101. Biodiversity - Definition Of Biodiversity By The Free Online Dictionary, Thesaur bi o di ver si ty (bd-v r s-t) n. 1. The number and variety of organisms found within a specified geographic region. 2. The variability among living organisms on the http://www.thefreedictionary.com/biodiversity

102. Defra, UK Darwin Initiative: The Darwin Initiative A UK government grant scheme to promote biodiversity protection and sustainable resource use in less developed countries. Project, programme and monitoring information. http://www.darwin.gov.uk

Skip navigation to content Contact us Jobs News ... Wildlife and Pets You are here: Home The environment Biodiversity Darwin Initiative Whilst we develop a new Defra website we continue to make regular factual updates to this content. However this website may not necessarily reflect the policies and priorities of the current government, which can be found at http://ww2.defra.gov.uk Biodiversity The Darwin Initiative About the Darwin Initiative ... Resources for reviewers The Darwin Initiative The Darwin Initiative assists countries that are rich in biodiversity but poor in financial resources to meet their objectives under one or more of the three major biodiversity Conventions: the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD); the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES); and the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), through the funding of collaborative projects which draw on UK biodiversity expertise. Latest news News focus 13th Annual Report published Mon October 18, 2010

103. Center For Biodiversity And Conservation At AMNH In 1993, responding to concern among its scientists over rapid species loss and increasing habitat degradation around the world, the Museum created the http://cbc.amnh.org/

Studying the immense variety of life on the planet and the complex relations among living things—what we now call biodiversity —has been a fundamental activity of the American Museum of Natural History since its founding. In 1993, responding to concern among its scientists over rapid species loss and increasing habitat degradation around the world, the Museum created the interdisciplinary Center for Biodiversity and Conservation. HOME ABOUT WHAT WE DO WHERE WE WORK ... SUPPORT US Site design by Submersible Design This website design was made possible by the generous support of the Tamarind Foundation.

104. WWF - Nature Gets Major Boost From New Biodiversity Deal Oct 29, 2010 Because we only have the one planet Earth WWF believes that, together, we must save endangered species, conserve natural environments and live sustainable lives. http://wwf.panda.org/?196262/Nature-gets-major-boost-from-new-biodiversity-deal

105. Eldis - Environment Offers a structured overview of the subject, particularly in the context of international development and the environment. http://www.eldis.org/biodiversity/index.htm

106. Biodiversity biodiversity in the Deserts. of the Southwestern United States. Although deserts are frequently thought of as barren environments, devoid of plant and http://www.earlham.edu/~biol/desert/biodiversity.htm

Biodiversity in the Deserts of the Southwestern United States Although deserts are frequently thought of as barren environments, devoid of plant and animal life, there are actually a wide variety and abundance of plant and animal species adapted to live in them. Many eons of evolution have created thousands of organisms capable of thriving in the extreme hot, cold and dry conditions of deserts. Hundreds of species of cacti are specialized to store and conserve water. Many mammals have evolved large appendages that increase surface area and disperse heat more rapidly. Small insects and other invertebrates, reptiles and amphibians also display unique adaptations to arid environments. Many taxon are well represented in the deserts of the Southwestern United States. Plants There are somewhere between five and six thousand desert plants (Jaeger 1957). The desert plants that are primarily responsible for brilliant displays of color are the late winter, spring, and summer annuals; although flowers are always in bloom somewhere in the desert. These annual plants are able to survive the harsh heat and dryness of the deserts by going dormant in the form of seeds, therefore allowing them to escape drought altogether. After a rainfall, the seeds germinate and grow rapidly, often forming beautiful desert blooms which carpet the desert with flowers (Raven and Johnson 1992). Perennial flowering herbs, shrubs, and deep-rooted trees, such as sagebrush, boojums (picture on the right) and cacti, comprise much of the southwestern desert landscape. These plants withstand seasons and sometimes years of little rainfall with adaptations such as inflated stems for water storage, deep root systems and wax coated leaves or leaves of small size which cut down on evaporation possibilities (Walter and Stadelmann in Brown 1974). Sagebrush covers thousands of square miles in the Great Basin Desert while cacti are more common in the more southern deserts. Grasses also account for up to several hundred species of perennials, making up a large portion of the perennial species growing in the deserts (Costello 1972).

107. Continuing Biodiversity Loss Predicted But Could Be Slowed « Exit Stage Right biodiversity Project is a nonprofit environmental communications organization that works to further public awareness and understanding on select environmental issues and to http://exitstageright.wordpress.com/2010/10/29/continuing-biodiversity-loss-pred

108. Biodiversity And WORLDMAP. Measuring biodiversity value and selecting priority areas for conservation. Page includes graph and resource links. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/projects/worldmap/

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109. Biodiversity File Format PDF/Adobe Acrobat Quick View http://www.enviroliteracy.org/nsfmod/Biodiversity.pdf

110. Center For Applied Biodiversity Science A division of Conservation International, calling attention to areas of biodiversity that are threatened with destruction. http://www.conservation.org/discover/centers_programs/Pages/CABS.aspx

111. Washington Biodiversity Project The European Environment Agency s new assessment examines efforts to balance food production with maintaining biodiversityrich agro-ecosystems. more http://www.biodiversity.wa.gov/

Click on Map OUR BIODIVERSITY: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE WASHINGTON'S ECOREGIONS RESOURCES FOR CONSERVATION ... Double click for full screen view Stewardship Matters Photo: E. O'Connell, NWIFC Salmon Watchers on Steelhead Lookout The Nisqually Indian Tribe is using a network of volunteers and expanded surveys to gather more information about a greatly diminished wild steelhead run in the Nisqually River. more What’s New The Biosphere Economy This new report discusses our future as one where business-as-usual and politics-as-usual increasingly take account of natural capital and related forms of value. Can farms boost biodiversity? The European Environment Agency's new assessment examines efforts to balance food production with maintaining biodiversity-rich agro-ecosystems. more > Photo: K. Clark/ANSP

112. Socotra Governance & Biodiversity Project - Home Page Joint effort of the Government of Yemen and UNDP-GEF to conserve the globally important biodiversity of the Socotra archipelago. http://www.socotraproject.org

Publications Download Links Contact ... Pressroom The SGBP Project is a joint effort of the Government of the Republic of Yemen , UNDP-GEF and FFEM to conserve globally important biodiversity of the Socotra Archipelago. The SGBP comes after previous successful projects aimed on a sustainable human development on the island. The objective of the SGBP is to support Socotra in the national decentralization process and to set up a system of local administration that effectively includes biodiversity management. News And Events A freelance videographer Cyndi Powell has started fundraising for her proposed documentary about Socotra island on Kickstarter.com, a funding website for creative projects. more Socotra celebrated the Arabic Environment Day and 2010 Year of Biodiversity between October 17 and 20, 2010. Various environmental activities were carried out including public cleaning and planting trees. ... more Special Thanks Special thanks to international experts who have devoted their work and heart to Socotra and contributed soundly with their knowledge and valuable materials to this website: Richard Porter (Birdlife Int.), Kay Van Damme (The Ghent University), Lisa Benfield (The Edinburgh Botanic Garden), Catherine Cheung ( NICA Australia) and Richard Boggs (photographer). Photo of the week Demonstration of tree planting was a part of SGBP environmental activities celebrating 2010 Year of Biodiversity and the Arabic Environment Day. Fourty Socotri limes, olives, bananas, dragon blood trees and bottletrees were planted.

113. Gbif.org: Home Page Will be an interoperable network of biodiversity databases and information technology tools. http://www.gbif.org/

delay = 5000 Francis Oguya elected 2nd Vice Chair of the Nodes Committee GBIF - India Pilot Project Workshop Proceedings Available GBIF Network Generates High Profile at CBD CoP10 ICLEI becomes GBIF's 101st Participant ... GBIF News

114. Australia's Biodiversity - Home Page - Threatened Species And Ecological Communi biodiversity group. http://www.biodiversity.environment.gov.au/index.htm

swfobject.registerObject("vt-slides", "9.0.0", ""); Change text size Skip to content Australia's biodiversity Search: About us Contact us Environment home Atmosphere ... Publications You are here: Environment home Biodiversity Conservation of Australia's biodiversity Biodiversity is the variety of all life forms on earth – the different plants, animals and micro-organisms and the ecosystems of which they are a part. 2010 International Year of Biodiversity 2010 is the United Nations International Year of Biodiversity Australia is the most megadiverse developed country and supports almost 10 per cent of the biological diversity on earth. Australia's biodiversity makes a significant contribution to its economy and is essential to our identity and culture. Find out more about: Biodiversity conservation in Australia What's happening in 2010 www.cbd.int National framework Australia's National Strategy Biodiversity conservation Legislation International role Conservation under the EPBC Act Invasive species Migratory species Find out more... Find out about our unique biodiversity Science and research Australian Biological Resources Study Australia's biological resources Bird and bat banding Biodiversity hotspots ... National Environmental Research Program Search online Species Species Profiles and Threats Wetlands Australian Wetlands Database Flora Databases and resources Fauna Databases and resources EPBC Act EPBC Referrals and public notices More biodiversity initiatives Caring for our Country Environmental stewardship Indigenous Protected Areas National Reserve System ... Great Barrier Reef Latest news and events

115. 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/familyx/08/biodiversity.html

116. Rural Poverty And Environment Program: International Development Research Centre At Canada s International Development Research Centre. http://www.idrc.ca/biodiversity/

français Español idrc.ca HOME Programming ... Agriculture and Environment Topic Explorer About RPE Funding Projects by Region ... Climate Change Africa People Helen Raij Wendy Manchur Hutoxi Noble RPE Editors ID: Added: Modified: Refreshed: Features 22. Adaptive Learning in Natural Resource Management: Three Approaches to Research Insights into managing complex socio-ecological systems. 23. Visualizing Vulnerability and Impacts of Climate Change Are there new ways of visualizing and communicating the future likely impacts of climate change? Water Warriors: IDRC Partner Agua Sustentable's Efforts Recognized Agua Sustentable has won a 2009 Latin American and the Caribbean Water Award in recognition of its innovative approach to the development of appropriate water management policies. Rural Poverty and Environment Program Rice growing on terraces on the mountain side in Seti River, Pokhara, Nepal. ( IDRC Photo: D. Buckles) IDRC ’s Rural Poverty and Environment Program ( RPE ) successfully completed its 5 year program, ending March 31, 2010. Over that time the program funded a wide range of successful projects in issues related to environmental governance, resource access and use rights, integration with economic and social systems, and social learning and adaptation. We are proud of the research and achievement of the hundreds of researchers that carried out the projects that we funded. While the RPE program has concluded, research resources and project results will remain on the

117. Biodiversity - UNDP UNDP is committed to building the capacities of developing countries and economies in transition to manage their biodiversity in line with their own http://www.undp.org/biodiversity/

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118. Biodiversity - Life Sciences - Sciences - News Applying Nature s Design Corridors as a Strategy for biodiversity Conservation (Issues, Cases, and Methods in biodiversity Conservation) http://www.wikio.com/sciences/life_sciences/biodiversity

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119. Biodiversity | EarthSky biodiversity. Subscribe to biodiversity. Image Credit wikicommons Previous biodiversity Interviews. Image Credit wikicommons. Oct 18, 2010 http://earthsky.org/biodiversity

120. Project Learning Tree - Curriculum:Exploring Environmental Issues: Biodiversity This secondary module uses biodiversity as a window through which secondary students investigate the environment. It permits educators and students to step http://www.plt.org/cms/pages/21_21_16.html

About PLT Join PLT Curriculum GreenWorks! ... Home Exploring Environmental Issues: Biodiversity This secondary module uses biodiversity as a window through which secondary students investigate the environment. It permits educators and students to step back from specific issues and species and to examine broader concepts and larger connections—not just biological, but political, cultural, ethical, and economic as well. Students will learn that decisions about growth and development, about energy use and water quality, even about health, all rest to some extent on perspectives about biodiversity. Exploring Environmental Issues: Biodiversity was developed by Project Learning Tree (PLT) in partnership with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) . Educators are permitted to download, print, and use any of the following online materials ( "The global invaders section of the biodiversity module is great! Some valuable, interdisciplinary concepts [are there] to convey ideas to secondary students that shouldn't wait until college." Dr. Nita Davidson, CA Department of Pesticide Regulation "Really good development of biodiversity concepts and promotion of living sustainable lifestyles." David Moore, CA Department of Fish and Game

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