Biological Conservation Newsletter
No. 119
March 1993
Editor: Jane Villa-Lobos
BirdLife International
As of March 3rd, the International Council for Bird Preservation (ICBP) adopted a new internal structure for its organization, and simultaneously launched a new name, BirdLife International, and a new logo. The new structure aims to bring to prominence a bird conservation organization of the power and stature of other global conservation bodies. Developing from the existing structure, it will become a network of like-minded national and regional organizations, united in name, vision and purpose. Because there will be only one such organization per country or geopolitical unit, these will be designated as "lead organizations". Through this close alliance, BirdLife International is seeking more direct involvement in the grassroots conservation of birds and their habitats.
The change will take place gradually, initially concentrating on countries whose sections have expressed the wish to see the new system established. The Secretariat has outgrown its quarters in Girton and will be moving April 1. It's new address will be BirdLife International, Wellbrook Court, Girton Road, Cambridge CB3 0NA England; Tel: 44 223 277318; Fax: 44 223 277200. The mailing address of the U.S. office is P. O. Box 57242, Washington, DC 20037-7242. Tel: (202) 778-9563; Fax: (202) 293-9342.
NEW PUBLICATIONS
The Wisconsin Regional Primate Research Center has published the first International Directory of Primatology . The directory is divided into five organizational sections and four indexes. The organizational sections cover: 1)geographically arranged entries for major primate centers, laboratories, educational programs, foundations, conservation organizations and sanctuaries; 2) current field sites with program and contact information; 3) members of groups involved with nonhuman primate population management; 4) professional primate societies, and 5) major information sources in the field. Access to this information is supported by organizational, species, subject and name indexes. Copies of the 225-page directory can be purchased for $10 (including surface postage and handling). To offset mailing costs, the price to other countries is $18. Send a check (payable to Wisconsin Regional Primate Research Center) to: Larry Jacobsen, IDP Coordinator, Wisconsin Regional Primate Research Center Library, 1220 Capitol Court, Madison, WI 53715-1299; Tel: (608) 263-3512; Fax: (608) 263-4031; e-mail: library@primate.wisc.edu.
FELLOWSHIPS
The Inter-American Foundation offers a fellowship program which supports dissertation field research in Latin America and the Caribbean by doctoral students enrolled in U.S. universities. The application deadline for this program is December 1 of each year. The fellowships are open to candidates from the social sciences, physical sciences, technical fields, and the professions. Applications are especially welcome from development practitioners and applied researchers, with environmental resources management a priority. Proposals should offer a practical orientation to field-based information, development problem-solving and policy making, and organizational and community-level dimensions.
For additional information, write: Inter-American Foundation Fellowship Programs, Dept. 555, 901 North Stuart St., 10th Floor, Arlington, VA 22203.
EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS
The Vermont Natural Resources Council has produced a special curriculum to educate middle-school students about how they can help save tropical rain forests. Titled: Tropical Rain Forests: The Vermont Connection, the 100-page guide explains why rain forests are important and how habitats and lifestyles in the Green Mountain state can affect tropical forests. For more information, write: Vermont Natural Resources Council, 9 Bailey Avenue, Montpelier, VT 05602.
COURSES
The Smithsonian Institution/Man and the Biosphere Biodiversity Program is offering a biodiversity monitoring course May 8- June 12 at the Conservation & Research Center, Front Royal, Virginia. This unique course will teach participants how to establish procedures for monitoring biodiversity, how to design sampling programs and analyze data in each field, how to develop the monitoring protocol, and how to implement the management strategies necessary for an area. Field techniques to be taught include diurnal and nocturnal mist-netting, small mammal trapping, amphibian/reptile sampling, vegetation analysis, fresh water sampling, and others.
Twenty participants will be accepted worldwide; the course
will be in English although most instructors are bilingual
(English/Spanish). Total cost is $3200 (not including airfare).
This covers food and lodging, local transportation, books and
materials, and use of field and lab equipment. A limited number
of fellowships is available. For further information, including
application forms and deadlines, contact: Argelis C. Roman,
Education Coordinator, SI/MAB Program, International Center,
Smithsonian Institution, 1100 Jefferson Dr., N.W., Suite 3123,
Washington, DC 20560; Tel: (202) 357-4793; Fax: (202) 786-2557.
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, is sponsoring a plant conservation techniques course October 25 - November 26 to specifically answer the practical needs of those facing the challenges of plant resources conservation. The course is designed around teaching sessions based on practical experience, case studies and "hand's on" work experience. Main topics include: strategic planning for plant conservation, information gathering and management, the balance between ex situ and in situ methods, seed banking and cryopreservation, habitat management and restoration, to name a few. For more details, please contact: Marketing and Education Department (Conservation Course), Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 3AB, England. Fax: 081 332 5610.
FUTURE MEETINGS
May 3-8. "Cultivating Green Awareness", II International Congress on Education in Botanic Gardens will be held in the "Viera y Clavijo" Botanic Garden, Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain. The congress will aim to produce an education strategy for botanic gardens worldwide. For more information, contact: Jardin Botanico Canario "Viera y Clavijo", Excmo. Cabildo Insular de Gran Canaria, Apartado de correos 14 de Tafira Alta, 35017 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.
CURRENT LITERATURE
Anon. 1992. Carlos Ochoa honored by OAS for safeguarding
potato diversity. DIVERSITY 8(4): 6-7. (Plant explorer in
the Andes, Peru)
Anon. 1992. Clinton-Gore administration: a new era for
global genetic resources? DIVERSITY 8(4): 23-24.
Anon. 1992. Expert panels on Biodiversity Convention
convened by UNEP. DIVERSITY 8(4): 6.
Anon. 1992. Legislative proposal seeks to wed biodiversity
conservation and economic growth. DIVERSITY 8(4): 24-25.
(New biodiversity proposal, "The Economic Leadership through
Environmental Cooperation Act")
Anon. 1992. Secretary Madigan appoints U.S. National Genetic
Resources Council. DIVERSITY 8(4): 26-27. (Administered
through USDA's Agricultural Research Service)
Anon. 1992. World Bank establishes special fund to rescue
collections in Eastern Europe. DIVERSITY 8(4): 4-5.
(Conservation of genetic resources)
Astley, D. 1992. United Kingdom forges ahead to coordinate
genetic resources conservation efforts. DIVERSITY 8(4):
13-14. (Review of ex situ conservation of plant genetic
resources)
Bamberg, J. 1992. World potato genebanks continue
collaboration at Braunschweig. DIVERSITY 8(4): 22.
(Conference held June, 1992)
Barnes, R. 1993. The elephants of Ruaha. Wildlife
Conservation 96(2): 68-69. (Tanzanian reserve)
Barnes, R. and Barnes, R. 1993. The lost generation.
Wildlife Conservation 96(2): 70-71. (Ruaha ecological
monitoring program)
Baskyte, R. and Lapele, M. 1992. Lithuania, a world of lakes
and rivers. Naturopa 92(2): 3-4. (Nature conservation)
Behler, D. 1993. Parrots' progress. Wildlife Conservation
96(2): 79. (Yellow-shouldered Amazon parrots released into
protected habitat on Caribbean island of Margarita)
Chambers, H. and Hummer, K. 1992. Clonal repository houses
valuable mint collection in Corvallis, Oregon. DIVERSITY
8(4): 31-32. (Peppermint & spearmint major field crops)
Char, N. 1992. Diversity and conservation of ornamental
fishes - the gems from flooded forests in Amazonia. Canadian
Biodiversity 2(2): 2-6.
Charif, R. 1993. The sounds of silence. Wildlife
Conservation 96(2): 44-47. (Elephants in Zimbabwe)
Child, B. 1993. A perspective from Zimbabwe: the elephant as
a natural resource. Wildlife Conservation 96(2): 60-61.
(Ivory trade & culling of elephants)
Christie, J. 1992. International centers and NGOs move
toward rapprochement; meetings held in Canada, Colombia,
Philippines. DIVERSITY 8(4): 8-9. (Conservation of genetic
resources for sustainable agriculture)
Cunningham, I. 1992. Consortium plans Chinese-American plant
exploration and exchange. DIVERSITY 8(4): 28.
Douglas-Hamilton, I. 1993. You can help elephants.
Wildlife Conservation 96(2): 74-75. (Elephant
conservation, Africa)
Edmonds, R. 1992. The Sanxio (Three Gorges) project: the
environmental argument surrounding China's superdam. Global
Ecol. and Biogeo. Letters 2(4): 105-125.
Gaski, A. 1992. Sharks. A species of special concern.
TRAFFIC USA 11(4): 1-2.
Georgiadis, N. 1993. Fingerprinting ivory. Wildlife
Conservation 96(2): 72-73. (Ivory trade in southern Africa)
Gromor, A. 1992. Estonia, a green land in Europe.
Naturopa 92(2): 2-3.
Gulya, T. 1992. Native American variety may provide
sunflower crop with crucial resistance. DIVERSITY 8(4):
29-30. (Havasupai variety of northern Arizona)
Hancock, J. and Luby, J. 1993. Genetic resources at our
doorstep: the wild strawberries. BioScience 43(3): 141-
148.
Ilagani, A. 1992. Acting locally to protect forests in the
Philippines. Canadian Biodiversity 2(2): 24-26.
Israels, L. 1992. Thirty years of Mediterranean monk seal
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Jackson, M., Ford-Lloyd, B. and Parry, M. (Eds.) 1992.
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plant genetic resources held in England, April 1989)
Jarvie, J. 1992. Strategy for Indonesian flora conservation
unveiled at international conference. DIVERSITY 8(4): 21.
(Kebun Raya Botanic Gardens plant conservation program)
Joyce, C. 1993. Taxol: search for a cancer drug.
BioScience 43(3): 133-136.
Krauklis, A. 1992. Landscapes and nature conservation in
Latvia. Naturopa 92(2): 1-2.
Krause, A. 1993. A conservation perspective. NSS News
51(2): 34. (National Speleological Society)
Leakey, R. 1993. A perspective from Kenya: elephants today
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(Ivory trade)
Lorence, D. 1992. Triage used for plant rescue. Bull.
National Tropical Bot. Gard. 22(4): 95-96. (Efforts to save
endangered plants of Lawai Gardens, Hawaii after Hurricane Iniki)
McGuire, P. 1992. Education: a crucial element in global
genetic resources conservation. DIVERSITY 8(4): 18-20.
(Short courses)
Miya, R. and Balazs, G. 1993. Ecology and conservation of
green turtles in the nearshore waters of Waikiki Beach.
Elepaio 53(2): 9-12.
Newton, A. 1992. Pessimism over tropical deforestation
belies progress on rebuilding forests, say Edinburgh conferees.
DIVERSITY 8(4): 15-17. (Conference held in August, 1992)
Nobbe, G. 1993. Grave threats to tigers. Wildlife
Conservation 96(2): 78. (Tiger bones in demand for
traditional Chinese medicines)
Olsson, M., Karlsson, B. and Ahnland, E. 1992. Seals and
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Ambio 11(8): 494-496.
Ortiz, E. 1993. Not just nuts. Wildlife Conservation
96(2): 82. (Study of Brazil nut tree in Peru)
Petersen, K. 1993. Elephants I know. Wildlife
Conservation 96(2): 38-43. (Amboseli National Park, Kenya)
Reynolds, S. 1992. Farmers and scientists work together to
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DIVERSITY 8(4): 9-11.
Ricciuti, E. 1993. The elephant wars. Wildlife
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Robinson, J. 1993. Protecting Africa's elephants: a
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(Program of NYZS The Wildlife Conservation Society)
Rose-Hopkins, D. 1992. The sharks of Mexico: a resource for
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Saldanha, C. 1992. Andaman and Nicobar - conservation
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Saldanha, L. 1992. Marine fishes, habitats and conservation.
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Shenon, P. 1993. Now it's the jungle that the Khmer Rouge
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tropical hardwoods in Cambodia)
Slater, J. 1992. The incidence of marine debris in the
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Snyder, G. 1992. Coming in to the watershed. Wild Earth
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Stoessell, T. 1992. Shark fin trade booms. TRAFFIC USA
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Stolzenburg, W. 1993. Bird's eye view of biodiversity.
Nature Conservancy 43(2): 7. (International Council for
Bird Preservation's hotspots of bird biodiversity)
Stolzenburg, W. 1993. Finding refuge in the wetlands.
Nature Conservancy 43(2): 30. (Arkansas-Idaho Land
Exchange Act adds 41,000 acres of bottomland hardwoods along
Arkansas' White River to federal wildlife refuge system)
Stolzenburg, W. 1993. Indonesia: Wallace's wonderland.
Nature Conservancy 43(2): 16-23.
Swanson, T. and Barbier, E. (Eds.) 1992. Economics for
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Swimmer, J., Manor, L. and Gooch, R. 1992. Endangered
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Thorndike, J. 1993. The bull trout is in trouble.
Wildlife Conservation 96(2): 85. (Northern Rockies trout
population affected by road building and removal of forest)
Thro, A. and Roca, W. 1992. Cassava biotechnology network
meets in Cartagena to study nutritional and economic values of
New World resources. DIVERSITY 8(4): 11-13.
Truper, H. 1992. Prokaryotes: an overview with respect to
biodiversity and environmental importance. Biodiversity and
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Turbak, G. 1992. What about the other bluebirds? Nat.
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Tyndall, R. 1992. Herbaceous layer vegetation on Maryland
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Vickerman, K. 1992. The diversity and ecological
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Vora, R. 1993. Effects of timber harvest treatments on
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Vosti, S. 1992. Reprise of Rio: survival's sharp edge.
DIVERSITY 8(4): 33-34. (Commission on Sustainable
Development)
Wachtel, P. 1993. Asia's sacred groves. Int. Wildlife
23(2): 24-27. (Perumbavoor, one of the last remnants of virgin
forest in S. India)
Waithaka, J. 1993. The elephant menace. Wildlife
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conflicts with conservation)
Walker, R. 1993. Kaua'i wildlife habitats assessed after
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Watson, A. 1992. Regenerating the Caledonian forest. Wild
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Welcomme, R. 1992. The conservation and environmental
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Western, D. 1993. The balance of nature. Wildlife
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Whinam, J. and Balmer, J. 1992. Flora management within the
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(Australia)
White, J. 1993. The other African elephant. Wildlife
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of the Indonesian archipelago)
Wilson, D. and Reeder, D. (Eds.) 1992. Mammal Species of
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pp. (Lists conservation status)
Wilson, E. 1993. The new environmentalism. Nature
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Withers, L. 1992. Latin American scientists collaborate on
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DIVERSITY 8(4): 14-15.
Witkowski, A. 1992. Threats and protection of freshwater
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You, C. and Chen, Z. 1992. Asia-Pacific conference on
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DIVERSITY 8(4): 17-18. (Conference held in August, 1992)
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