See also:

• Science: Biology: Ecology: Landscape Ecology and Spatial Analysis  (16)
• Science: Environment: Biodiversity: Informatics  (14)
• Science: Environment: Environmental Monitoring  (226)

ALTER-Net  www.alter-net.info A Long-Term Biodiversity, Ecosystem and Awareness Research Network. European Union-funded project aiming to develop Europe's capacity for long-term biodiversity and ecosystem assessment and forecasting.

Assessing Biodiversity Status and Sustainability  ftp://ftp.wcmc.org.uk/products/wcmc.publications/5.sustainability Outlines some approaches to assessment of the status of national biodiversity and the sustainability of its use, focussing mainly on developing nations. (FTP site).

Biodiversity and Worldmap  www.nhm.ac.uk/science/projects/worldmap Measuring biodiversity value and selecting priority areas for conservation. Extensive resource on the science of biodiversity, from the Natural History Museum of London.

Biodiversity Conservation in the Tropics - Gaps in Habitat Protection and Funding Priorities  ftp://ftp.wcmc.org.uk/products/wcmc.publications/6.tropics Report for downloading. Study makes use of extensive spatial datasets, previously unavailable, to provide a comprehensive assessment of the conservation status of biodiversity throughout the tropics. Priorities for conservation action are identified. (FTP site).

Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment  www.unibas.ch/gmba GMBA is a new Diversitas-network on mountain biodiversity. Invites submission of contributions to the scientific GMBA conference in Switzerland on Sept.7-10, 2000.

National Gap Analysis Program (U.S.)  www.gap.uidaho.edu A Geographic Approach to Planning for Biological Diversity. Providing regional assessments of the conservation status of native vertebrate species and natural land cover types, to be applied to land management activities.

Nature Worldwide: Monitoring Nature  www.monitoring-nature.info Provides a comprehensive monitoring database for storing ecological and management data, also provides tools and manuals for downloading.

Priorities for Conserving Global Species Richness and Endemism  ftp://ftp.wcmc.org.uk/products/wcmc.publications/3.priorities Substantial amounts of detailed biodiversity data exist for the world, and these data can be used to guide conservation priorities. WCMC compiled key data in order to identify areas of high species richness and endemism. (FTP site).

Towards European Biodiversity Monitoring  cmsdata.iucn.org/downloads/ehf_monitoring_report.pdf Report on creating a platform for the coordination of biodiversity monitoring in Europe. [PDF]

WCMC 2000  www.wcmc.org.uk The World Conservation Monitoring Centre supports policy and action for the conservation and sustainable management of biological diversity, by providing integrated information on status, trends, distribution and use.