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[] [Skip navigation links][ About us][ | Contact us][ | Publications][ | What's new]Publications You are here: DEH Home > Biodiversity > Publications Biodiversity and its value Biodiversity Series, Paper No. 1 This paper was prepared by the Biodiversity Unit within the Commonwealth Department of the Environment, Sport and Territories (DEST). Input from members of the Biological Diversity Advisory Committee, and agencies and relevant areas of the Environment, Sport and Territories ...

BIODIVERSITY & THE GLOBAL CRISIS As Congress recently adjourned for its August recess, we want to take this opportunity to let you know the positive impact you’ve had over the past several months. UCS activists have been a critical voice in securing a number of victories this year. Thank you for your tremendous efforts. 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 significa ...

After seven years, the Biodiversity Conservation Network shut its doors on September 30, 1999. BCN was established to test hypotheses about the conditions under which community-based enterprises can lead to conservation. BCN's legacy of analytic research and on-the-ground project support lives on through a collection of publications now available through BSP and the BSP Web site, www.bsponline.org. Please note that this BCN Web site is no longer being updated - current inform ...

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Meet people doing great things for the environment Not since an asteroid smacked Earth 65 million years ago have animal and plant species died out so fast. We have no idea what we're losing. Photo by Fred Bavendam/Minden Pictures Copyright © 2000 Time Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited.

Home | Archives | About | Login | Submissions | Subscribe | Contact | Search E&S HomeOpen Access Publishing Heavy recreational use of hiking paths in Seoul's greenbelt. (Photo: Chris Murphy). Read the full article: Bengston and Youn, "Urban containment policies and the protection of natural areas: the case of Seoul's greenbelt". NEWS HIGHLIGHTS Resiliance Alliance peer review and publishing services Revised author fee policy New "Science and Practice of Ecol ...

Getting on Message: Making the Biodiversity-Sprawl Connection December, 2000 Cost $15.00 This message kit is a resource for outreach by nonprofits on issues related to biodiversity and sprawl. We hope it serves as a springboard for new activity. The kit is comprised of the following sections: - Introduction: table of contents, preface, and acknowledgements - Fact Sheets: a factual section that includes information about biodiversity and how i ...

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