Other Internet Resources on Biodiversity Conservation

Below are details of other internet resources on Biodiversity Conservation that are relevant to this project.

SADC Plant Genetic Resources Centre, based in Lusaka aims to conserve and document crop and wild plant genetic resources, and train personnel in plant genetic resources. The centre also coordinates a network of plant genetic resources activities in SADC member states.
The Darwin Initiative is a small grants programme that aims to promote biodiversity conservation and sustainable use of resources in less developed countries. The Initiative is funded and administered by the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, (Defra).
UKabc is an activity of the UK Food Group: Bringing together Public Interest UK organisations concerned with Sustainable Use, Conservation, Benefit Sharing, Trade, Patents, Intellectual Property, Biopiracy, Biotechnology, Genetic Engineering, Biosafety and other issues related to the Equitable Use of Agricultural Biodiversity for Local Food and Livelihood Security and Food Sovereignty .
The LinKS project is a regional effort in Southern Africa aimed at raising awareness about how rural men and women use and manage biological diversity. It is exploring the linkages between the crucial issues of local knowledge systems, gender roles and relationships, food provision, and the conservation and management of agrobiodiversity. The Government of Norway provides funding for the project which is administered by FAO in Rome.
Managing agrobiodiversity in Rural Areas - this GTZ project supports efforts to implement the Convention on Biological Diversity, the FAO Global Plan of Action for the conservation and sustainable utilisation of plant genetic resources. Work currently focuses on the political framweork, managing agrobiodiversity at community level, promoting underutilised cultivars and breeds and assessing local vs introduced animal breeds.
The International Plant Genetic Resources Institute is an autonomous international scientific organisation supported by the CGIAR to advance the conservation and use of genetic diversity for the well-being of present and future generations. IPGRI supports three programmes: the Plant Genetic resources; the CGIAR Genetic Resources Support Programme; and the International Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain.
The Convention on Biological Diversity was established at 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, where world leaders agreed on a comprehensive strategy for "sustainable development". The Convention has three main goals: the conservation of biological diversity, the sustainable use of its components, and the fair and equitable sharing of the benefits from the use of genetic resources.