambridge CB3 0DL, United Kingdom, Tel: 44.1223.277314, Fax: 44.1223.277136, Email: info@unep-wcmc.org , Website: http://www.unep-wcmc.org/. The World Conservation Monitoring Centre provides information services on conservation and sustainable use of the world's living resources and helps others to develop information systems of their own.
World Wildlife Fund (WWF), 1250 24th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20037, Tel: 202.293.4800, Fax: 202.293.9211, Website: http://www.worldwildlife.org. WWF leads worldwide efforts to protect the world's threatened wildlife and the habitats they need to survive.
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Biodiversity Conservation Network (BCN). Evaluating Linkages Between Business, the Environment, and Local Communities. (Washington, DC: World Wildlife Fund, 1999). This final annual report tells the stories of biodiversity conservation projects funded by the BCN. To obtain this resource contact WWF, 1250 24th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20037; Tel: 202.861.8348. This resource can be found online at: http://www.bcnet.org/projects.htm.
Grifo, Francesca and Joshua Rosenthal, eds. Biodiversity and Human Health. (Washington, DC: Island Press, 1996). This is a compilation of papers presented at a conference in April 1995 that explored the human health consequences of the loss of biological diversity. To obtain this resource contact Island Press; Tel: 800.828.1302.
Plotkin, Mark J. Medicine Quest: In Search of Nature's Healing Secrets. (New York, NY: Viking Press, 2000). This book highlights discoveries from nature around the world that are already producing new medicines for intractable diseases.
Stein, Brian and Stephanie Flack. 1997 Species Report Card: The State of U.S. Plants and Animals. (Arlington, Virginia: The Nature Conservancy, May 1997). An annual assessment of the nation's plant and animal diversity. To obtain this resource contact The Nature Conservancy at 1815 Lynn Street, Arlington, VA 22209; Tel: 703.841.5321; Fax: 703.841.1283. This resource can be found online at: http://www.tnc.org/science/library.
Wilson, E O. The Diversity of Life. (Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press/Harvard University Press, 1992).
World Resources Institute, United Nations Environment Programme, The World Conservation Union. National Biodiversity Planning: Guidelines Based on Early Experiences Around the World. (Baltimore, MD : 1995).
World Wide Fund for Nature. "Beyond Hotspots: Setting Priorities for Conservation". WWF Conservation Issues, Vol. 1. (World Wide Fund for Nature, 1994). To obtain this resource contact WWF at: 1250 24th Street NW, Washington DC 20037; Tel: 202.293.4800; Fax: 202.293.9211.
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