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| Tue 29 Jul 08 |
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| First Global Invasive Species Information Network data providers' workshop |
| GISIN, the Global Invasive Species Information Network, held its first workshop for early adoptors of its freely available system for information exchange, 2-5 June 2008. The workshop was an important step towards disseminating the GISIN Protocol and further developing the systems needed for sharing information needed to prevent and manage invasive species. Click here to read the Report. BioNET supports GISIN through participation in its interim Steering Committee. |
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| Tue 3 Jun 08 |
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| Biodiversity, taxonomy and the global food crisis |
| International Day of Biological Diversity - 22 May 2008 – was an occasion to highlight the urgent need for capacity building in developing countries to strengthen research on biological diversity to address the global food crisis. Taxonomic expertise plays an important role in generating knowledge to enhance agriculture through its contributions to pest, pollinator and soil management and more. A paper in a Special Issue of the journal Biodiversity published by Tropical Conservancy on 22 May, examines “The value of taxonomy to biodiversity and agriculture”. Click here to download the paper. |
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| Tue 3 Jun 08 |
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| Managing invasive species - what taxonomic support is needed? |
| Climate change is magnifying the risks invasive species pose to agriculture, livelihoods and conservation world-wide. The first global level assessment of the taxonomic support needed to manage invasive alien species has been published by the Global Invasive Species Programme. Launched on 19 May at a side event at the ninth Conference of the Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity, the assessment provides a reference and framework for action for agencies and authorities responsible for invasives management; for taxonomic institutions; and for networks, funders, coordinating and policy bodies. The assessment was undertaken by BioNET and NHM, London with support from Defra, CABI and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation. Click here for more on BioNET-NHM needs assessments. Click here PDF 1.3 Mb for the assessment. |
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| Tue 13 May 08 |
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| Taxonomy in Europe in the 21st Century |
| The European Distributed Institute of Taxonomy (EDIT) has released a report of discussions held by its "future scoping group". The group, which included Richard Smith, Director of BioNET's Secretariat, has developed a vision for the subject, facilities, expertise, users and management of taxonomy in Europe in the coming decades. The directors of 27 major taxonomic institutions in and outside Europe have approved the report as a roadmap for the development of taxonomy in the coming decades. |
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